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"Ever wish you could translate the virtual love you feel on Facebook into honest-to-goodness affection? Neither did we, but then we saw the Like-A-Hug jacket, and we were like, &amp;quot;Yes, totally!&amp;quot; Here&amp;#x27;s the scoop, according to CNET (via the Huffington Post--and our own Vitamin G bloggers were onto this thing a few weeks ago too!): &amp;quot;What if every time a Facebook friend liked one of your Facebook posts, that friend appeared out of nowhere, wrapped her arms around you, and gave you a big hug of appreciation? That would be pretty sweet. Since that&amp;#x27;s not likely to happen in reality, you&amp;#x27;ll have to settle for the Like-A-Hug vest from Melissa Chow, Andy Payne, and Phil Seaton at the MIT Media Lab.When a friend likes your photo, video, or status update, the vest inflates. Send a hug back to your buddy by squeezing and deflating the vest.&amp;quot; This (absurdly hokey) video has a bit more insight into the process: It&amp;#x27;s obviously not quite ready for store shelves yet (and who knows if there&amp;#x27;ll ever actually be a market for something this gimmicky) but it&amp;#x27;s pretty cool anyway, don&amp;#x27;t you think? Check out more fashion-meets-tech gadgets we love: - The world&amp;#x27;s first programmable digital T-shirt - Katy Perry&amp;#x27;s spinning bra (her lawyers insisted she stop wearing it!) - 10 super-cute tech gadgets Photo: via Melissa Kit Chow"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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