Chicken hugging tech could pave way for cyber hugs

[mandy]

Singapore scientists looking for ways to transmit the sense of touch over the internet have devised a vibration jacket for chickens and are thinking about electronic children's pyjamas for cyberspace hugs...

...a pyjama suit for children, which would use the internet to adjust changes in pressure and temperature to simulate the feeling of being hugged. Parents wearing a similar suit could be "hugged" back by their children

full article: http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,3...646,00.htm

[bargainbloodhound]

remote controllled cyber hugs 

[kim]

I'm developing a cyber kick in the arse suit