1. INTERNET-CONNECTED THINGS IN, ON, AND AROUND OUR BODIES
This intimate technology knows our feelings,
thoughts, and experiences, even if they are not
expressed. Below you will find six categories.
Go beyond our human limitations.
Implanted under the skin to improve
human performance.
Worn on the body. Complement the
senses with data from the user’s
environment.
Attached to the skin. Provides insight
into body data such as heart rhythm.
Everyday objects such as trash cans
or medicine boxes equipped with smart
technology.
Body-worn smart things combining
body data with external information.
Technologies inside your body that
convert body data into a digital ID.
SWALLOWABLES
SURROUNDABLES
ENCHANTABLES
WEARABLES
AUGMENTABLES
BIOHACKABLES
IMPLANTS DIGITAL GLASSES DIGITAL TATTOO SMART MEDICINE BOX SMART DRESS DIGITAL PILL
Add digital information
to the observed physical
world.
A chip used, for
instance, to adjust the
light in a room to the
carrier’s mood.
A sensor in the cover
signals when the box is
opened. The LED blinks
when it is time to take
your medicine.
Monitors what is going
on under the skin, from
blood circulation to
brainwaves.
The dress as a compu-
ter, with antennas in the
seams and a SIM card
in the label.
Provides access to
rooms or computer files.
Or monitors body tem-
perature.
Social experiment
THE KNIFE CUTS BOTH WAYS
Our lives governed by computers
Pathetic repercussions
Less privacy due to all-intrusive personal information
Privacy
You can always be traced
Control
Information overload
More diffuse
Customized data on a silver platter
Empathic ability
Data monitoring for a safer life
Security
Live in full freedom
Autonomy
The right information at hand – anywhere, anytime
Smarter
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