"The market for false limbs is perhaps one that doesn't attract designers quite as much as it should. Fake arms and legs suffer from something called the"uncanny valley" in that the more realistic they become, the more uncomfortable they are for people to look at. It's bad enough being short of one arm or leg, but to have people engaged in conversation with you and then suddenly realise you've got a fake limb... that's what the uncanny valley is all about.
This area of design seems to be the preserve of engineers and medics. Maybe it's time for, say, jewellery designers to get in on the act?
Anyway Norwegian industrial design student Hans Alexander Huseklepp has come up with a new take which seems to avoid the valley by being up-front about its "falseness".
And what's more, it's got a digital watch built in to the wrist."
That's extremely freaky but awesome!
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