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“Phones in our skin”

Image: AP News
Image: AP News (AP)

Martin Cooper, the “father of the cellphone,” was seen walking around at MWC. Cooper believes the next generation of smart devices will be embedded directly into the skin under the ears. “Your body is the perfect charger,” Cooper told CNBC in an interview.

We can thank Cooper for his contributions to developing the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X cellphone, which changed the trajectory of the industry back in the ‘80s. But I believe that we have to figure out this foldables thing before we start imagining chips in our ears.