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Implantable Cell-phone feasibility and ideas

PiggyStaxx
PiggyStaxx
August 2016
edited August 2016
in Coatings, transdermals, other implants
I was talking to my friend awhile ago, and we talked about getting a phone that could be reprogrammed from carrier to carrier and be controlled through a smart watch. For charging we considered a passive charging system where you could wear an arm band or something with another battery in it to charge the one in the "phone" you would have in your fore-arm. I started looking into this and found this wonderful website and saw someone who helped solve the issue of possible communication problems (http://forum.biohack.me/discussion/1008/bluetooth-le-bone-conductive-implant./p1) and then using the microphone in the watch it would still work without problem in that respect. I was hoping to gather as much insight into operation, building, philosophy of use, etc. and start figuring out what parts i should start trouble shooting first.
Tagged: implants

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  1. Grazerquart
    Grazerquart
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    August 2016
    I would think that it wouldn't be practical. Although an implanted headset would be a lot easier to implement, and still provide a similar degree of function and use. As long as you have a phone on your person.
  2. Meanderpaul
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    http://forum.biohack.me/discussion/1008/bluetooth-le-bone-conductive-implant.#Item_100
  3. rpyka
    rpyka
    August 2016
    I'm not so sure about implanting a full phone. A lot of the features you might want in a phone would not translate well to an implant (texting, changing settings, etc.) I think Grazerquart has the right idea- implant a headset or something similar and you could get away with pairing it to any phone over bluetooth (NFC can simplify the pairing.)

    It could be pretty cool to take an item like this, then turn it into an implant: https://www.amazon.com/Hi-Fun-HFHiCALL-MGR-Hi-Call-Bluetooth-Glove/dp/B009NBRXLQ
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