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catbyte

(34,403 posts) Mon Oct 15, 2018, 12:32 AM Oct 2018

No, no, no, no, no. This is just plain wrong. And creepy. 😱😱😬😂

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this experimental 'finger' was designed so your smartphone can touch you back

5:58 PM - Oct 14, 2018

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No, no, no, no, no. This is just plain wrong. And creepy. 😱😱😬😂 (Original Post) catbyte Oct 2018 OP

I don't think so either House of Roberts Oct 2018 #1

My first thought! 2naSalit Oct 2018 #5

The human obselesance continues. democratisphere Oct 2018 #2

No. Solly Mack Oct 2018 #3

YES!!!! Wrong just so wrong. Doreen Oct 2018 #4

Too freakin creepy!! 2naSalit Oct 2018 #6

WHAT? "But for mobile devices and interaction in general in computers we don't use touch Phentex Oct 2018 #7

And why in the world does he think we want or need our devices to touch us back? catbyte Oct 2018 #8

THIS IS WRONG ON SO MANY LEVELS!!!!!! Talitha Oct 2018 #9

So it begins. Flaleftist Oct 2018 #10

House of Roberts

(5,177 posts)

1. I don't think so either

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Mon Oct 15, 2018, 12:40 AM

Oct 2018

2naSalit

(86,647 posts)

5. My first thought!

Reply to House of Roberts (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 15, 2018, 05:06 AM

Oct 2018

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

2. The human obselesance continues.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Mon Oct 15, 2018, 12:54 AM

Oct 2018

Solly Mack

(90,773 posts)

3. No.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Mon Oct 15, 2018, 01:36 AM

Oct 2018

No.

Doreen

(11,686 posts)

4. YES!!!! Wrong just so wrong.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Mon Oct 15, 2018, 01:42 AM

Oct 2018

I am not going to repeat some of the things my friends said other than wrong wrong wrong.

2naSalit

(86,647 posts)

6. Too freakin creepy!!

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Mon Oct 15, 2018, 05:07 AM

Oct 2018

Phentex

(16,334 posts)

7. WHAT? "But for mobile devices and interaction in general in computers we don't use touch

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Mon Oct 15, 2018, 10:23 AM

Oct 2018

at all."

That's most of what my smartphone uses. Touch ID. Touch screen. Swipe up, down, left, right. Press to turn off and on. How can he say we don't use touch at all?

catbyte

(34,403 posts)

8. And why in the world does he think we want or need our devices to touch us back?

Reply to Phentex (Reply #7)

Mon Oct 15, 2018, 10:47 AM

Oct 2018

The very thought of my phone stroking my hand creeps me out.

Talitha

(6,593 posts)

9. THIS IS WRONG ON SO MANY LEVELS!!!!!!

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Mon Oct 15, 2018, 08:44 PM

Oct 2018

Flaleftist

(3,473 posts)

10. So it begins.

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Mon Oct 15, 2018, 09:57 PM

Oct 2018

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