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Santa's Xmas gift for T-poo

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Santa's Xmas gift for T-poo

Postby Taro Toporific » Fri Dec 16, 2016 11:52 am

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A HOLOGRAPHIC VIRTUAL GIRL LIVES INSIDE JAPAN’S ANSWER TO THE AMAZON ECHO
digitaltrends.com | 2016-Dec-15
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Azuma Hikari, the holographic character who lives inside the Gatebox, Japan’s sort-of-but-not-really answer to the Amazon Echo.
Instead of a simple, cylindrical speaker design, Gatebox has a screen and a projector, which brings Hikari — her name, appropriately, means “light” — to life inside the gadget. On the outside are microphones, cameras, and sensors to detect temperature and motion, so she can interact with you on a more personal level...more...
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Santa's Xmas gift for T-poo

Postby Yokohammer » Fri Dec 16, 2016 11:59 am

The human race is doomed.


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Re: Santa's Xmas gift for T-poo

Postby wagyl » Fri Dec 16, 2016 12:45 pm

Yokohammer wrote:The human race is doomed.

It has been ever since the first primitive man pleasured himself in a knot in a tree trunk. In other words, not at all. This is no more than a technologically advanced knot.

From another perspective, it is a furby for grown-ups. And will have the same rapid obsolescence as a fad.
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Re: Santa's Xmas gift for T-poo

Postby Takechanpoo » Sat Dec 17, 2016 12:47 am

gift for T-poo

i thought said before i am one who likes to live in ideal and abstract world. im not interested in those concrete objects.
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Re: Santa's Xmas gift for T-poo

Postby yanpa » Sat Dec 17, 2016 12:52 am

Concrete and holographic. Two things which are kind of not similar.

Japan’s sort-of-but-not-really answer to the Amazon Echo.

And do I need to know what an "Amazon Echo" is? A Kindle which talks back at you?
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Re: Santa's Xmas gift for T-poo

Postby Russell » Sat Dec 17, 2016 1:45 am

Takechanpoo wrote:
gift for T-poo

i thought said before i am one who likes to live in ideal and abstract world. im not interested in those concrete objects.
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I suppose your ideal and abstract world would have that device electronically coupled to a Tenga Deluxe?
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