Digital Tattoo Implants – The Future is Now

The rate at which science fiction is becoming science reality is breathtaking.  The latest example is an invention by Jim Mielke:

The basis of the 2×4-inch “Digital Tattoo Interface” is a Bluetooth device made of thin, flexible silicon and silicone. It´s inserted through a small incision as a tightly rolled tube, and then it unfurls beneath the skin to align between skin and muscle. Through the same incision, two small tubes on the device are attached to an artery and a vein to allow the blood to flow to a coin-sized blood fuel cell that converts glucose and oxygen to electricity. After blood flows in from the artery to the fuel cell, it flows out again through the vein.        LINK

This is not some pie-in-the-sky concept.  This is a real, working device.  The inventor believes it will be capable of making and displaying video calls on the screen just below the skin.  Sure, there is a distinct creepy factor here, but I think it is nothing compared with the amazing factor.

I literally can’t wait, or imagine, what I will see tomorrow.  Pretty damn cool.

LonelyGirl Steps in a Puddle of Horror

The webs are abuzz (here, here) with news that the original LonelyGirl15, Jessica Lee Rose, is set to star in her next web series, Blood Cell:

“3:30am (Los Angeles): Julia is jolted awake by the howl of her cellphone; a video message from her best friend, Susan. Her eyes are swollen from crying. Her upper lip shows a painful cut. And she’s scared to death. “I’ve been kidnapped… you can’t call the police… and don’t turn off your cell phone. He’ll kill me if you do…” Susan screams and the message cuts out. Confused, Julia receives a text message from the kidnapper: “Dead Cell = Dead Friend.” A peaceful night turns into a race against time. Using her cellphone as her only lifeline, Julia must rescue her friend and avoid succumbing to a similarly gruesome fate.”

I’ll go ahead and let you decide which recent crappy Hollywood film this sounds like.  I’m glad to see webisodics push into the genre world and this certainly looks to do that but it is a little disheatening that they couldn’t come up with a more original setup.

Here’s the trailer.  See if you can guess the main selling point:

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