26 August 2013

An ‘Embedded’ Digital Tattoo That Can Only Be View With A Smartphone

[Click here to view the video in this article]







Artist Anthony Antonellis recently got a ‘digital tattoo’ by embedding an RFID chip in his hand.



The chip—which works like a floppy disk—has a storage space of 1KB of data, and is capable of generating a GIF when scanned with a smartphone.



According to Animal New York, the chip is embedded in an incision site between Antonellis’s thumb and index finger, and is no bigger than a grain of sand.



The aim of this project is to introduce a new way to store and view digital artworks.



To find out more, please watch the (rather graphic) video below:





















[via Animal New York]