Remember the boyfriend arm pillow? And the lap pillow in the shape of a woman’s lower body? (Or perhaps you actually have them?) There’s even the girlfriend pillow and breast friend pillow. Now with the ‘Hugby’ you can enhance your feeling of warmth and security when you talk over the phone and the sound of the other person’s voice just isn’t doing it for you. It’s a cushion shaped for easy hugging, that vibrates in sync with the voice of the person you’re talking to over the phone. According to the developer, the human user will process the additional input and perceive the presence of the being with whom the user is talking. In other words, you’re supposed to feel all warm and snuggly, like the other person is actually with you. Hey, the arm pillow thing seems to have actually picked up outside of Japan, so you never know…

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