In 2002, BB pal Eric Paulos, now a professor at UC Berkeley, built and demonstrated the Connexus project, including a bracelet enabling people to communicate with simple and meaningful messages sent by tapping or rubbing the device and felt by the recipient as subtle vibrations; you could even transmit your pulse. Read the rest

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