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Phones gain ability to learn by touching
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NEW YORK (AP) — There's a form of extra-sensory perception called psychometry, whose practitioners claim to learn things about objects by touching them. Smartphones set to be released this month by Samsung and Sony will have some of that ability: they'll learn things when you touch them to pre-programmed "tags." For example, you can program a tag with your phone number, and stick it on your business card.