Subdermal Magnets Allow You To Wear an IPod Like a Watch

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Subdermal Magnets Allow You To Wear an IPod Like a Watch

Posted by samzenpus on Monday May 14, 2012 @02:48AM from the throw-away-the-band dept.

Okian Warrior writes "Tattoo artist Jersey from Dynasty Tattoo (in New Jersey) implanted sub-dermal magnets in his arm to wear his iPod touch like a watch. From the article: '“Those magnets are actually called micro-dermal anchors, and in body piercing they are very common. The tops are actually just 5 millimetre magnetic tops,” he said. “I took the ends of magnets and actually adhered them to the back of the iPod, and that’s how they click into my skin.” He added: “I can go for a run and it won’t come off. I’ve already taken it to the gym and jogged with it on.”'"

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Magnets in your body? That's nice. by maweki · 2012-05-14 02:53 · Score: 4, Insightful

It is nice but I rather be augmented sensewise than fashionwise by these magnets. I'd love one in my fingertip that induces a current whenever I am very near alternating current. Would give us the ability to feel electric energy or magnetic fields in general.
Regarding the iPod: Actually, my pocket works very good, Thank you!
FTFY: by DarkIye · 2012-05-14 02:57 · Score: 3, Insightful

"Subdermal Magnets Allow An Unusual Man To Wear an IPod Like a Watch"

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Re:Magnets?! How to they %#^&^@# work? by NoNonAlphaCharsHere · 2012-05-14 03:00 · Score: 3, Insightful

Fuck hemoglobin, I want to know how the implanted rare earth magnets might effect my iPod.
Allows You To Wear an IPod Like a Watch? by timeOday · 2012-05-14 03:33 · Score: 3, Insightful

Funny, all the watches I've seen have a strap that goes around your wrist to hold the watch on, which is not a bad idea if you think about it.
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If I'm having something implanted, it should at least do some interesting sensing - blood cell count, oxidation, glucose level, or at least my pulse.
That, or covert I/O with an Internet-connected cognitive prosthesis.
Re:Magnets?! How to they %#^&^@# work? by StikyPad · 2012-05-14 03:45 · Score: 3, Insightful

Maybe, if it's worn constantly, and only if the compression is high enough to prevent blood flow. Using sufficiently weak magnets would probably be no more restrictive to circulation than wearing a standard watch. And absent a serious opiate habit, pain would probably cause most people to remove a device long before there was real damage.

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Re:Magnets?! How to they %#^&^@# work? by PPH · 2012-05-14 04:14 · Score: 3, Insightful

Actually, if I understand the postings of those with similar implants: There is an inert, coated steel implant under the skin. Once the surgery has healed, thin, disc shaped magnets are placed on top of the skin (so they may be removed periodically) and the object (iPod) sticks to the other side of these magnets.
Having things sticking through your skin (long term) is a great way to introduce infection into your body.

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Re:Apple announces by Thud457 · 2012-05-14 04:19 · Score: 4, Insightful

if you check TFA and see the guys arm
If you check the T S A, this guy doesn't fly anywhere.

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Re:Apple announces by michelcolman · 2012-05-14 06:20 · Score: 3, Insightful

I was wondering why the magnets are protruding from his skin. Wouldn't it be way cooler to have them under the skin, invisible?