> I'm able to detect more sophisticated changes in the field
The magnet implant is probably way more sensitive vs this binary device, since it's pressing your sensory receptors in your fingers; they can also sense temperature and position changes.
The magnet implant is probably way more sensitive vs this binary device, since it's pressing your sensory receptors in your fingers; they can also sense temperature and position changes.
Changing ones are more obvious and way more comfy. I think this is because a static one pulls or pushes the magnet all the time while changing ones let the magnet "vibrate" (from pulling and pushing all the time).
As someone with the actual implant, I'd say no.
Think of it this way, people have been wearing magnetic body jewelry as an alternative to piercings for decades. Sensing magnetic fields has never been associated with magnetic jewelry.
The same way that holding a buckyball between two fingers close to a fan doesn't really create an unusual or striking response, comparatively.
There's something unique about the implant that can't be replicated in other ways. I mean, I haven't tried this external device, but the above is my response to questions about magnetic rings, nail polish, earrings, etc.
I'd say a large part of the difference is mental. With an implant, your body internalizes the sensations, they're part of your body, your "one"-ness. With external sources, you may still feel the sensations, but they're not yours. Your body doesn't feel the fields, it feels an object that feels the fields.
It's hard to explain, and that's the best I got.