They have a lovely technopunk feel to them. I'd be concerned that something that close to my skin all the time transmitting data may cause cancer.
On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 4:43 AM, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > And would also be a wonderful aid to Big Brother. 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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 > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
