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| Obsessed Fan   Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 5,586
| Cell Phone Company To Offer Virtual Significant Other http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/technolo...virtualgf.html Cell phone Company Offers Virtual Girlfriend By The Associated Press (8/26/04 - HONG KONG) — She needs to be coddled with sweet talk and pampered with gifts, but you'll never see her in the flesh. A Hong Kong company has developed a "virtual girlfriend" for new cell phones with video capability. Artificial Life Inc.'s electronic love interest -- sort of a Tamagotchi for adults -- will appear as an animated figure on a telephone screen and respond by voice to text messages you send. But she'll require a lot of attention, involving virtual flowers and diamonds, company spokeswoman Ada Fong said. Though gifts are nothing but data, suitors will have to pay cold, hard cash. Fong said prices have yet to be determined. If she's neglected, "she'll be unhappy and she won't talk to you," Fong added. Calling the game "suitable for all ages," Fong said the game won't allow sexual interaction. Artificial Life hopes to launch the service in the English, Japanese and Korean languages in late November, though no wireless operator has yet to agree to offer it. The company also hopes to develop a virtual boyfriend by early next year. ( Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. I wouldn't think anyone would prefer a virtual boyfriend or girlfriend to a real person. __________________ Family Ties Seasons 1-5 on dvd!  | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 11,161
| I love Tamagotchis. But I still (attempted) to take care of my real animals. The issue with this is that I can see people getting "attached" and jealous girlfriends/wives all over the place. An amusing idea, though. __________________ | |||
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| Passionate Fan  Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 3,663
| Maybe people who are lonely might do this?? I wonder if "she" calls you...I always wonder if some people just talk into their cell phones to look cool. Not actually anyone on the other end... | |||
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| Extreme Fan  Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 2,286
| I don't know, to me there's a difference between a virtual pet and a virtual girlfriend. but i can't really see anybody with an actual live girlfriend to get a virtual one. because that's more money to spend than is needed. | |||
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| Total Fan  Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 7,866
|  my friend is in the cell phone business and she was tellin me all about it. she said that most males prefer sexy video game vixens so a cell phone vixen will just add to it. silly cyber geeks __________________ I'm me, the only thing I know to be | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 15,595
| This sounds like the perfect phone for people who have trouble getting a date... | |||
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| Supreme Fan  Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 9,685
| What a clever way to make money. Sell people nonexistant things. __________________ Bogus in bogus, so to speak. -Trish | |||
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