As technology makes hardware smaller, thinner, and more discreet it also has the ability to make it more intelligent. As we continue to increasingly rely on new technology to store and communicate the mounting volume of information we process daily, it makes sense that the technology we spend so much of our time with is finally getting to know us. This is the future: machines that interact with humans on emotional, psychological, and physical ways. NEC, a technology design firm, is creating new products and concepts that push human/machine interaction in ways not previously seen.

Take a look at the Kotohana Emotion Communicator. This is a concept that involves two electronic flower terminals that are capable of communicating our emotions to others using color. The flowers gather information about our emotions through vocal patterns and then turns those tones into a variety of pigments that represent mood. The result - a high tech, out of the ordinary mood ring. The idea is that personal dialogue is enriched by sharing emotions through communication devices that work from remote locations.

There's also the Flacon Virtual Storage Bottle that stores huge volumes of digital images, and allows the user to select pictures and videos according to anniversaries and emotions. This super designed virtual glass canister is equipped with a projector, allowing the user to display their memories in a time efficient, organized manner.

If you think Kotohana and Flaccon sound cool, check out the Wacca Visual Memory in a Bracelet. Wacca enables users to wear their memories like watches or bracelets. The process of viewing the captured images works like this: users look into "the landscape through an opening, this bracelet will capture visual images in the angles adapting to the distance from the viewers' faces through distance sensors installed in the device. Furthermore, users can browse through the visual images on its viewer and also display them just like a picture frame." Sounds pretty cool - now all we have to do is wait for these products to be launched.