Wearables Platform Enables Data Gathering From Stamp-Like Material
Health tech company MC10 partnered with PCH, a custom products company, to commercialize MC10’s Wearable Interactive Stamp Platform (WiSP) that lives on a tattoo-like wearable the size of a postage stamp. When paired with a smartphone, the WiSP platform enables…
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consumer applications including cashless payments, hotel room access, event registration and interactive experiences at amusement parks, sports and music events, said the companies. The smart stamp was first commercialized with beauty company L’Oréal as the first “stretchable electronic” measuring an individual’s exposure to ultraviolet rays. The stamp uses near-field communication technology to enable interactions between the wearer and a brand, said the companies. By combining cloud analytics with the WiSP platform, brands can “deepen their understanding of consumer behavior,” the companies said. As a security measure to protect user data, the breathable, waterproof stamp is “unreadable upon removal,” they said.