Great title! And someone who is getting a "tattoo" of a cell phone, does not get the whole tattoo concept, and doesn't deserve one. Kinda like a bottle blonde!

Wait and see... this will be a common tattoo option in 10 years

I would so get one.

What does it use as RAM, the 80% of your unused brain capacity?

Sonuva gun! Did anyone read the wonderful scifi story Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained by Brit author Peter Hamilton?

The entire datasphere is integrated with people via wetware. Looks like this is the beginning. SWEET!

Gory! I would never use it! Ewwwwww

That's cool! I think I would get it, IF you could turn it off some how. (actually off, not sleep mode or anything like that)

Where do I sign up?

I already hate not having enough un-wired time, this will only make it worse.

Does Blood Type Matter? If my A positive cell calls your AB Negative cell, will it reject me? For a circle of friends calling plan do we need mass transfusions?

"that changes from clear to black"

I'm waiting for the color version.

This is great, you can change your tattoo at a whim. Hope they make whole-body versions too, but that could make you anaemic.

Where do I sign up for the beta? :)

I'd like the speaker implanted directly into my ear and the microphone somewhere in my mouth too... that way I don't have to CARRY my cell, i would BE my cell... Changing provider's would be a PITA though...

I don't understand why this is ridiculous - people put weird crap in their bodies all the time for "art" or self expression - why would having a screen in your arm be any different?

As far as tapping into your blood for energy, that's a far cry better than carrying around a Lithium battery in your arm that needs recharged and replaced or might blow up in the middle of the night.

Hell, how about putting little metal nubs on the outside of the skin and being able to use the power interface to charge your iPod? Then maybe all that fat that American's have put on for the past 20 years could be good for something. Viva la Matrix.

@vulgrin: Wanna lose weight? Power your electronics with your fat! Haha, I love it.

It's like that secureID that what's his name from A Beautiful Mind had to communicate with his DoD contact! RadioIsotope powered!!

you can be scared all you want but you know its gonna happen someday

@ktoth04: Few years ago I was reading about bluetooth tooth that they put instead one of yours, it have built in microphone, and for "speaker" it is using the fact that bones in your head are connected, so it vibrates your jaw and the sound comes directly in your inner ear.

I would so totally put one of those in my arm, just it would have to be smaller 2x3cm so you can have a build in watch and mp3 player info. ( also useful for "educational" purposes for revising during exam ;) )

@kendra68: "And someone who is getting a "tattoo" of a cell phone, does not get the whole tattoo concept" - you obviously do not understand this post.

WTF? The third image states, "This product is waterproof and is powered by pizza."

...right.

@rrwakc: I remember reading about that too. I thought that was a nice idea, but this is better. I would gladly get one of these. At least you would look just a little crazy, talking into your arm/hand, instead of just nattering away to nothing and looking completely mad.

It also comes with a nifty analog attachment...
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That would get really anoying once your buddies call you at 3 am.

To the computers in Matrix: we humans abuse ourselves quite willingly, thank you very much. And if I may say so, we are so much better and creative at it. So nothing much more for you to do, I'm afraid. Just enjoy the "bloody" energy we're providing.

First - this would be hard to market as a viable product_ Body chemistry is different from individual to individual_

People that have implants for everything from heart transplants to artificial hearts to "metal" plates - pins in a hip - and on and on - there are many cases of the body rejecting the foreign object whether artificial or natural_

What if the compotent reacts with a chemical in the body and causes a chemical reaction of some sort?

....and the liability!

Also what if you switch servie providers and [Verizon] doesn't have a compatible service_ What're you gonna do "hack" yore arm to unlock it?

...and how the hell do you switch it "off" for airline travel? That'd be interesting explaining that to the flight attendant_

And then there is the technology getting old and needing upgraded - so every time this happens you have to go in for surgery_ Factory recalls for defective parts - more surgery_

Oh yeah - this is a winner_

I've always dreamed of a subcutaneous wristwatch with a mercury switch that causes it to illuminate non-mechanical clock hands through my skin only when i turn my wrist thumb-side down to look at it.

@001:
"Also what if you switch servie providers and [Verizon] doesn't have a compatible service_"

It's a Bluetooth device, not a PHONE.
("the concept uses Bluetooth to communicate with your portable gadgets")

You don't replace your BT headset if you switch providers, do you?
(ASSuming the new provider sells BT capable phones) :-)

Anyone else worried about a computer virus.

Awe. Some.

I'm curious about the "smart ink pixels". I wonder if it would work like octopus skin, which is full of different colored packets of pigment that expand as necessary... Octopi are so cool.
@Ollifl: It would, but that unused brain capacity is made up.

I can just see all the broke people who want this so they can look cool getting a regular tattoo of the latest and greatest implant phone on their arm, but it doesn't do anything.

@nutbastard: Mmmm... Subcutaneously implanted highly toxic substance in a fragile glass vessel... *drools*

Aperantly is aimed to white people since the ink is black...

hahaha we can give the old motorolas to the blackies...

@PToN22: 87% offensive, 8% funny, 5% relevant.
Better luck next time.

Digital tattoos?
I think the idea has been out there before... watch

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that would start to hurt if you kept pressing repeatedly in the same area for long periods of time.....

@workingonyourinvoice: lol

How's this gonna work for black people?

I guess Black people (cant read it), hairy people (shave arms all the time), and amputees (where would you put it?)would automatically be worse off...

I think this is a joke product...."powered by pizza"? That aside, "working off the same energy supply as the other cells in your body" would be, simply put, amazing if someone accomplished it. The process of metabolizing glucose is extremely complex, and the end result is GTP, not electricity. Maybe its all possible if you have some genetically engineered bacteria inside the device, but then you run the risk of immune respond, genetic mutation of the bacteria, or just having the bacteria die. I also imagine it would kinda discourage you from playing many sports, since breaking it would mean a painful replacement (in two different ways).

Everyone back to your seats, sit down and open your books to page 32...

JOEY TURN OFF YOUR ARM THIS INSTANT!! No Cell Arms(?) on during Class!!!!
hmm...weird.

screw the cellphone idea - I could have a moving tattoo..
but alas.. chances of actually having this happen before I'm laying on my death bed.. slim to none..

neat idea - but not really one I see happening

And in tonight's news, a tragic event took place at a local movie theatre when a patron's implanted armphone went off during a performance. A fellow moviegoer attacked the man and before anyone could stop him, savagely snapped the man's forearm and tore it free. Implant armphones are quickly becoming a popular trend among the young and savvy, but incidents such as this one reveal hidden drawbacks to the new technology.

The victim is listed in critical condition at a local hospital...

If this gets us any closer to neural networking, I'm all for it.

In some ways, that's awesome, and in some ways, it' just creepy. The technological implications...

yep