The gel remote control concept from Panasonic seems almost alive. The control is cold when its off but once its turned on it slowly comes to life. Panasonic hopes to control this remote control with users life likening it to the poem that went something like What is this life with no time to stand and stare .

A soft light emanates somewhere from within as the center of the device begins to slowly rise and fall, mimicking the tranquil motions of breath. Left undisturbed, the remote will slumber peacefully. Buth should a human hand approach, sensors inside alert it to the imminent touch. It stops breathing, grows rigid – the light from within is extinguished. A remote is the ideal meaphor for the disturbance electronic distration poses to life. If we had to interrupt its life before it could interrupt ours, we may think twice before picking it up.

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