Since the start of MTS (Mobile Telephone Services) in 1949, the communication scenario has undergone a sea of change. These days, you may find smartphones that make communication easier than ever before, while helping us track different activities throughout the day. However, with the rapid changes in the sector of Electronics & Communication, smartphones may gradually lose their importance and something new and novel replaces its indispensability.
What Bill Gates Thinks!
Software magnate, investor, philanthropist, and co-founder of Microsoft has predicted the new type of technology will replace smartphones. Gates knows what he has been talking and it is not the first time that he has predicted something of this sort. His predictions have almost always been true. So, the electric tattoo is all set to replace the ubiquitous smartphone? Let’s dive deep to find out.
The Technology Behind the Idea
The billionaire businessman has been referring to electronic tattoos for quite some time now. And now it is in the development stage, thanks to the creative insights of a company called Chaotic Moon, a Texas-based technology company. The tattoo helps analyze and collect data from the human body. The tattoo will in fact store all the medical and other sports-based information, and this will help users prevent and control various diseases and also improve their physical and sports performances as it will track vital signs.
The Special Ink of the Tattoo
Although this electronic tattoo is now still being developed and in a nascent stage, it is said to be applied temporarily applied on the skin, with small sensors and trackers that send and receive key inputs via an electricity-conducting special ink.
The Future of the Futuristic Device
Bill Gates wants this electronic tattoo to be a little more than just a device; he wants it to replace today’s smartphones. Gate’s idea has been a figment of Hollywood scriptwriters’ imagination for some time.
The future is still uncertain a
s to when this electronic tattoo will be available. Gates and his team are already ensuring that this comes out sooner than later. It may become the new smartphone or should we say it will be a device that will be smarter than a smartphone?
It’s a Chaotic Moon Studio’s Enterprise
Chaotic Moon Studios as we said is the company behind the path-breaking technology and currently, the device is undergoing several experiments and various aspects of it are being explored, especially in the medical field specifically.
Let’s get what will happen when you get an electric tattoo on you? You will immediately get to know whether your body is functioning properly. If there are any diseases or symptoms that need immediate preventive action. It can notify a doctor immediately about your immediate health status. Apart from these perks, it can also monitor your daily activities. Your health reports will be available in digital formats that you can access anywhere and everywhere; so you don’t have to worry about finding any origin
That means if you have an electronic tattoo on you, you will be able to monitor whether your body is functioning normally or not. If there are any signs of fever or other diseases you will be notifie
d immediately. It also has a function to notify your preferred doctor at the same. You can also monitor your daily activities. Apart from this, they are also working on a way to store your medical documents in a digital format that can be accessed anywhere anytime; without there being a possibility of you having to flounder at the prospect of losing your medical documents.
Will Digital Tattoos Work for You?
Clearly, there is a list of benefits that electronic tattoos can offer in the future. Although everything is still in the development stage, there are still chances of many a slip between the idea and its implementation. The key takeaway is the idea, it is exciting, fascinating, and clearly would impact our daily life in more ways than one. It’s in the breakthrough stage, so keeping our fingers firmly crossed on this one.
So, let’s put forward this question to you, will your digital tattoos work for you? Let’s find a name for it before it hits the market. We are calling it Digi-tattoos or smart- tattoos, what about you? Write to us in the comments section below.