# Hug-Tweeting Shirts Celina Alvarado's 'Try Me' Measures and Tweets the Quality of Your Hug By Michael Hines | Published 2010-09-29 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/try-me References: [asylum](http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/27/celina-alvarado-try-me-hug-twitter/) & [celinaalvarado](http://www.celinaalvarado.com/interactive/september.html) Now you can accurately measure the quality of a hug thanks to Celina Alvarado and 'Try Me.' 'Try Me' is a sensor that grades and tweets the quality of a hug. 'Try Me' measures hugs based upon the duration and the pressure felt. The rankings it can give can measure anywhere from "refuses to call that a hug" to "hugged verynicetomeetyou style." Check out the links to see more from Celina Alvarado and be sure to read below to see more hugging innovations from the Trend Hunter archives. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.5/10 - Popularity: 5% | Activity: 2% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Quality-measuring Sensors:** Opportunity to develop sensors that can measure the quality of various experiences for enhanced feedback and analysis. - **Social Media-connected Devices:** Potential for creating devices that connect to social media platforms to share real-time data and experiences. - **Emotional Analytics:** Emerging field of emotional analytics that can analyze and quantify human emotions for various applications. ### Who This Affects Most - **Wearable Technology:** Wearable technology sector can explore incorporating quality-measuring sensors for personalized and connected experiences. - **Social Media:** Social media industry can leverage social media-connected devices to enhance engagement and real-time sharing. - **Market Research:** Market research field can benefit from emotional analytics to gain deeper insights into consumer experiences and preferences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Weighted Stuffed Animals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hugz.md) - [Responsive Companion Objects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trutru-haptic.md) - [AI Hug Videos](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-hug-video-generator.md) - [Emergency Shelter Robot Companions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/power-hug-robot-concept.md) - [Wearable Skin Sensors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hapsense.md) - [Personalized Sleep Tracks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/personalized-sleep-tracks.md) - [Digital Touch Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kisstouch.md) - [Warming Weighted Plushies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heartwarming-hugs.md) - [Cuddly Body-Conforming Pillows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hugl.md)