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Stuart · 24-03-2005, 12:37

Someone has developed a bluetooth device that when you squeeze it, it can use your mobile phone to send a "hug" in a text message. As you squeeze it, it changes colour to indicate the strength of the hug.

When you recieve a message, the hug just looks like "hhuuuuugggg", and your Hugm will change colour to show how hard you are being hugged. The device is pictured below, and to me, bears a striking resemblance to something you buy in licenced shops, and I cannot mention on this forum.

http://www.mobjects.net/hugms/

Is this the most pointless device ever?

Having said that, some of the other projects on the site are interesting.

There is a project called "Codeck" which basically seems to be a Linux based streaming media server housed in a 1970's Sony Betavision VCR, and there is a wearable display called "dotdotdot", which you can download animations to using Bluetooth.

24-03-2005, 12:37	#1
Stuart - Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Somewhere Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone Posts: 26,546	Feeling lonely? Need a hug? Someone has developed a bluetooth device that when you squeeze it, it can use your mobile phone to send a "hug" in a text message. As you squeeze it, it changes colour to indicate the strength of the hug. When you recieve a message, the hug just looks like "hhuuuuugggg", and your Hugm will change colour to show how hard you are being hugged. The device is pictured below, and to me, bears a striking resemblance to something you buy in licenced shops, and I cannot mention on this forum. http://www.mobjects.net/hugms/ Is this the most pointless device ever? Having said that, some of the other projects on the site are interesting. There is a project called "Codeck" which basically seems to be a Linux based streaming media server housed in a 1970's Sony Betavision VCR, and there is a wearable display called "dotdotdot", which you can download animations to using Bluetooth.