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Hands Do the Talking on Squeezable Smartphones

Ever squeezed your phone in a way you wished the person on the other end could feel it? Whether conveying frustration or love, a new smartphone prototype could help you do just that.

A group from Nokia Research and the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology has created a smartphone prototype dubbed ForcePhone. During a live call, users squeeze the phone to convey different kinds of messages. These physical messages, called "pressages," are communicated through both users’ phones as varying vibrations depending on how pressure is applied.

by Alyssa Danigelis

Full Story: http://news.discovery.com/tech/squeezable-smartphones-121017.html

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