A magnetic vibrating tattoo has to be one of the strangest patent applications in quite a while, but Finnish phone giant Nokia has filed a U.S. patent for just that.
"You need to see the patent in the context of the convergence of multiple technologies," explained James Canton, Ph.D., CEO of the Institute for Global Futures.
"When you consider the nanobiology and synthetic biology applications, the possibilities of having a fully functional local device attached to the body becomes very likely," he told TechNewsWorld. "With this convergence, you start to see a new technology platform, one that could make mobile phones of today seem like a very minor story."
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