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The future of long-distance dating

Even the largest video displays are still missing one physical sense that is very important to love: touch. Both sexual and non-sexual physical touch help couples bond, not least by releasing a social chemical called oxytocin in the brain, Young said.

In 2006, Time magazine called the Bluetooth-enabled “hug shirt” one of the best inventions of the year. The shirt is embedded with devices that can sense and recreate the strength, warmth and heartbeat of someone’s embrace. If hugger and huggee both wear the shirts, which are linked to their cellphones, they can send touches to one another’s torsos and arms, to any location their phones could normally make calls. If one party doesn’t own a hug shirt, he or she can still send a hug using software called HugMe.

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Anyone think of this?

John the Libertarian on February 12, 2012 at 10:34 PM

John the Libertarian on February 12, 2012 at 10:34 PM

Um, the next products after the shirt will probably cover that.
I think the Japanese are making great strides in the field.
AP will cover any updates, I’m sure.

RedCrow on February 12, 2012 at 10:44 PM

Lorien totally has invented a remote controllable flesh light.

I feel it.

PS don’t google what a flesh light is.

blatantblue on February 12, 2012 at 10:45 PM

OT:

A liberal, a moderate, and a conservative walked into a bar. The bartender asked, “What will it be tonight Mitt?”

letoile du nord on February 12, 2012 at 10:45 PM

Nothing new in this article.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0986263/

platypus on February 12, 2012 at 11:56 PM

OT:

A liberal, a moderate, and a conservative walked into a bar. The bartender asked, “What will it be tonight Mitt?”

letoile du nord on February 12, 2012 at 10:45 PM

*mormon

Daikokuco on February 13, 2012 at 12:45 AM

as my old grandma use to say, amor de lejos, amor de pendejos.

renalin on February 13, 2012 at 6:32 AM

as my old grandma use to say, amor de lejos, amor de pendejos.

renalin on February 13, 2012 at 6:32 AM

Smart grandma

BullShooterAsInElk on February 13, 2012 at 10:07 AM

Anyone think of this?

John the Libertarian on February 12, 2012 at 10:34 PM

Or how about this?

http://io9.com/373655/share-your-sex-memories-with-all-your-coworkers

NavyMustang on February 13, 2012 at 11:19 AM