KISSENGER
By ADRIAN DAVID CHEOK (AU) 2008
Kissenger is a haptic device for mobile phones, designed for people to better express intimacy and emotion over the Internet through kissing. It aims to fill in the missing dimension of touch in traditional digital communication, which largely focuses on verbal and audio information.
The device transmits the touch sensations of kissing by measuring the lip pressure of the users, and replicating this pressure through the movements of its lip-like sensing interface, made of a soft and flexible rubber material. An array of force sensors and linear actuators measure and generate real-time force feedback at various points on the user’s lips. The device is connected to a mobile phone, so that you can have a video call with your loved one while using the device to send them a kiss.
With Kissenger, people can communicate deep emotions, and maintain physical intimacy and close relationships from any part of the world through the Internet.
BIO
Adrian David Cheok is director of the Imagineering Institute, Malaysia, and chair professor of pervasive computing at City, University of London. His research looks at mixed reality, human-computer interfaces, wearable computers and ubiquitous computing. He graduated from the University of Adelaide with a bachelor of engineering in 1992 and an engineering Ph. D. in 1998.