7 Bits Of Body Tech You'll Actually Be Wearing In 2016
3. UV Patches
It might look as innocuous as those perfume freebies you get in plush magazines, but L'Oréals first foray into wearable tech could see sun-seekers across the globe sticking NFC patches onto their skin. Incredibly simple and completely free, the self-adhesive patch will stick to an exposed area of skin and respond to UV rays. Using photosensitive pigments the patchs colours will alter depending on the presence of certain rays and heres the cool bit itll also sync with your smartphone via NFC. Its wire-free, stretchable and unfathomably thin, and itll be good for five days once youve stuck it on even as you shower. Using nothing more than an app and a tap, youll be able to see how much harmful exposure youve endured. Whats in it for L'Oréal? Aside from illustrating real corporate responsibility to its tan-toting clientele, making you aware of the health implications of dodgy UV exposure could lead to better understanding of which products sold by LOreal, of course will help protect skin from such harm. Beyond the business, though, there is also an element of real consumer behaviour change, with the second-skin tech being used to inform the market and put the sunshine stats in (and on) tanners hands, in the hope that theyll live more healthily. When will you be wearing one? L'Oréal will be dishing out patches for free later this year in a number of countries, including the USA and the UK.
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