2008-06-19

Machine love in the news

Latest manifestation of creeping Hostism in Japan: the hot guy piggybank. (Official site.)

Not only do you have to give him money, you also have to defuse his self-loathing and general anxiety. According to this, he disappears leaving only a scrawled sayonara if five days go by without a deposit. Damn, Ikemen Bank, that's cold.

Anyway, women, enjoy your digital pimp. We men have a date with a robot that can kiss us (and, more importantly, will).

Watch the video and you will see that the robot is about the size of a toaster, and not quite as sexy, but the Grauniad nevertheless describes it as an "adult-oriented android" for desperate Japanese geeks. In fact, if you didn't know better you might even think it was invented in Japan, instead of the good old US of A Canadian Quarter of Hong Kong! I should have known. We're tired of you pushing your freakish sexuality on us, America Commonwealth and ex-Commonwealth territories!

Popularity factor: 5

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Leonardo Boiko:

hey, can’t men conduct an affair with virtual pimp too? it kind of reminds me of certain guys I’ve met IRL…

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Matt:

I see no reason why men too should not enjoy being hustled by an LCD gigolo. Virtual pimps for some, miniature American flags for others!

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R:

does the kissing robot give me the could shoulder for several hours after I come home from staying out late drinking with my friends?

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Brian:

"In fact, if you didn't know better you might even think it was invented in Japan, instead of the good old US of A. I should have known. We're tired of you pushing your freakish sexuality on us, America!"

The presenter in that clip is American, but WowWee was started by two Canadians in Hong Kong and is now owned by a Canadian group. You can partially blame their freakish sexuality as well.

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Matt:

I stand corrected. Clearly the freakish sexuality in question is common to all nations on which the British Empire have left their mark.

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