Finnish smart phone maker Nokia has filed a patent application for a new magnetic tattoo which would vibrate when someone’s calling your phone.
In application filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last September but made public this week, Nokia said it wants to patent “a material attachable to skin, the material capable of detecting a magnetic field and transferring a perceivable stimulus to the skin.”
Already the proposed technology has generated heated reaction on Twitter, including plenty of disgust and alarm, but also curiosity, ribald suggestions for placement, as well as a few volunteers willing to try it out.
“You could be swimming in the ocean, get a buzz, and realize you’ve got to get back to check your phone if you were waiting for an important call,” said Vertegaal, who also suggested it could be modified to help alert blind people when they’re approaching objects, or to help surgeons.
Meanwhile, the man behind last year’s foldable “paper phone” says it’s likely a decade before Nokia would ever actually bring its vibrating magnet technology to market.
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