Tuesday, 24. August 2004
Topic: Phone - on August 24, 2004 at 1:07:00 PM CEST
Hong Kong company develops "virtual girlfriend" cell phone technology
She needs to be coddled with sweet talk and pampered with gifts, but you'll never see her in the flesh, says a Hong Kong company that's developing a "virtual girlfriend" for new cell phones with video capability.
Artificial Life, Inc.'s electronic love interest will appear as an animated figure on a telephone screen. But she'll require a lot of attention, involving virtual flowers and diamonds, company spokeswoman Ada Fong said on Monday. The gifts will keep the relationship going from one level to the next - and even though it's all made up of cold, hard data, suitors will have to pay cold, hard cash for the gifts.
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