Stemming from the rapid prototyping maker movement, technology has taken a huge leap forward to begin true integrations with the human body. From controlling physical hardware through muscle tension armbands, to heartbeat monitoring wristbands to uniquely identify a person, this year is set to produce the first in a long line of technology leading the way to truly embedded technology. We'll explore this movement and see where the future of technology integrations is leading us as a species.
Glass Fabric
Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
http://phys.org/news/2014-04-thermoelectric-glass-fabric-wearable-electronic.html
MC10: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/09/fashion/wearable-technology-that-feels-like-skin.html?_r=0
Wireless capabilities, heart rate sensors, temperature sensors, etc.
Others are trying to make the wearable computers look like body art
Implantable myoelectric sensors (IMES): http://neural.iit.edu/research/imes/
Lifetime: approximately 80 years
Ceramic casing – measures residual electrical activity in muscles
Southpaw project – tiny compass injected under the skin. Tiny filament brushes the underside of the skin once pointing north
Dangerous Things – injectable NFC / RFID tags
When I was a kid, virtual reality was an amazing dream – talk about Oculus Rift. Gaming usually leads a charge in devices.
Wearables as medical devices