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Day 2 of @SHaptics kicks off with an overview of Smart Socks from @SensoriaInc, tracking gait for rehabilitation (no #HapticFeetback tho?). Privacy concerns & data sharing addressed early on. 
Text in slide showing a sock with fingers pinching it: 1) comfortable and washable, 2) three textile pressure sensors embedded into plantar area, 3) sensoria cute possessor, imu, rechargeable battery and Bluetooth
I spoke too soon! Sock 3.0 uses haptics to help Parkinson's patients avoid falls. #HapticFeetback helps with freeze of gait (FOG) events responsible for falls.
At next week's @SHaptics conf in Seattle, I'm joining the @HapticsClub podcast crew for a live-on-stage episode looking back at predictions made by their guests about the future of #haptics. To prep, I'm reviewing predictions, will share some thoughts in this thread (1/n).
Tagging @EricVezzoli & @ChickTech in here to do the same, we've got 33 episodes to tear through between us, so buckle up. 1st on my list is @shorlydan on sex tech & wow I got tiny vacuum sucked into listening to this whole thing, fascinating (2/n). podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6L…
Dan's answer starts off with a discussion of the ongoing stigmatization of sex tech by #haptics community/industry, true since field's inception & unfortunately continues today. Worth noting: the RealTouch inventor worked as a product dev for Immersion Corp (3/n)
