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The Frequency of Body Parts in Songs, by genre. NSFW
posted on Aug 21, 2008 - View this thread

Boy's Hug Lands Him in Trouble At School With "No Touching" Policy. 7th grader Hal Beaulieu "hopped up from his lunch table one day a few months ago, sat next to his girlfriend and slipped his arm around her shoulder. That landed him a trip to the school office." Handshakes could be gang signs, and officials note, "in a culturally diverse school...families might have different views of what is appropriate." The PTA President remarks: ""Even high-fives can get out of hand ... someone can get bonked in the head." (CNN News Video)
posted on Jun 24, 2007 - View this thread

Jeff Han, shows advances in his multitouch interfaces a year later. YT video 1. YT video 2.
posted on Mar 14, 2007 - View this thread

Touch-Sensitive Cyborg
posted on Jun 15, 2005 - View this thread

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 on Jan 21, 2003 - View this thread

Reach in and touch someone. Having a baby? Have money to burn? Think a video of your baby's ultrasound would just be so passe? Novint Technologies has developed a system that will let you "touch" your unborn child -- or at least a 3D ultrasound image of it.
posted on Nov 30, 2002 - View this thread