Body modders rejoice! Touch interfaces may soon be coming to your tattoo if Carnegie Mellon and Microsoft Research engineers advance their concept of Skinput. So far, the team has developed an external sensor that detects acoustic vibrations on the human body, and have paired this input with a projected user interface. This is an interesting field of conceptual R&D, as there could be more far reaching and tantalizing applications with convergent developments in bio-materials engineering and thin film displays.
I can’t wait to see people doing cover up work that requires erasing video links from that vacation they took with their ex. Or having the distinct pleasure of having a co-worker queue up his old fraternity drinking song at a moments notice by touching his letters on his bicep. Upsides however might include a more adult Foursquare clone named *Foreplay*.
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