Benefits of a Vibrating Tattoo for Cell Phones

This tattoo design will presumably have a microchip installed, and if the user gets a phone call (or some other cell phone function), the tattoo will vibrate - notifying the user of the incoming call.

Benefits of a Vibrating Tattoo for Cell Phones
With a vibrating tattoo design from Nokia, presumably the vibration will still be able to notify you of the phone call. Presumably, this type of tattoo can be designed by the wearer, or they will have a choice from a larger tattoo design gallery. Weaknesses of a Vibrating Tattoo for Cell Phones

Will it vibrate loudly? Any technology has the potential to be interesting or useful technology.

How does it work?

Haptics are commonly used in the fields of gaming and research, but never before has a haptic material been used suggested as an injectable material for consumers.


Anyone who has played a PlayStation game would be familiar with haptic feedback technology. In the patent application, Nokia describes this as a "perceivable impulse," explaining that their device would be "capable of detecting a magnetic field and transferring a perceivable stimulus to the skin, wherein the perceivable stimulus relates to the magnetic field."


If the vibrating tattoo is successfully implemented, the filing notes that they could also be used for security purposes.

What do you think? Are vibrating tattoos cool or creepy? Would you get one in the future?