looks like Google Glass was just
the beginning. Google now
appears to be aiming a few inches
lower, working on a temporary
electronic tattoo that would stick
to the user's throat. Google-owned
Motorola Mobility has filed for a
patent, published last week, for a
system "that comprises an
electronic skin tattoo capable of
being applied to a throat region of
a body." The patent says the tattoo
would communicate with
smartphones, gaming devices,
tablets and wearable tech like
Google Glass via a Bluetooth-style
connection and would include a
microphone and power source. The
idea is that wearers could
communicate with their devices
via voice commands without
having to wear an earpiece or the
the Glass headset. And how's this
for future tech? It could even be
used as a lie detector. "Optionally,
the electronic skin tattoo can
further include a galvanic skin
response detector to detect skin
resistance of a user," the 10-page
document reads. "It is
contemplated 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." "Galvanic" is a
reference to the way some
surfaces, even skin, conduct
electricity. Google explains
mystery barge In images attached
to the filing, the tattoo appears to
be between a postage stamp and a
Band-Aid in size. The filing says that
in addition to sticking via an
adhesive to the throat, the tattoo
could go on a collar or a band
around the user's neck. 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. And we
can't quite figure out the use case
for this one, but: "the electronic
tattoo can also be applied to an
animal as well."

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