Augmented reality is one of those “next big thing” ideas, popping up on smartphones and gaming consoles everywhere and promising to change the way we engage with the world. And now, thanks to the wonders of a tattoo artist, it’s also on the wrist of an exceptionally passionate 3DS user.
People get tattoos commemorating the things they love most: mothers, lovers, pets, flaming skulls, etcetera. But in our spell-check era, it’s good to see someone who appreciates that squiggly red line enough to keep it around permanently. [Neatorama]
The serial iPhone thief who has been plaguing South Florida for the last two months has been identified as 19-year-old Joseph Eric Williams. The reason his identity has been uncovered? An “I’m Me” tattoo on his forehead.
I’m not scared of needles, but tattoo machines are sorta intimidating. I just never knew what the hell the rest of the nuts and bolts were. Now that I know it’s just o-rings, yokes and armature bars, I’m totally inking myself. [DataViz]
PlayStations are great. You can play games on them, and if you’ve got a PS3 you can also watch Blu-rays and surf the internet. If you happened to be in a UK jail, you could even get inked by one.
Some pacemakers are accessible wirelessly for reprogramming, but the trouble is that this easy access could be abused maliciously. Sure, passwords would keep the devices safer from such intrusions, but the patient could forget or lose those. Solution? Password tattoos.
Apple products. RED cameras. Even the embattled Zunes. All are categories that I can see getting a person so worked up with devotion that they permanently mark themselves with a corporate brand. Cisco? No so much. And yet, this exists:
