Because flexible batteries and processors don't yet exist for skin - based electronics, the device utilizes an external power source and processor.
Not exact matches
Because it can operate on AA
battery power as well as fusing an AC adaptor for an outlet, it is much more
flexible than some models which are corded electric only.
Imagine a
battery as
flexible as paper —
because it is made of paper.
Attempts to make
batteries less bulky and more
flexible have met with limited success, largely
because of the challenges of combining these elements into thinner materials.
Because the
battery is soft and
flexible, it could be put into a person's soft tissue, where it should be capable of providing a power source for a pacemaker or other medical device.
A
flexible Lithium - Ion
battery was a real show stopper, mainly
because it's due for release at the end of the month.