And would also be a wonderful aid to Big Brother. No thanks. On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 5:42 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote:
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The DNA Tattoo, or Dattoo, could include printable > input/output tools such as a camera, microphone, or laser-loudspeaker – it > would be up to the user, as would the Dattoo’s aesthetics. Most > intriguingly, it would capture its wearer’s DNA, to ensure an intimate > user/machine relationship. > > Conceived for the 2005 Forrester Consumer Forum, the Dattoo was a response > to the still-increasing trend of self-expression through connectivity > technology – in a sense, you could call it the ultimate smart phone skin. > The idea was to “realize a state of constant, seamless connectivity and > computability requir[ing] the convergence of technology and self.” This > meant that the body itself would need to become the interface, and would > supply the required energy. Because Dattoos would largely replace > three-dimensional tools such as smart phones or laptops, the environment > would be spared the costs of producing, transporting and disposing of those > items. > <http://www.gizmag.com/datto-concept-from-frog-design/15944/picture/118909/> > > Users in different geographical regions would be linked by common > interests, and could communicate with one another, through their Dattoos. > The unique DNA signatures would allow individuals to be readily > identifiable, in a sense almost projecting users Second Life-style into > cyberspace. Software would take a liquid form, in keeping with the Dattoo’s > “organic computer” philosophy. > > Despite evoking creepy *Matrix*-like images of permanent implants, Dattoos > would actually be temporary and minimally-invasive. They could even be > applied to clothing or other objects, instead of the skin. At the end of the > day, they would simply be washed off. The next day, depending on what the > user planned to do, they could order up and apply a new one. > <http://www.gizmag.com/datto-concept-from-frog-design/15944/picture/118910/> > > Besides DNA-reading/identification, cameras, mikes and speakers, > Esslinger’s ultimate vision was one of > Dattoos<http://www.frogdesign.com/case-study/dattoos.html>that included > nanosensors and interactive Braille-like "touch reading,” > pattern and image recognition, self-learning and educational applications, > living materials that change shape and feel, flexible OLED displays, bionic > nano chips and cyborg components. > > In the past five years, we’ve definitely gotten closer to Dattoos becoming > more than just a concept. An example from this year is the > Skinput<http://www.gizmag.com/skinput-body-touchscreen-keypad/14408/>, > an experimental system that allows users to control electronic devices via a > display projected onto their arm. > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
