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How High-Tech Temporary Tattoos Will Hack Your Skin

Posted by samzenpus on from the wear-and-test dept.

Molly McHugh writes with this story about sensors that can be attached to temporary tattoos to monitor various medical information. "The Center for Wearable Sensors at the University of California San Diego has been experimenting with attaching sensors to temporary tattoos in order to extract data from the body. The tattoos are worn exactly as a regular temporary tattoo would be worn. The sensors simply sit atop the skin without penetrating it and interact with Bluetooth or other wireless devices with a signal in order to send the data....A biofuel battery applied as a temporary tattoo converts sweat into energy, and a startup within the center has developed a strip that extracts data from sweat to explain how your body is reacting to certain types of exercise. Amay Bandodkar, a fourth year PhD student at UCSD, explains that the sensors are programmed to react to the amount of lactate the body produces."

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  1. Or more generally. by jellomizer · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Electronics that are aheavsively attached to your body.
    Yes I know tattoos are popular now. But it isn't like a tattoo if you have electronics sticking out of your body.

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    If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
  2. Dress how you want others to perceive you by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Nothing wrong with judging people based on how they dress. That's something they choose, and although there are exceptions, it's generally quite accurate in giving a good first impression of the person's wealth, interests, social status, and yes, intelligence. Feel free to dress how you want, but be prepared deal with consequences of it. Dressing poorly or in an alternative fashion can lead to you not getting the job, getting "randomly" inspected at airports while the guy in a suit goes through unchecked, or even getting beaten up for being different. I don't condone any of these things, but reality isn't some fairy tale where people can dress in any way they want and be treated equally.

    And if people are judging you negatively because of your fashion sense, change it. Dress how you want people to perceive you.