Daily Times

Socialising has a lot of advantages. For example, it makes you active, promotes self-esteem, reduces stress, garners confidence and boosts health. However, sometimes it can be exhausting too, but worry no more; because if you are tired of socialising and are unable to gather enough urge to get out of home, Human Uber’s might just have come at the right time.

Human Uber, or the ChameleonMask, is developed by a Japanese researcher Jun Rekimoto. The device allows a surrogate to strap an Ipad mask on their face and live another person’s life for as long as desired. The ChameleonMask was presented at MIT Tech Review’s EmTech conference on Thursday, where it was described as “a mask-shaped display that shows a remote user’s live face, and a voice channel transmits a remote user’s voice.”

Rekimoto’s development has been compared to Facetime and other video-calling apps. The only difference between the two technologies is that with Human Uber’s, a person video-interacts with people using the help of a Human Uber who is paid to put on a Screen-mask and transport the customer around places.

Suppose you have planned a picnic with your friends, and at the last moment you had to back-out due to an important life event, or a professional meeting – you can hire someone in a ChameleonMask to go on your behalf and act according to your instructions. You get to witness everything from your laptop or phone screen. The device developer also finds you similar body types, fantastic, isn’t it?

For some people, NO. Not really. People around the Social Media have been unable to digest the idea of a Human Uber.

Some have gone as far as calling it ‘Stupid’

Socialising? Nah!

That’s one way to advertise your product

Understandable

It was not all bad, however. A user rightfully suggested that a Human Uber could help the disabled.

The discovery sure has it’s pros and cons, but would you like someone else to wear your face around the city?