Google's Neck Tattoo Patent Works Like a Lie-Detecting Microphone

In the future, tattoos may represent much more than artwork

Google is exploring the concept of an electronic skin tattoo that could embed a microphone and lie detector into a user's neck. Google's Motorola Mobility filed an application last week with the U.S. Patent Office for a method of pairing the tattoos with mobile devices, bringing technology closer to us than ever before.

The patent, titled "Coupling an Electronic Skin Tattoo to a Mobile Communication Device," explains that the device would sit on the user's neck and serve as a supplemental phone microphone. With its close proximity to a user's mouth, the tattoo would cut down calls' background noise and produce clearer audio. Read more...