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Skin printer wipes years from your face [video]
- AtlasBarfed 8y ago"bursts blood vessels"? is this ... healthy? Temporary but makes things worse in the long run?
- fourneau 8y agoIt's just surface level makeup. They detect blemishes and apply a bit of makeup to hide it. I don't know what "anti-aging ingredients" they include, but presumably nothing different than off-the-shelf makeup products.
- mimixco 8y agoIt mixes three colored pigments in real time to match your skin, something that would be impossible unless you're a makeup pro. The Hong Kong website (where it's already available) says the serum is from SK-II, another P&G brand.
- adriand 8y agoIt doesn't burst blood vessels, it covers them up!
- timoth 8y agoI think it's slightly ambiguous wording "burst blood vessels", where "burst" is an adjective, not a verb. So burst blood vessels are something it covers up, along with age spots and other blemishes.
- krackers 8y agoIt's technically a past participle I think (similar to how "wrapped" functions in "wrapped sandwich"). The ambiguity in this case stems from the fact that the present tense verb is also "burst" and the sentence structure makes it easy to be misinterpreted.
- hackernudes 8y agoThe quote from the article is: ...applies tiny amounts of make-up to remove age spots, burst blood vessels and other blemishes. That "remove" action applies to every item in the list: - remove age spots - remove burst blood vessels - remove other blemishes
- samstave 8y agos/remove/hide/g
- Nerada 8y agoCompletely off-topic, but I frequently see this type of word correction formatting online but have no idea where it's from. Is this a type of emacs/vim find & replace shortcut, or is it just something that people have picked up on the internet and run with?
- Method-X 8y agoThey mean if you have burst blood vessels, the makeup printer will cover them up.
- Ambroos 8y agoIt's a pretty cool device. The title would be even cooler if it'd say "make-up printer" because it's a bit clickbaity.
- _Microft 8y agoIndeed, half of me was expecting Star Trek:Insurrection-like madness.
- hn_throwaway_99 8y agoYeah, they call it an "inkjet printer" because it prints ink, not a "paper printer" because it prints onto paper.
- ovao 8y agoTechnically, it doesn’t print “inkjets” either.
- jpatokal 8y agoIt's marketing: the average guy won't buy a "make-up printer", but a "skin printer" sounds much more palatable.
- cronix 8y agoBut then we wouldn't have had Buffalo Bill and the Silence of the Lambs would have just been some geek in a basement printing skin.
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- Someone 8y agohttps://3dprint.com/162193/wfirm-3d-printed-skin-burn-care/ https://3dprint.com/162193/wfirm-3d-printed-skin-burn-care/ I wouldn’t call it palatable, though, as intended use is on severe wounds. That doesn’t make for pretty videos, even on fake wounds (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q8DnF0tF7D0 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q8DnF0tF7D0, https://school.wakehealth.edu/Research/Institutes-and-Centers/Wake-Forest-Institute-for-Regenerative-Medicine/Research/Military-Applications/Printing-Skin-Cells-on-Burn-Wounds https://school.wakehealth.edu/Research/Institutes-and-Center...)
- PHGamer 8y agomore like makeup printer. wake me up when we can fix age spots and other broken cells and imperfections.
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- partiallypro 8y agoThey can, but it requires laser surgery, skin resurfacing or chemical peels. There are a lot of solutions in the plastic surgery field.
- jameslk 8y agoAge spots can be somewhat corrected with a skin bleacher. A dermatologist can help with that
- legohead 8y agoshe mentions in the video it has anti-aging ingredients in the "print/makeup". I don't know how real those ingredients are, but pretty damn cool if it works.
- TomMckenny 8y agoWoot! We'll be able to work past age 35 in tech!
- hirundo 8y agoUnfortunately it doesn't print away jowls and wrinkles. Although I expect it could via trompe l'oeil for one particular angle.
- randomacct3847 8y agoBotox and dermafillers
- outsidetheparty 8y agoThis is one of those clever ideas that seems obvious once someone else has had it. Nice. (It's also how they're going to get men used to the idea of wearing makeup, thus doubling the market for cosmetics, isn't it?)
- lern_too_spel 8y agoThe makeup industry wants to get into the high margin inkjet cartridge business.
- SketchySeaBeast 8y agoI can't wait until I can't apply my makeup because my cartridge is missing cyan.
- vvoyer 8y agoSame one but using a linux open source driver with my wife yelling "fix the damn printer!" before we go out to VR opera
- CoolGuySteve 8y agoThere's no open source driver, you have to make a login for the P&G website, go deep into the driver section for a somewhat related printer from 5 years ago before the linux guy quit, download the rpm, use alien to convert it to deb, install it, realize CUPS is printing a bunch of garbled ASCII because it's not matching the printer to the driver, extract the rpm, modify the .inf file to say Opte-C4550 instead of Opte-B1750, and reload the file in CUPS, print the test pattern, wash your face, print again. Now you're ready to be beautiful and face the world.
