-- Need a hug? Well scientists have developed a Hug Shirt that can cuddle and hug. The shirt employs new technology that lets the wearer remotely hug another user via use of Bluetooth.

Nominated as one of the best Inventions of 2006 by Time Magazine! the device is activated when a friend sends you a virtual hug. The wearers cell phone notifies the shirt wirelessly, via Bluetooth technology and then re-creates that person's distinctive hug, replicating his or her warmth, pressure, duration and even heartbeat.

According to Time Online, the Hug Shirt, which is fully washable, contains smart technology pads with sensors and actuators that record a wearer's hugging time, hug pressure, skin temperate and heartbeat.

This data is sent to their java-enabled mobile phone and is then forwarded to the other person's mobile. Finally the data reaches that person's shirt which imitates the hug.

The process is similar to sending a text message and there is no word yet on how much the apparel will cost.

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