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NFC-Enabled Tattoos

Team Tat Creates Digital Tattoos for Use in a Multitude of Ways

— June 22, 2017 — Tech
Sharing your social media profile with a friend or a new acquaintance is easy with the digital tattoos from Team Tat in order to make the process as simple as a tap with a smartphone. Aptly titled 'Tat,' the digital tattoos are embedded with a flexible NFC chip that will relay information to a smartphone when it comes in close proximity to it. This means it can be used for payment purposes, as a digital ticket to an event and much more.

The Team Tat digital tattoos show promise as an effective yet simple solution that could potentially replace traditional tickets for events such as music festivals. The tattoos can be reprogrammed in order to serve different purposes for individuals or groups.
Trend Themes
1. Nfc-enabled Tattoos - The trend of NFC-enabled tattoos creates disruptive innovation opportunities in the event ticketing industry and the payment industry as a simple and convenient solution.
2. Digital Ticketing - The trend of digital ticketing opens up disruptive innovation opportunities for businesses in the events industry to provide easier, more efficient ticketing solutions for their customers.
3. Flexible NFC Chips - The trend of flexible NFC chips presents disruptive innovation opportunities in various industries, such as technology and healthcare, for creating new and convenient ways of interacting with digital devices and systems.
Industry Implications
1. Events Industry - The events industry can benefit from the disruptive innovation opportunity presented by NFC-enabled tattoos to streamline ticketing processes and enhance customer experience.
2. Payment Industry - The payment industry can embrace disruptive innovation opportunities with NFC-enabled tattoos by offering secure and convenient payment methods that eliminate the need for traditional cards or devices.
3. Technology Industry - The technology industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities through the use of flexible NFC chips to create innovative and user-friendly devices and systems.
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