In Or On The Skin, You Choose

By: Michael Beiter

Everyone knows technological development is flying.

Yesterday I enabled voice recognition to access my investments faster when I call.

The new laptop I bought turns on instantly with a fingerprint reader.

"The next step is convincing you to let them put something IN your body instead of you just wearing it on the skin." I said over lunch with my finance guy.

"No way, I won't do it." He replied.

I pointed out that when cell phones first came out, we all said we'd never use them to the level we do. The average use is 4-5 hours daily, and many people have agreed to strap their phone to their body with an Apple Watch.

So we could be better predictors of what we will or won't adopt in the coming years.

"It's already in fitness," I said.

"WHAT, HOW!?"

"Monitors initially designed for diabetics to avoid finger pricking are now being sold to the general public to inform them of blood sugar levels. They inject 3-4 prongs into the back of your arm, and the device stays on you all day."

So, one of the decisions coming your way is: will you let the tech into your body or draw the line at just wearing it?