The Electronic Tattoo
Nov 20th, 2009
With all the research going on with digital paper, touch screen walls and surfaces, here is an interesting take on interfaces; human skin. “Scientists are researching biodegradable, silicon-silk devices that could be implanted inside the human body for various applications, potentially including the development of ‘LED tattoo’ skin displays.” It is a bit creepy for sure and the video seems to romanticize the technology. I also thought embedding RFID Chips into living beings was a bit odd, not sure what to think of the notion of human skin being the next interface frontier. Though, when you really think about it, human skin is actually a very sophisticated interface already. Read the full article here: LED Tattoos Could Turn Skin Into Screens. (via Vanessa Au)
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Nick Finck is a user experience professional who has dabbled in the web for over a decade. He specializes in information architecture, interaction design, usability and user research. Read more
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