Nail polish or “nail art” are two markets that have grown massively in recent years around the world. For aesthetic questions, style but also new technologies. Is connected smart nail trendy? If we believe our selection, they have at least a future.
What you will learn
Undercover Colors, the nail polish connected to detect the drug of the rapist
In the evening, you must never leave the glass of your eyes. Most of us keep this precaution in mind, fearing the risk of being a victim of the “drug of the rapist”, the GHB. But, that’s not always enough. It can be enough of a moment of inattention, of a look that goes away. How to protect yourself? Students from North Carolina have worked on the development of a nail polish to limit the risks. Their idea is simple: integrate a means of detection into something that women often wear. For those who wear this polish, just dive your finger in his glass. If its color changes, it is because a foreign substance has been introduced. Firstly; are concerned: Rohypnol, Xanax and GHB, a list that will develop over time. Above all, it is a discreet method that should find its followers.
Change the pattern of your nails connected with Bloom Your Fingers
Can you change the color or pattern of your nails in just a few clicks? A dream for many women who have to put nail polish on and then remove it quickly becomes a chore. This is the concept developed by Gin Lee, a Taiwanese student. In 2014, she won the “Make it Wearable” contest organized by Intel. Bloom Your Fingers is an application of “nail art” related to fake nails connected. The application allows access to a database of patterns and colors but also to draw or download. Then, just select them to replace the previous one. Nails are indeed screens in the form of adhesive capsules and each of them has a 24-hour autonomy. What change the style of his nails connected each day, without wasting time.
Despite the obvious potential of the product, it does not appear to have been marketed. It is impossible today to find a website selling it or the related application. It only remains to wait to see if another company will take over from Bloom Your Fingers will settle in this promising niche.
Smart Nail to control your connected objects
A touch nail to interact with your smartphone or computer. This is the concept of NailO, a connected nail developed by the MIT Media Lab. Imagine dirty hands, wanting to access content on your computer. Thanks to this prototype, a simple movement of a finger can scroll a page. This is a small touchpad, barely thicker than a fingernail, which interacts in Bluetooth with your devices.
If for now, the concept seems to be limited to conventional peripherals, we can easily imagine uses in home automation. Any sign language could be imagined in order to communicate with the machines in a discreet way or for dumb people. While the trend of assistants like those of Amazon and Google is voice control, gesture could be an interesting alternative. Visually, they are still intrusive for the moment but we can hope that eventually, they are more discreet and can be used in everyday life without our interlocutors do not think we have the finger covered with bandages.
LumiDecoNail, to always shine
It’s a strange innovation that comes straight from Japan. LumiDecoNail are connected nails equipped with a LED system. There, the “nail art” is pushed much further, the young Japanese crazy sometimes eccentric decoration for their nails. Some go as far as installing embossed stickers. It is without doubt for this reason that the concept was born there. In an original way, it is not a beauty company that created them but a toy company! Their operation is simple. The diode illuminates next to a terminal that emits NFC waves. As this system spreads more and more (payment systems, transport …), your connected nails will be brought to shine often. But if that still is not enough, the application allows to trigger them manually. What shine a thousand lights when the urge takes you!
Count 10 dollars for the set of 16 LumiDecoNail connected nails. . Six different models are available. Attention, the application necessary to make them work is free but it is only available in Japanese.
