We were just saying to ourselves the other day, "man, if we just had an
LED flower that could sense our emotions... then we'd have it
all." Well dreams do come true, because NEC is going to be presenting their KotoHana (the talking flower) at CeBit
this year. It's pretty hard to tell what's going on here, but there seems to be a "Sensibility Technology"
that recognizes the user's feelings, and then tells the flower over a wireless connection. The system works over the
Internet, so even from far away the flower's LEDs can light up to reflect your true feelings to that special someone.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
topmounter @ Mar 3rd 2006 1:02PM
What color is "horny" I wonder...
Aaron @ Mar 3rd 2006 1:12PM
Wouldn't it be awesome if you were doing this with someone and made it turn red and explode?
Josh @ Mar 3rd 2006 1:18PM
Kinda Cool.
Silver @ Mar 3rd 2006 1:23PM
Recent news bemoans the fact Americans are falling behind in science and technology. Well, as long as our competitor nations are sinking their intellectual energies into "talking flowers," I think we'll be OK.
Pegan @ Mar 3rd 2006 1:45PM
What color is 'itchy'?
Beowulf @ Mar 3rd 2006 2:07PM
Is this just the new millenium version of the mood-ring which "sensed" body heat?
Tim @ Mar 3rd 2006 2:27PM
wow
Ariane @ Mar 3rd 2006 3:33PM
how does it work though? do you have to talk to it or is it like those rings? simply a heat sensor? if so, its nothing really new. just in a new shape.
Erik @ Mar 3rd 2006 8:27PM
quite simply.. I want one, and I don't know why.
...Oh, would it work on a dog?
strider_mt2k @ Mar 3rd 2006 10:06PM
Mmmmm various glowing flowers...
sasuke @ Mar 4th 2006 12:48AM
I think that thats actualy kinda col, that it works over the internet and all.
Leumas @ Mar 4th 2006 2:40PM
What on earth? We already have enough "Shrinks" in this world and people with problems and depression. Why on earth would we need a flower to tell us we're feeling "down?"
On the other hand, I am curious to see how it works. I'll take it on my dates and see how the girl is REALLY feeling.
Materi @ Mar 6th 2006 6:25AM
Joy, for instance, would be represented by yellow, while sadness would come across as blue. And when you're excited, you'll see red. Otherwise, the flower will reflect a state of normalcy with the color green.
Belma @ Mar 11th 2006 3:08PM
So how do you buy the thing? how much it costs? i couldnt find any info on that...