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I'm both fascinated and kinda creeped out at the potential. Both good and bad...

Credit: Google patenting an electronic 'throat tattoo'

Quote from: Doug Gross, CNN

It 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.
Wow, technology is advancing so fast. It's an amazing time to be alive. The growth is exponential.

I'm not sure how I feel about this technology - it could be good, but it could also be bad. What happens when Google starts tracking our voices and DISPLAYING ad's based on our daily conversation. They already do this with our emails, so I could definitely see that HAPPENING in the future.

This kind of advance is great because it helps technology - as a whole - to advance quicker, but I do feel patenting is getting more and more general. I wish patenting had more SPECIFIC RULES so that big corporations couldn't sue for things like the shape of their device (I'm LOOKING at you, Apple).Quote from: Google on November 20, 2013, 07:41:56 AM
I wish patenting had more specific rules so that big corporations couldn't sue for things like the shape of their device (I'm looking at you, Apple).

It's not so much the shape itself. It's the functionality and features of the shape.

There are many tire companies. They don't patent the oval. They patent the features and functionality of the oval.Quote from: evilfantasy on November 20, 2013, 04:45:36 PM
It's not so much the shape itself. It's the functionality and features of the shape.

There are many tire companies. They don't patent the oval. They patent the features and functionality of the oval.

Yes, bu the tire companies don't sue when another tire company makes a wheel that is also round.


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