Left your phone at home again? A solution is at hand: make sure it is with you at all times by having it implanted in your arm.
But given the opportunity, would you want your gadget to be a permanent part of you? It would make the upgrade path rather difficult but the question may need answering sooner than you think.
Researchers checked to see whether the methods we currently use to interface with our gadgets work when the device is implanted in human tissue. The answer was a resounding “yes”.
A button, an LED and a touch sensor all functioned appropriately when embedded under the skin of a cadaver’s arm. The team was even able to communicate transcutaneously using a Bluetooth connection and charge the electronics wirelessly.
That’s the bottom line. Traditional user interfaces work through the skin. Learn more here.
Tags: Computers & Technology, Engineering, Science