- bryanrasmussen 8y agowarning - not using certified Rayvlon makeup cartridges can mean you will be prematurely aged in the middle of a meeting like bad science fiction/horror genre mashups!
- wycy 8y agoStrange that the guy wipes it off in the end. If I just had years erased from my face I probably wouldn't be so quick to put them back.
- hanoz 8y agoDirector: Wow, you look great, that's quite a transformation. You know what would be great, we finish with a before and after close up. Here, take this wet wipe. Presenter: Awww, really?
- princekolt 8y agoHe wanted to show how little product was actually applied to the skin.
- Raphmedia 8y agoIt's neat but nothing you can't do yourself with a bit of foundation and a few brush of different sizes. The main benefit would be speed, but once you are used to applying makeup you can get your morning face done in about five minutes. That's one of those product that will really depend on the price point.
- exabrial 8y agoIt was mentioned in passing, but I think one of the selling points is you're putting on significantly less
- ceejayoz 8y agoAs with paint vs. printer ink, I'd expect it to cost many times more per unit, though.
- hn_throwaway_99 8y agoI could see this being much, much more widely adopted by men than a "couple of shades of foundation and a few makeup brushes" ever would.
- Raphmedia 8y agoGood point. Something I had not considered either is people with loss of motions.
- forkLding 8y agoI think the real benefit might be considering the price difference. Do you go for this or still commit to eternally buying makeup
- SketchySeaBeast 8y ago> Do you go for this or still commit to eternally buying makeup And trade your soul to the ink cartridge gods instead?
- s_r_n 8y agoThis seems like a concealer applicator. The results look similar to what someone could achieve today using some concealer from the drugstore.
- partiallypro 8y agoRight, but if priced appropriately this could really penetrate the men's market more than foundation or concealer ever could.
- mimixco 8y agoThe difference is that it mixes three different color pigments in real time based on what the camera sees. You'd have to be a professional makeup artist to do that. The poster below you is right -- this is a big deal for men! ('Cause we ain't doin' all that.) I wonder if that's why both of the CES demos show guys.
- amaccuish 8y agoI'm a man and have been wearing make up for years to cover acne, and it makes me feel good. Maybe this will help push passed the whole "makeup is only for women" thing and allow more men to feel good too.
- mstade 8y agoMy apologies if this comes off as insensitive, I really mean no disrespect, but doesn’t the make up aggrevate your acne?
- amaccuish 8y agoNot insensitive at all! I had worried that, but I've been wearing it for years and have noticed no difference. My acne is actually alot better now, but I put that up to maturity, not the makeup. I think it probably depends on your skin type etc. But I tried all sorts, short of roaccutane, to get my acne sorted and nothing worked. I figured I may as well just hide it until it disappears on its own. I used to wear a lot, when I first started, now I just use a lightish covering, no one can tell, and even when they did, I couldn't care less. The confidence boost I got from not having a rank face was amazing. I'm sure someone would say that's not the healthy way of dealing with this sort of psychological stuff, but it worked for me.
- charliemil4 8y agoIntriguing anecdote: my sister had a similar square off with acne for many years. She thought it would be life long (roccutane did nothing for her). Then recently, she did a barrage of allergy testing. It turns out she was highly allergic to pretty much everything she ate (onions, lettuce, other shocking things like this). She’s removed the culprits and seen an incredible transformation — still scarred a bit, but so much more confident. I hope this helps someone else.
- I-M-S 8y agoWhy don't you give roaccutane a go? It did miracles for me.
- gumby 8y agoSo will it be super cheap to buy but replacement toner will cost a fortune? Wonder if you could get different colours and have a in-situ printable tattoo system.
- alanbernstein 8y agoReminds me of the automatic graffiti tools they have in The Expanse (show). Just upload a graphic, start dragging the gadget around on a wall, and it paints the image for you.
- gumby 8y ago(adds to list of "things I should think about trying to make someday") If I ever do though it will use water-based paint.
- andygcook 8y agoThe EBS-260 handheld inkjet printer already kind of does this: https://youtu.be/Va3A7QcBlLE https://youtu.be/Va3A7QcBlLE Built for industrial use, but don’t see why it couldn’t be used for basic tagging. I’m not affiliated in any way. Just stumbled upon it the other day and thought it was neat.
- alanbernstein 8y agoNeat, thanks for the link. IIRC the one in the show was used to paint an arbitrary large image, just "scrubbing" over any yet-unpainted sections, at any angle. Seems possible with real-world tech.
