Vibrating cellphones of love!

January 21, 2003 3:27 AM

Vibrating cellphones of love! "Within a year you could be able to "touch" someone over your mobile phone", says the BBC. Some people have been waiting for this for quite a while - and dreaming up VERY specific applications.
posted by theplayethic (8 comments total)

Without wishing to sound rude, this is the type of trivial NewsFilter post that may be better left unsaid.
posted by DrDoberman at 4:07 AM on January 21, 2003

"The vibration in mobile phones today all feels the same," explained Mr Eid. "It is like a single note on a piano."

"What we can do is play multiple notes or combine the notes to make them feel like chords."

Hands up if you buy that.
posted by nthdegx at 5:01 AM on January 21, 2003

So, why is vibrating differently going to feel like anything meaningful?

Yesterday I picked up a pair of these just-released J-Phone units we pre-ordered last year. The built-in camera with auto flash (the crescents are the flash) takes up to 640X480 jpegs and over 3 min of video with sound. (english specs) I have always hated talking on the phone, but I love taking pictures. I wanna try setting up a moblog.
posted by planetkyoto at 7:39 AM on January 21, 2003

Now, if they could only incorporate this technology into something meaningful ... like a Flying Broom, say
posted by ElvisJesus at 10:20 AM on January 21, 2003

when the 'rumble pack' came out on nintendo 64 i was CONVINCED there'd be a porn game but to my knowledge it never happened. but the idea, if you look at those pelvic design of those old and new controllers ...
posted by Peter H at 10:47 AM on January 21, 2003

Now, if they could only incorporate this technology into something meaningful ... like a Flying Broom, say

They did ElvisJesus, VIP, a similar idea that hit me in the 80's from a conversation I had with the secretaries and their office secrets. But I was thinking pagers at the time as they were the in thing, missed opportunity I see now.

But in pictorial, ok, moblog away, planetkyoto.

when the 'rumble pack' came out on nintendo 64 i was
CONVINCED there'd be a porn game but to my knowledge it never happened.

We had a sexy thread on this.

PS, ElvisJesus check you name in spell check there some Freudiansism's there.
posted by thomcatspike at 12:30 PM on January 21, 2003

So these phones, they... no... can't... go... on... must... stop... the madness...

Oh god, I disgust even myself!
posted by Pollomacho at 12:58 PM on January 21, 2003

Now if they could only expand the range of vibrations a bit more, I might find a good business use for this with my clients.
posted by madamjujujive at 2:24 PM on January 21, 2003