Hmm, it seems to me that the people who would be interested in something like this:
- 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.
....If she's neglected, "she'll be unhappy and she won't talk to you," Fong added [AP]
are vastly more pathetic than the people who go for something like this, which at least involves actual flesh and relatively little abuse.
People are really going to spend real, actual money to pamper some dots on their telephone? There are actual women who will accept presents from you and GIVE YOU things in return - is Fong aware of this? I mean, what the fruit?
More on the Pseudo Slut here.
Article comments
1 - Temple Stark
A nice update on the planned Playboy "virtual" pictorial would be in order.
Takes silicone to a whole new (microsize) level.
2 - NC
Yeah, like headaches, heartache, venereal diseases, etc. When you get tired of the virtual girlfriend, you can always put the phone away.
3 - RJ
NC:
LOL!
That's true. But you get no nookie! ;)
4 - NC
A small price to pay, my friend, when we have easy access to so much cheap, quality porn.
The biggest advantage Virtual Girlfriend should have over her non-virtual competition is the fact that she costs nothing to maintain. I say "should" because, per Eric's post, you actually have to pay money to keep her happy. Very true-to-life, but the whole appeal of VG is that she's not true-to-life. I wonder, do you also have to hang out with her annoying virtual friends? Sounds like a gyp.
It also doesn't help that she looks like a prepubescent Japanese boy, but so it goes.
5 - Eric Olsen
If you follow the Pseudo Slut link above they show several more "designs" to choose from, but they all have the same basic features. I guess I fail to comprehend what is to be gained on any level from maintaining a relationship with some pixels on your cell phone.
Are real women all that threatening?
6 - NC
Not threatening at all. Like many luxury items, they're simply not worth their exorbitant cost.
7 - Eric Olsen
the Gigolo Aid and Comfort League might beg to differ
8 - BRICKLAYER
She's hot. Does anybody know how I can get her number or email address?
9 - Eric Olsen
Bricky, for mere money she can live in your phone
10 - visualsimplicity
I think Bricklayer just came from the Michael Phelps post.
11 - Eric Olsen
you mean "Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the White Phelps"?
12 - visualsimplicity
Oh and Bricklayer, I think you mean, OMG, she's so HOTTTTTTTTTTTTTT.
By the way, I heard that her email address is slave4u2k4@AOhelL.com, can anyone confirm this?????
13 - Mac Diva
At last! A date for [edited].
14 - HW Saxton
RE:Comment#13. What an unwarranted cheap
shot.That's pretty low,even for you MD.
15 - Eric Olsen
I'm not really sure why dates are so important - I prefer figs anyway
16 - RJ
Now I know why women love Arab men so much: They eat their dates! :-P
17 - Eric Olsen
Vis, I thought that was Prince's email