If you’ve ever thought of getting some permanent ink on
your body but you’ve always been afraid of the needle or
how it would look like, you can try out this new “tattoo”
created by VivaInk that will do more than just decorate
your hand or arm. It is actually an NFC enabled sticker
that will bypass your security features and unlock your
Moto X .
This was actually part of an idea that the people over at
the ATAP division of Motorola were working on, even after
the sale of the OEM to Lenovo. The concept of digital
tattoos is to not just decorate but to turn a body into an
"authentication token” so that there is no need to enter
your passcode when you want to use your phone. The
concept is simple: you just stick the tattoo on any part of
your body and then tap your Moto X to unlock it.
While the sticker with its copper-coin design looks cool
and all, it is not permanent of course. It is water-resistant
though and so you can really stick it anywhere in your
body (preferably somewhere you can reach because you
need to tap your phone after all) and even if you take a
bath or wash your hands, it will still be there. Well, at least
for a week.
You can buy the “tattoos” in packs of ten for about $9.99.
Of course, it only works with the Moto X for now, but who
knows, if it catches on, we might see a deluge of stickers
for other phones, with even bolder designs, just like real
tattoos.