A group of French designers by the name of Cicret are seeking funding to develop a bracelet that can project the image from you smart phone, essentially turning your arm into a tablet.
It will feature an embedded memory card, processor, accelerometer, micro USB port, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. But the key part is the so-called "pico-projector" and an array of proximity sensors. The pico projector projects the interface onto your arm. When you put your finger on the interface, you stop one of eight proximity sensors. The sensor sends the information back to the processor in your Cicret bracelet.
the thing being quoted said:Cicret co-founder, Guillaume Pommier, told Gizmag that the company expects to have the bracelet, conceived a year ago and designed over the course of six months, on the market in about 18 months, with a price tag of up to $400. The first prototype should be ready by late December.
Seems like some pretty futuristic stuff. How do you think it will impact the way we live? Where do you feel we will go from here? What kind of effect do you think this will have on us as a society, as we're becoming more and more overtaken by technology? And more importantly, how will this effect mobile gaming?
Source