Pillow Talk - Networking Long Distance Lovers
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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Comment by 语轩妈 on September 13, 2010 at 9:13am -
I am a Chinese，I want to buy this thing，Where can I buy？Please reply as soon as possible，Thank you very much
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Comment by 伍艺麒 on July 8, 2010 at 10:24am
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excuse me,where can i buy these pillows?
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Comment by Matt Dorsey on May 4, 2010 at 6:37am -
interesting, i didn't know that. I will, however, need something that is usable when lots of movement is happening. great post btw
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Comment by Joanna Montgomery on May 4, 2010 at 5:47am
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I tried various scenarios but the chest was the most reliable. The iPhone heartrate app uses the microphone, I imagine it might work if you didn't move about too much?
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Comment by Matt Dorsey on May 3, 2010 at 7:39am
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I like the heart beat sensor. Does anyone know of a sensor that can detect a wrist pulse? I thought about using a microphone...
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