Envision a
time where you don’t need a password to unlock your facebook or your
smartphone. Seems weird and funky at the same time to me, well guys this all is
about to get real in a near future with Motorola’s new technology that will
aide you to never remember a password again.
The company
is working on a rather odd but fascinating technology that can help you in the
entire authentication processes via a tattoo and a pill. Yes, this seemingly
odd technology has already been tested and has passed several tests and is on
the display.
The American
multinational flaunted their products at the D11 Conference in Rancho Palos
Verdes, California. The products as we speak of are a flexible tattoo,
called Biostamp, that is made of silicon and some polymers and a pill, called Proteus Digital Health pills, which
is just like a normal
everyday pill.
THE TATTOO
It is a flexible electronic stamp made of silicon and some polymer contents. This
tattoo, called Biostamp, can be stuck to the user’s skin with the help of a rubber
stamp and can be worn for up to two weeks as was told in the conference. If you
have started pondering over its protection, then you should know that the
company plans to protect the stamp using spray-on bandages and similar
materials that help in saving the circuits from water and dust.
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| The biostamp marked with its various components |
The
tattoos have different circuits and sensors embedded in them that can be used
to transmit information to your smartphones which can then be further processed
and used accordingly. And yes you will be required to install certain
applications for this to work, but that’s not too much to ask for such
equipment.
The story
for this tattoo does not end here, along with authenticating users, it can also
be used for various other tasks depending on where you stick it.
If placed on
muscles, it could track your muscle movement, monitor blood pressure and tasks
like that.
In all, it’s
more like an advanced bandage with some embedded circuits and sensors, but with
the difference that you cannot use these on your wounds.
THE PILL
It is
another technology for authenticating users that contains a computer chip
inside the pill. Once swallowed, the chip generates a unique 18-bit signal,
similar to that of an ECG signal, for each user. This signal can then be
received by the wearer’s mobile device and processed accordingly for
authentication and other purposes.
The pill can
be consumed for up to 30 days regularly if needed. But what after that?? Well
that will be unveiled soon the product hits the market, but for now there is no
news for that.
One question
that arises is the power source of this chip. Well the company tells that the chip
gets itself powered up with the acid in the wearer’s stomach, how’s that for
cool. And don’t worry about any side effects as this pill has been approved by
the FDA for consumption purposes.
The products are being developed in collaboration with MC10, a Massachusetts based company, and are supposed to aide hospitals by tracking their patient’s status and providing their results in real time. This can help in reducing the load and the cost of deploying those large machineries and those hectic processes of monitoring patients.
The company
says that the products are working all fine but there is no plan of introducing
them to the market for general users in a very near future. Guess there is a
little extra waiting time associated with it.
In the end the
idea of a tattoo and a pill that identifies and authorizes you seems freakingly
awesome. But it is very clear that with this luxury are linked certain
conditions that seem weird. But we can hope that the developers modify a little
bit in this luxury and make it a bit simple. I hope this article was of some help to
you all. Your suggestions are always welcome and thanks for reading. God bless
you all.
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