# Touch-Transmitting Devices The Bond Touch Lets You Send Tickles to Friends Far Away By Michael Hines | Published 2013-12-03 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bond-touch References: [technabob](http://technabob.com/blog/2013/11/29/bond-remote-touch-device/) & [indiegogo](http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bond-a-modular-revolution-for-you-to-wear) Bond Touch is a new device designed to let you [send "touches" to people](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/touchbase1). The device is a small module that can be worn on a [wristband, bracelet or just carried](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wearable-device1) by itself. Using an included app, Bond Touch allows you to send a short tickle (that lasts one to five seconds) to someone else. The app also lets you map and share your touches. Bond comes in pairs, with the idea being that you keep one and then give one to a friend or partner. When you touch your Bond, the person who owns the other one will get a short tickle. The length of your touch is color coded, a feature that is useful when it comes to tracking your touches on a map. You can color coordinate touches to help you remember how you felt about a place/experience. Bond Touch isn't available yet and is currently seeking $150,000 of funding on Indiegogo. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.1/10 - Popularity: 15% | Activity: 69% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Life](https://www.trendhunter.com/life) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Touch-transmitting Devices:** The technology allows for the creation of more intimate, sensory driven long distance communication methods. - **Wearable Technology:** The Bond Touch creates the potential for a new category of wearable technology. - **Social Network Integration:** The device can be integrated into social networks or paired with other apps to create new communication experiences. ### Where This Applies - **Consumer Electronics:** The Bond Touch offers a unique proposition in the consumer electronics industry by creating a new means of communication. - **Wearable Technology:** The wearable technology niche provides the perfect fit for the Bond Touch and its unique selling proposition. - **Social Media:** Bond Touch has the opportunity to partner with well-established social media networks to create a new and more tactile communication experience. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Digital Touch Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kisstouch.md) - [Simulated Heartbeat Necklaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bond-heart.md) - [Heartbeat-Mimicking Jewelry](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thetouch-locket.md) - [Smart Heart-Shaped Pendants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bond-heart-necklace.md) - [Heartbeat Rhythmic Smart Lockets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thetouch.md) - [Customizable Beaded Touch Bracelets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/touch-bracelet.md) - [Calming Haptic Tokens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/touchpoint-solution.md) - [Wearable Monitoring Technology](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tband.md) - [Tic-Tackling Wrist Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tourettes-wrist-wearable.md)