An art installation where the user's touch and the temperature of the environment makes two giant testicles retract and descend. picked by MissWinkle 1 year ago

You've heard of "you break it, you buy it," but what about "you touch it, you buy it?"

A new study suggests that just fingering an item on a store shelf can create an attachment that makes you willing to pay more for it. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

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 2 years ago

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 2 years ago

The music video for the Grateful Dead's "Touch of Grey". picked by Mershaullk 3 years ago

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 3 years ago

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 3 years ago

Needies are interactive plush dolls inspired by codependent, high-maintenance relationships. Totally 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 a... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

"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 2 years ago

Check out the portfolio section for some examples of their touch up work. Its truly amazing what things they change. picked by melgesevad 2 years ago

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 2 years ago

A team of researchers at the University of Tokyo led by Hiroyuki Shinoda has developed a display that lets users "touch" objects that appear to float in space in front of them. picked by suebe 3 months ago

The iPhone is still months away but the competition is already rushing to unveil some ‘iPhone killers’. picked by Rogue 3 years ago

The user can merge in and collaborate with technology more than ever. He can squeeze out information and fly through rooms, he can form three-dimensional and put objects in motion by deforming the surface. Four short applications allow an insight into an absolutely new world of deeply sensitive and intuitive interaction possibilities. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

IMAGINE you are lying in the bath with your toes poking out of the water. A drip starts to form on the tap; you watch as it grows, then drops onto your big toe. Ooh! Not pleasant - but was the drip boiling hot or icy cold? It's impossible to tell. picked by dollyllama 8 months ago

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 1 year ago

The rules are set in stone, and so the eagerly watching British media sputtered when the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, briefly put her hand on the back of Queen Elizabeth II as the two chatted at a reception. Etiquette is quite stern about this ("Whatever you do, don't touch the Queen!"). picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

Everything he touches turns to Skittles. picked by beckinacea 2 years ago

In a landmark judgement with far-reaching social implications, Italy's highest appeals court has ruled it is a criminal offence for Italian men to touch their genitals in public. picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

Update: There have been several offers to buy JPG so it does not have to fold! Read more here - http://jpgmag.com/blog/2009/01/were_getting_there.html This morning I wake up to an email from JPG Magazine, informing me that they are closing their doors as of January 5th, 2009 due to lack of funds and investors. The website and magazine is another in a long line of small enterprises that h... read full post picked by krash 10 months ago