Long-distance relationships can be tough, especially during New Year's Eve.
While Skype and FaceTime are a great way to toast together when the ball drops, there is a subtle lack of intimacy involved.
This year, take advantage of the newest technology created with long-distance couples in mind.
1. Pillow talk
If you're too tired to stay up until midnight, or your partner's time zone is quite different than yours, try using Pillow Talk. This device, which is currently featured on Kickstarter, allows you to feel your significant other's heartbeat on your pillow. How? You each wear a wristband that sends your heartbeat via a smartphone app to the other person's pillow. The small speaker under the pillow will allow couples to fall asleep hearing each other's heartbeats. One will cost $99 and a pair will cost $179.
Founder and CEO Joanna Montgomery tells Mashable that Pillow Talk hopes to "achieve a sense of connection that doesn't require sitting in front of a screen."
2. Hug Shirt
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Just because you can't kiss at midnight doesn't mean you can't hug your significant other. Cutecircuit created Hug Shirt -- wearable tech that allows you to hug someone anywhere in the world. The shirt uses sensors, Bluetooth and an app to transmit your hug to your partner miles away. The shirt costs more than $300 and can be found on Cutecircuit's website. The newest Hug Shirt will be available at the beginning of 2016.
3. Couple
Use your thumb to kiss your loved one on NYE with the help of Couple. This app -- previously known as Pair -- vibrates the phone when each person has touched their thumb to the same spot. In addition to the ThumbKiss, Couple allows users to share moments together privately on the Timeline, and couples can chat on the app as well.
The app is free for iPhone and Android.
4. Kissenger
Send a kiss, across the globe, over the net in real time. #kissMessenger http://t.co/UfrbjI0yiQ pic.twitter.com/IIENzrnSMG— Kissengers (@kissengers) August 6, 2015
Don't miss out on kissing your sweetie at midnight just because you're far apart. Kissenger -- aptly named because of its function as a kiss messenger -- uses motion sensors to send your smooches to your significant other far away.
"The Kissenger brings a new dimension to long distance communications by allowing the sharing of a kiss, the most basic yet emotional interaction between two individuals," Kissengers' co-founder and CEO Dinos Andreou tells Mashable. "It increases the level of interaction over the net, hence making the sorrow of the distance more bearable."
Long-distance couples can contact Kissenger for a pre-order of the device, but it won't be available until January 2016. Better late than never for a kiss in the new year. One device will cost $60, and a set will cost $100. They will be available for purchase on Kissenger's website.