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« Colts v. Steelers | Main | Katherine Harris on the Potomac » November 28, 2005Reach out and touch someoneResearchers in Singapore are working on a technology that could be used to transmit hugs over the internet, with the use of a special vibration jacket. The potential application mentioned by the researchers is the ability for parents on business trips to "hug" their children remotely. It doesn't take much imagination, however, to think of alternative uses. Posted by Eric Seymour at November 28, 2005 01:50 PM CommentsIt doesn't take much imagination, however, to think of alternative uses. Prosthetic trunks for disabled boa constrictors? Posted by: Zach Wendling at November 28, 2005 02:28 PM | permalink Posted by: Alan K. Henderson at November 29, 2005 12:28 AM | permalink It doesn't take much imagination, however, to think of alternative uses. Long-distance relationships will suddenly become closer and more satisfying. Posted by: RiShawn Biddle at November 29, 2005 02:07 PM | permalink Or, those people with little or no human contact in their seriously workaday worlds will have one less reason to make the effort to interact with actual human beings.... Posted by: winnietherpooh at November 29, 2005 03:14 PM | permalink Post a comment |
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