Japanese scientists develop phone that feels like human skin | Linux Today

Japanese scientists develop phone that feels like human skin

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 7, 2011

“Science is always marching forward, but does it need to carry a
human-shaped phone in its pocket? Japanese researchers at Osaka
University announced that they have created a human-shaped mobile
phone with an outer coating that feels like skin. The goal: to let
you “feel closer” to those you’re talking to on the phone. We
wonder, do Japanese men and women often touch faces as they talk to
their friends?

“”The mobile phone may feel like the person you are talking to,”
said the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute
International”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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