Google Unit Files Patent Application For Lie-Detecting Throat Tattoo Microphone
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While any discussion of wearable technology immediately brings to mind visors and watches, a new patent filed by Google’s Motorola Mobility division suggests that the firm is working on an electronic tattoo that will serve as a microphone for various other devices.
According to CNN’s Doug Gross, the tattoo would be worn on a person’s throat and would be used to communicate with smartphones, tablet computers, gaming devices, wearable computers or other types of gear through a Bluetooth-style wireless connection.
“The idea is that wearers could communicate with their devices via voice commands without having to wear an earpiece or the Glass headset,” Gross explained. “Other possible uses include making both incoming and outgoing audio clearer. That could mean anything from making smartphone conversations clearer in a crowded room to being able to listen to music without earphones.”
Intriguingly, Daniel Johnson of The Telegraph pointed out the patent also claims that the throat tattoo could potentially come equipped with “a galvanic skin response detector” that could “detect skin resistance of a user.” Operating on the basis that “a user that may be nervous or engaging in speaking falsehoods may exhibit different galvanic skin response than a more confident, truth telling individual,” this means the device could also be a lie-detector.
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