Embrace
A Long Distance Pillow that uses lighting and touch to connect loved ones that live apart.
Introducing Embrace is an innovative long-distance pillow designed to bring you closer to your loved ones. By harnessing cutting-edge technology such as flexible panel lighting and haptic feedback, it goes beyond distance to create a unique and immersive experience.
Whether you're navigating a long-distance relationship or separated from your loved ones, Embrace the remedy to closing the gap and cultivating a sense of closeness like never before.
Collaborators:
Solo Project
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Year:
2023
This product brings the idea of personalized Embrace pillows to connect loved ones through virtual hugs. Each person has their own pillow to send and receive affectionate embraces.
When someone receives a virtual hug, their pillow will softly glow, indicating that a loved one is thinking of them. To respond, they press the "receive" button, hug their pillow, and feel a realistic simulated hug through haptic feedback, creating a warm and tangible connection.
Similar to sending text messages, initiating a hug is as easy as double-pressing the left button. By hugging the pillow, the embedded sensors record the touched areas. To send the hug, the user simply long-presses the left button.
For battery preservation, users have the option to turn off the pillow when not in use.
Charging Embrace is effortless with the magnetic wireless charging pad on the back of the pillow, which easily attaches to the provided charger.
During charging, a circular pulsing glow signals the process. Once the charging session is complete, the light fades, indicating a fully charged pillow.
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Please check out my process book to view a more in-depth journey of this project.
