The TouchMan cellphone concept can become a piece of furniture which allows its user to communicate in a very personal way with relatives, friends, coworkers, etc. The communication becomes extra personal because, apparently, this gadget allows for the visual sharing of emotions.
"They could change color and activity to their current moods and availability," Tuvie says of Touchman's uses. "Use the camera to share your perspective or chat with several contacts at the same time."
I don't understand what is meant by "share emotions permanently," but hey, its a good looking gizmo.
Emotion-Sensitive Cell Phones
TouchMan Shares Your Feelings Visually
Trend Themes
1. Emotion-sensitive Technology - The development of technology that can sense emotions presents opportunities to create products that can cater to specific emotional states of users.
2. Visual Communication - The idea of sharing emotions visually encourages new opportunities in creating products for visual communication between users.
3. Connected Devices - Connected devices such as cellphones are increasingly catering to people's emotional needs, leading to opportunities to create more personalized, emotionally intelligent devices.
Industry Implications
1. Consumer Electronics - With the development of emotion-sensitive cell phones, the consumer electronics industry has the opportunity to create an entirely new market of emotionally intelligent devices.
2. Social Media - The ability to share emotions visually on cell phones can be incorporated into social media platforms, creating a new way of expressing and communicating personal emotions online.
3. Mental Health Care - Emotion-sensing technology in cell phones presents potential for use in mental health care services, allowing for more accurate tracking and monitoring of patients' emotions and mental states.