Pet Cyber Hug
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - 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 wireless jacket for chickens or other pets can be controlled with a computer and gives the animal the feeling of being touched by its owner...
Ref. https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051128/od_nm/singapore_hug_dc
I miss my loved ones when I am away by all means, but my gosh... I mean, technology is there for such an application but.... How do I put this...
What INSANE person concocted this idea? Honorable as it may be, this is completely wacko. Even if we have a jacket that will cut off our air supply when we get a hug over the internet the average person if still going to miss the person on the other end. I really don't think this idea would last for more than the first or second hug and then become pointless to the person on the receiving end. I don't see this fulfilling the need that they want it to.
Are there a lot of people with chickens as pets in Singapore? In all seriousness, though, I would not feel comfortable with my child wearing cyber-pajamas just so I could give them a hug from another country. That is what the telephone is for; even video conferencing.