Human contact. We all need it. We don’t always get it unfortunately. And sadly whenever you hold a “Free Hugs” sign up in public, it just seems to keep others even further away. So what can you do? Wear some Together Wear and you will get yourself an actual hug. This new line of hoodies has pockets in the back that encourage hugs.
You’ll get a lot of hugs when wearing this hoodie. Especially in cold weather since your hug partner will want to warm their hands in those pockets on your back. So it basically uses the fact that none of us like chilly hands to score you some hugs.
Hey, whatever works. All you care about is that sweet human contact that you have been denied. Head on over to Kickstarter and pledge at least $69 to get a TogetherWear hoodie of your own. A pair will cost you $139.
[via The Presurfer via Neatorama]
This isn’t the first time someone hooked something up to Facebook, so that it performed a specific action every time a ‘Like’ or post is recorded on the linked social network account. For example, there’s the Like-a-Hug jacket that gave its wearer a hug every time someone ‘Liked’ his or her post on Facebook.
The B-Day Chair, which is the product of a collaboration between Outback Steakhouse and Brazilian ad agency Lew’Lara\TBWA, functions in a similar manner.
Instead of giving away hugs for every ‘like’ received, the chair hugs (or fondles?) the person seated in it every time someone scrawls a birthday greeting on his or her wall. The birthday celebrant is supposed to sit on the chair and sign in to his or her Facebook account with the attached tablet.
From that point on, you can expect the hugs to come as the birthday greetings roll in.
The tablet takes a picture of the celebrant every time he or she receives a hug, which can be posted on their Facebook timeline to bring about more greetings and hence, more hugs.
[via Walyou via Incredible Things via Geekologie]
This has to be one of the most bizarre looking piece of clothing we’ve come across. It’s called the Hug Me Jacket and it was designed with a row of clasped hands down the front so you’re always being “hugged”. Designer Si Chan says it will make you feel “warm and hugged”. True that. It will also make you feel like you’re in a straightjacket of fingers and that everyone on the street is looking at you (because they are). If you want the coat be prepared to hand (ha!) over $1200 when it goes on sale this Winter.