Saturday, August 05, 2006

Candy Girl: Japan's Most Popular Artificial Companion

A while back, I blogged the Japanese A.I.Doll artificial companion.



Turns out the Candy Girl artificial companions are more popular in Japan, selling close to a thousand units a year. They've even got a PC game. Check out this oddly hypnotic video to get a better feel for these dolls. On real and artificial women, cute faces and hot bodies make a killer combo.

Oh, and if you don't feel like committing to a particular design, this shop rents them out.

(Via Davecat and Danny Choo.)

Philippine Web IM Startup Makes TechCrunch



Oh great. Now I've got TechCrunch's Marshall Kirkpatrick curious about Philippine Web IM startup Wablet.