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Needies are interactive plush dolls inspired by codependent, high-maintenance relationships. tags needies codependent dolls dannie mossie brettieTotally attention-starved, they compete with each other for human affection -- or, getting touch, as they like to say. When you give Needies touch (by hugging and squeezing them), they will return your kindness with songs and shameless flattery. But remember that Needies always know when other Needies are getting touch! If one Needie is getting touch while others are neglected, the unloved Needies will conspire to take its place. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago |
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Humans revel in touch. Touch-spoiled babies grow up healthier; lovers can't keep their hands off each other; and people who master the subtle touch are perceived as friendlier; and THAT could also be key to making robots accepted by humans as social peers, scientists say. (Is it me, or does that demonstrative pic just look 'wrong') picked by DrNothing 10 months ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
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The Louvre's Tactile Gallery, targeted to the blind and visually impaired, is the only space in the Paris museum where visitors can touch the sculptures, with no guards or alarms to stop them. Its latest exhibit is a crowd-pleaser: a menagerie of sculpted lions, snakes, horses and eagles. picked by bevissimo 6 months ago 4 comments edit related share arts |
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Your typing speed sucks? Too many typos? You feel like getting better but are too lazy to go through touch typing courses and would prefer playing some games instead? If that’s Yes, Yes and Yes, you should check out these fun and addictive games to boost your typing speed. picked by asssa3000 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Some software and cheap microphones is all that is needed to turn a wooden board into a touch sensitive input device. The video is pretty impressive. picked by sparky 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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The music video for the Grateful Dead's "Touch of Grey". picked by Mershaullk 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Scientists study a rare condition called mirror synesthesia in people who can feel the touch just by looking at other person being touched. picked by maxriter 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share science |
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What if you could have a touchscreen with an infinite number of points of contact? What would that do for computing as we know it? How would that change life as we know it? Minority-Report now reality. picked by dorijan 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share technology |
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We have all read about men buying life-like dolls for pleasure and companionship. Some women are also spending thousands of dollars on life like dolls, but these are dolls that look exactly like real babies. 11 comments edit related share worldLink is a documentary on the dolls and the women who buy them, sadly embedding is disabled, see comment for direct links. picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago |
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This site could have been conceived to fit the criteria of G.R.I.N. - a collection of stories of acts of kindness. This one, about a teacher's game attracted my attention, but the other stories are worth a read. Especially if you're in need of a restorative for your faith in human nature. picked by pocksucket 8 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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"In the basement area, where we end up putting a lot of our materials… I probably hauled 50 dump truck loads of cats, rats, and snakes and all types of debris." picked by Bornbad 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share politics |
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Check out the portfolio section for some examples of their touch up work. Its truly amazing what things they change. picked by melgesevad 6 months ago 12 comments edit related share arts |
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Just unveiled at a lavish event in London, HTC—maker of the sleek Touch for Sprint—has a new touchscreen gem on its hands. picked by hmtksteve 3 months ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
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The iPhone is still months away but the competition is already rushing to unveil some ‘iPhone killers’. picked by Rogue 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
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Everything he touches turns to Skittles. picked by beckinacea 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |