Are you far from your sweetheart, want to send her a warm kiss and are very, very uncomfortable? A Chinese contraption with soft and dynamic silicone "lips" comes to the rescue and can be just the thing for you.
This device, advertised by China's largest online store Taobao as a solution for long-distance couples who want to share a "real" physical experience, is creating a stir among Chinese social media users, which indeed express somewhat conflicting opinions.
How does “remote kissing” work?
The device, equipped with pressure sensors and actuators, can replicate the pressure, movement and temperature of a user's lips, and even transmit the sound of kissing.
If this already seems creepy to you, think about the comments of some Chinese users who complain about the lack of a tongue to simulate a French kiss. As if to say, "made 30, let's make 31".
Users can download the ever-present companion app for their mobile phone and connect the device to the phone's charging port. Ready? Street. You launch a video call and you are ready for the “smart lemon”.
Kiss-all Chinese
I forgot to mention the most bizarre function (as if the rest wasn't enough). The app has a mode called "kissing square", which allows you to indulge in a passionate kiss with a stranger you meet online. Kind of like Tinder, but with lips.
Scroll through a list of possible partners, and in addition to the profile image and bio, you can also try their kiss, previously "saved" in the card.
The cost of the device is quite accessible: the equivalent of 40 euros. I wouldn't bet on the fact that it won't sell, even if it caused some shock among users. Indeed, it will also do so by virtue of this.
A "soft" approach to the virtualization of physicality, and for this reason, let me be a boomer for once (even if I am from the glorious Generation that will save the worldperhaps even more dangerous.
