Hi again martin!
I'm glad that you found my contribution helpful to your earlier
question. I will post again the info here. I didn't notice that I
wasn't able to provide the link for the IBM study. I apologize for
that mistake.
Another interesting take will be the PAN or Personal Area Network.
"Scientists at IBM's Almaden Research Center (San Jose, CA) are
perfecting a new Personal Area Network technology (PAN) that uses the
natural electrical conductivity of the human body to transmit
electronic data."
"Using a small prototype transmitter (roughly the size of a deck of
cards) embedded with a microchip, and a slightly larger receiving
device, the researchers can transmit a preprogrammed electronic
business card between two people via a simple handshake. What's more,
the prototype allows data to be transmitted from sender to receiver
through up to four touching bodies"
"The Personal Area Network (PAN)"
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/p.boughton/pan.htm
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One more touch technolgy enhancement.
"Imagine stepping into a game booth outfitted with sensors that enable
you to feel what it's like to walk on the surface of Mars. Or, turning
on your computer to see live video of your new grandchild across the
country and being able, by wearing gloves with special sensors, to
feel you're actually touching the baby."
"For example, researchers at the University of Buffalo in New York
recently developed an experimental glove that can send the sense of
touch over the Internet. While its functions still are limited, its
creators hope it could one day be used to let designers, sculptors, or
doctors in distant locations collaborate."
"Touch technology"
http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0724/p14s01-stin.html
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