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I, too, am scared. Yick.
Frankenphone
Why do I suspect this is from the same company that's building SkyNet?
Oh. My. God.
I HATE it.
Really lousy concept.
On the brighter side of things, we can now implant a blood glucose measuring device in your arm that talks to a watch and displays whether or not you need insulin or food now. Now THAT makes a difference.
I am not a doctor, biologist etc or play one on tv, but I can't see how the long term use of devices like this wouldn't have unexpected side effects.
I've been waiting for this for over 10 years. Wahoo!
mark of the beast!
Mark of the Beast! Mark of the Beast! I want one.
Is the audio hooked up by subdermal neurophone?
Hardware upgrades are gonna be a bitch, tho....
Can you imagine the cancer rates those will produce? And with the FDA always looking our for our health and safety I am sure we have nothing to worry about. HA HA HA HA HA !!!!
I can't say I'm too excited about the phone in my arm, but that blood fuel cell is bad ass. Finaly we can put all that useless blood to good use.
And hey, all of the poor, homeless, and udereducated can get good jobs at the power plant.
I want the mark of the beast. Hook up!
Wow. That is so cool.
I've never understood why people find this kind of thing scary. We put all kinds of crazy crap in our bodies, from drugs to implants to pacemakers, for convenience or health or fun. This is only significantly different because it's significantly more rad. A blood fuel cell!?? How fucking cool is that?
And having it be a cell phone display is just a random application. Imagine being able to monitor your vital signs by looking at your arm. Imagine how life-changing this could be for diabetics, or others who need to keep a close eye on their chemistry.
I totally want one.
Also see: the Nokia Morph
The only problem I can see is that it would be annoying to have to get a new device when the one implanted inevitably breaks or becomes obsolete.
Otherwise pretty fucking sweet aside form OMG GOVERMENTS BEAST RON PAULZ.
you know they'll be some freaks who'll want that hooked up to their meatwhistle...
The problem is they're using a phone -- a useless toy application that lends itself to the throwing away of perfectly good models every year for new ones -- to sell what is probably a medical application.
Yeah right? How long have we waited for the video phone? Like 50 years or something.
We've HAD the video phone for 50 years. The thing is, nobody WANTS the video phone. We've got a couple in the basement right now that someone "donated" to us (i.e., we were closer than the dump).
I'm waiting for the remote control dick!
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And what do you call Apple's iChat or other video teleconferencing? It's not an everyday tech cuz no one wants or needs it to be. If you want a video phone, though, they're around.
Where's the display?
Do little henna-tatooed numbers welt up from your arm as a form of caller ID?
Much like the circuitry laden contact lenses, I will so buy the second generation of this.
you can also send/receive faxes out/in your butt
I want one!
A blood-powered tattoo phone? This was thought up by 11-year-old boys, right?
Never mind that, when can I get my ipod implanted directly in my brain? With my ears serving as the speakers?
Yay!! I can't wait to get one!
Holy shit! It runs on glucose? So the more I use my phone, the skinnier I would get?! I want a widescreen tv implanted across chest!
What if you don't have arms?
Looks cool, but my forearms are far too hairy for an implanted screen.
I want one. I also want this to go with it:
http://www.auger-loizeau.com/projects/ati/pro_ati.html
what happens when your constant phone use wears through your skin?
and how can you text with one hand when the thing is in the other forearm? i predict thigh-phones.
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