MISSING your buddy in New York?
Instead of poking him on Facebook, simply tilt your egg-shaped Roly Poly device at home, and across the world, your friend's device tilts too.
Switch on the light on the device, and continents away, your friend's device will light up simultaneously.
"Think of it as bringing 3-D into social interaction and networking," said Associate Professor Yen Ching Chiuan, head of the Division of Industrial Design at the National University of Singapore.
"You can chat on the Net, Facebook, but it's very flat and virtual, so we experimented with design and ideas to see if we can translate interaction into the actual physical world."
To read the full, original article click on this link: Shake device here, move it in another country
Author: Natalie Soh
