Nokia Seeks Patent for Phone Feedback Tattoo

To combat the multitude of incoming phone calls which remain unheard  in the depths of your purse, Nokia is seeking a patent for magnetic-ink tattoos which would alert you to every phone call.

The company's 'Haptic Communication' patent describes an electronic device (your smartphone) which will generate a magnetic field. This will stimulate the ferromagnetic ink that has been stamped on, taped to, or - yes - tattooed on skin. The ink will then react with stimuli that corresponds to the digital content of the original device. Similar to the 'vibrate' setting on existing phones, different vibration patterns would be received, and felt, for a voicemail, text message, etc.  This technology may aid users in distinguishing which type of notification their phone is receiving from their back packet or book bag - all without audio.

It all may sound a tad drastic, but who knows? Perhaps some fresh ink will finally allow us to unglue our phones from our palms.

[via Wired]