We are living in the future.

[flewellyn]

Sometimes it's easy to forget that we live in an age of technological wonders. Seeing as how I work daily with computers the size of pizza boxes that are thousands of times more powerful than the supercomputers of the 1980s, and my PHONE contains a processor at least a thousand times as powerful as the million-dollar mainframes of the 1960s, I sometimes become inured to the amazing technology we have today.

But, sometimes I'm reminded of the fact that we live in what people even 20 years ago would call a fantastic future. The latest reminder? This prototype for an implantable "tattoo" cell phone, powered by bioelectricity.

It's not necessarily practical...I mean, how would you upgrade? But even so...holy blapp, man.

Comments

[freelilim.livejournal.com]

Heh, I'm not sure how I feel about the idea that my bloodstream is so closely linked to a mechanical device. I mean, what if it breaks down, and causes a clot that travels to my heart or lungs? Dead!

Meh. That's alright. I won't even concede to own a normal cell phone, let alone a sub-dermal implant phone. ;P It is cool that it's powered by pizza, though...

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure how a breakdown would create a blood clot. I imagine it would just result in a device that passed the blood through unchanged. Still, I don't see this becoming practical anytime soon. People like upgrading their cell phones too frequently.

Its technology may have uses for other things, though, like a subdermal computer linked to a drug reservoir that dispenses needed medicines in response to blood levels. I can see such a thing being VERY popular with diabetics: no more need to test your blood sugar, the computer does it for you, and then dispenses your insulin automatically! It could also have the display screen so you can monitor your insulin and glucose levels and know when you need to get the reservoir refilled.

Damn, now that I think of it, that's really cool.