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Our bodies may some day become extensions for smartphone... devices, if a new Nokia patent is any indication.
Nokia has patented magnetic material that would alert we ...

Nokia Patents Vibrating Smart Tattoos | PCWorld
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Our bodies may some day become extensions for smartphones and other devices, if a new Nokia patent is any indication.

Nokia has patented magnetic material that would alert wearers to incoming calls, Unwired View reports. Users would wear the material on the surface of the skin or enlist a tattoo artist to apply the ferromagnetic ink directly.

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Our bodies may some day become extensions for smartphones and other devices, if a new Nokia patent is any indication.<p></p> <p>Nokia has <a href="http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&amp;Sect2=HITOFF&amp;p=1&amp;u=/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html&amp;r=10&amp;f=G&amp;l=50&amp;co1=AND&amp;d=PG01&amp;s1=Nokia.AS.&amp;OS=AN/Nokia&amp;RS=AN/Nokia?fvrewsd">patented magnetic material</a> that would alert wearers to incoming calls, <a href="http://www.unwiredview.com/2012/03/15/nokia-is-looking-into-haptic-tattoos-to-help-you-feel-whos-calling/">Unwired View reports</a>. Users would wear the material on the surface of the skin or enlist a tattoo artist to apply the ferromagnetic ink directly.</p> <p></p><figure class="image left medium"><a class="zoomLink" href="http://images.pcworld.com/images/article/2012/03/nokia-haptic-tattoo-patent-11337104.jpeg" title="" target="_blank"><img src="http://images.pcworld.com/images/article/2012/03/nokia-haptic-tattoo-patent-11337104.jpeg" alt=""></a></figure>