24 September 2007

Techno Hug

Where is technology taking us? Certanly not to a natural state... specially if you think about the damaging effect of pollution, wars, etc on the planet...

At a more personal level ... aren't we becoming colder? more unattached? more reluctant to use our brains? and our wonderful ability to show love?

Am I exaggerating here? ... well look...

The Hug Shirt is a shirt that makes people send hugs over distance!


Embedded in the shirt there are sensors that feel the strength of the touch, the skin warmth and the heartbeat rate of the sender and actuators that recreate the sensation of touch, warmth and emotion of the hug to the shirt of the distant loved one.

Well my hugs are not Bluetooth, don't work with mobile phones, neither with 900 Mhz bandwidth. Mine don't run on rechargeable batteries, they are still mechanical and respond entirily to affection. I'm not the only one here right?


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