- darkerside 8y agoAm I the only one that had trouble seeing much difference before and after? I guess I could see that some lines had faded, but I really didn't think he looked any "younger".
- pcurve 8y agoI didn't see faded lines but sun spots and pigmentation blotches disappeared. almost magic.
- joshschreuder 8y agoI felt the same during the video but the side by side comparison right at the end makes the difference much clearer.
- darkerside 8y agoThat's what I was waiting for, but I was totally underwhelmed! Maybe it's just expectations vs reality.
- codazoda 8y ago"120 thermal inket printers" Wut?
- SketchySeaBeast 8y agoOn the bright side, it hides the burns pretty much immediately.
- tlb 8y agoThere are thermal inkjets, different from thermal printers or piezo-inkjets. They work by electrically heating a small wire to create a steam bubble, which pushes the ink out. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inkjet_printing#Thermal_DOD https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inkjet_printing#Thermal_DOD
- hn_throwaway_99 8y agoOne of the things I think is really cool about this is how it automatically matches your skin tone. There are endless YouTube beauty videos about the difficulty of matching foundation colors to skin tones, and in the past few years brands with a very wide foundation range have gotten a lot of good press, especially the ones that have (finally) developed a much broader shade range for people of color. Seems like this could have a lot of applications beyond just covering age spots.
- hackermailman 8y agoMatching your own natural tan is one use I'm sure will be popular given the large tan in a can industry. Maybe aftermarket addons like Mehndi designs to spray on, or matching lipstick shades to photos.
- WalterSear 8y agoMakeup printer papers over years from your face.
- jhayward 8y agoI have to admit I was hoping for some application of custom-printed skin cells[1] but this is pretty cool as well, and placed in an area of the market that is constantly looking for innovation. [1] https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170123090630.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170123090630.h...
- spyder 8y agoOr just do it once with laser treatment, which is more invasive but you don't have to do it daily.
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- joering2 8y agoFirst she says "its printing on your skin" then she is saying that it "removes spots", well which one is it? If I have red wall and paint black over it I will not say I removed red paint.
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- teknover 8y agoThe (billion) dollar question: does it remove dark spots under the eyes?
- mimixco 8y agoNo. According to their website, you can't use it under your eyes.
- failrate 8y agoThis reminds me of that shake on hair in a can they advertise on TV.
- jules10 8y agoI would set the printer to "tan faced".
- bondolo 8y agoI'd love to see what it does with my face: https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/250420?s=800&v=4 https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/250420?s=800&v=4
- oth001 8y agoburn scar?
- doctorcroc 8y agoSeems like a port wine stain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port-wine_stain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port-wine_stain
- bondolo 8y agoYes, it is a port wine stain birthmark.
- newsbinator 8y agoI wonder if you can calibrate it with sample co-ordinates, like the clone tool in Photoshop. Then it prints from that area onto the target area.
- Wistar 8y agoWow.
- ww520 8y agoWow. Photoshop IRL! This is cool tech. Very nice application of technologies to a problem domain.
- executive 8y agoMeanwhile, these guys are building a real 'skin printer' https://www.renovacareinc.com/technology/ https://www.renovacareinc.com/technology/
- person_of_color 8y agoOff topic but does anyone know what works for dark circles under eyes?
- isoprophlex 8y agoMy thought exactly, I have the most ridiculous bags under my eyes, that are always there (even when not drinking coffee, sleeping well, etc.) I'd pay good money for something that removes them without hassle...
- person_of_color 8y agoHave you tried Vitamin C serum?
- fao_ 8y agoI hope they have anti-bacterial wipes at the conference. I'd hate for them to be spreading skin conditions, like the thing that happened with the Occulus Rift: https://hothardware.com/news/vr-headsets-public-demos-blamed-for-spreading-eye-herpes https://hothardware.com/news/vr-headsets-public-demos-blamed...
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- anc84 8y agoThat's a perfect advertisement there being done by the BBC...
- princekolt 8y agoWhat did you expect them to do? If the product really works the reporter can't just say "uh I can't really see it".
- anc84 8y agoLook at the style, the prepared questions, the orchestration.
- amelius 8y agoCan it apply eyeshadow, and reach difficult corners like around the nose and eyes? Also curious: could it be used to copy one face onto another face, when viewed from a certain angle?
- antirez 8y agoI'll never understand the urge to look younger using tricks: it will not reflect your actual health this way. Makes a lot more sense to try to look younger because of life choices that make you biologically fitter, like good nutrition, sport, sleep, ...
- nmeofthestate 8y agoIt's because using tricks is one way to look younger.