Presented are sex phones that broadcast touch, moisture from a kiss and light breathing
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German researcher Fabian Hemmert showed prototypes of mobile devices that broadcast not only speech, but also touch, moisture from a kiss and easy breathing.
According to Fabian Hemmert from the Berlin University of Arts, telephone communication is used for two things. One of them is the transfer of information, for which speech, text and video are perfectly suited. The second, equally important, is to create for yourself the feeling of the closeness of a relative or friend. In the latter case, just a handful of devices developed by Mr. Hemmert and reminiscent of the Japanese imitator of kisses.
One of the models is equipped with pressure sensors located on the sides of the gadget. By squeezing the phone in his hand, the user broadcasts a tactile signal to the one with whom he communicates. And he feels the touch through the strip of elastic material put on the palm of his hand.
Another intimate phone is equipped with a moisture sensor on the screen and a damp sponge at the bottom. When one subscriber touches his lips to the screen, the other feels more or less moisture on his cheek - depending on the duration of the touch.
Finally, the third device helps to convey the breath of a loved one whose head is very close to your ear or neck. Here everything is simple: the illusion creates a flow of air, emerging from the opening of the phone under pressure.
Colleagues of Mr. Hemmert, who tested "intimophones" at the conference Mobile HCI 2011 (August 30 - September 2, Stockholm, Sweden), called them strange, unfamiliar, frightening and even disgusting. The inventor himself does not seem to take them too seriously. According to him, it is rather a reflection on the topic of how telecommunication technologies may look in the future.
Presentation of the idea at last year's exhibition on technology, entertainment and design TEDxBerlin: