Long-Distance Lovers Can Still Drink Together

New Scientist, 8 Mar 2006 Could glowing, Wi-Fi wine glasses let people in long-distance relationships feel more in touch with their other half? Don't scoff: researchers in Boston at MIT's Media Lab -- that citadel of outside-the-box thinking -- believe so. When you and your partner both raise the high-tech glasses they will glow warmly, no matter how far apart you are. The idea is to give the feeling of a shared drinking experience. Read more