I have heard and seen many crazy ideas in my time as a technology journalist  but this one is a budding concept that depending what mood your in could well win your heart or cost you dearly on the next Valentine day.

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NEC will present the KotoHana (the talking flower) at CeBit. It is interactive via the Sensibility Technology (ST) and it recognises your feelings (happy, sad, angry, ...) and changes colour through LED's, even if you're far away from the flower (via Wireless LAN and the Internet).