It will be interesting to watch this concept come to life because it has a great potential to enhance our everyday use of technology with a truly emotional component.
The cost of sensor technology, a common component of medical devices, has also fallen "exponentially" in recent years, according to Vivek Wadhwa, director of research at Duke University's Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization.
For example, microchips will be a major component in renewable resource technology such as solar panels, helping make the collection of solar power and the subsequent production of usable energy as efficient as possible.
The effects of the flood on technology companies affected many across a swath of computer and electronics component makers that depend on supply chains that come out of Bangkok.