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December 16, 2010
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revitaliseimagination: I am single, and sometimes a bit bitter, but this is just such a lovely idea! I couldn’t help but put this on here.  Pillow Talk is a project by Interaction Design Student Joanna Montgomery aiming to connect long distance lovers. Each person has a pillow for their bed and a sensor fitted into a wearable chest strap, which they wear to sleep at night. The chest sensor wirelessly communicates with the other person’s pillow; when one person goes to bed, their lover’s pillow begins to glow softly to indicate their presence. Placing your head on the pillow allows you to hear the real-time heartbeat of your loved one. The result is an intimate interaction between two lovers, regardless of the distance between them. The project is built using a transceiver from a Polar exercise watch, built into a circuit which runs via an Arduino board. The pillows contain a flat panel containing the circuit, small speakers and lights, which can slot into any pillow. See more on her portfolio website or on the project blog.

revitaliseimagination:

I am single, and sometimes a bit bitter, but this is just such a lovely idea! I couldn’t help but put this on here. 

Pillow Talk is a project by Interaction Design Student Joanna Montgomery aiming to connect long distance lovers. Each person has a pillow for their bed and a sensor fitted into a wearable chest strap, which they wear to sleep at night. The chest sensor wirelessly communicates with the other person’s pillow; when one person goes to bed, their lover’s pillow begins to glow softly to indicate their presence. Placing your head on the pillow allows you to hear the real-time heartbeat of your loved one.

The result is an intimate interaction between two lovers, regardless of the distance between them.

The project is built using a transceiver from a Polar exercise watch, built into a circuit which runs via an Arduino board. The pillows contain a flat panel containing the circuit, small speakers and lights, which can slot into any pillow.

See more on her portfolio website or on the project blog.

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  1. danndelions reblogged this from makeyourscene and added:
    wonder if it works…kinda lame…kinda cute.
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    Holy shit. This is creepy, but soo fucking cool.
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    I want them so bad!!!!!!!!
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    This is what I want for Christmas. Please. I miss you.
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    It’s terrible that the first thing I thought of is someone stealing the pillow and sensor, and then at night just going...
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