Interesting and somewhat depressing news that the brilliant holographic AI assistant from Japanese company Gatebox is being ‘Westernized’ for American and European Millennial audiences. Gone is the adorable teenage anime girl, and in her place is an ’empowered’ and assertive American woman, complete with shoulder pads – and even a middle-aged man. Activists have in… Read More »
The long awaited Japanese version of Siri and Amazon Echo – which obviously consists of 3D holographic talking/dancing anime girlfriend- appears to have finally launched. Costing $1,390, the device was due to go on sale on October 11th. What’s makes it even more exciting, is a demo video that Gatebox released on YouTube which apparently… Read More »
You may remember that last year a Japanese company – Gatebox – revealed their answer to Siri and the Amazon Echo, and it was typically…Japanese. Azuma Hikari is a beautiful 3D holographic anime girl that can not only be a virtual assistant, but also the dream companion for lonely single Japanese men (who make up… Read More »
Given that social justice activists were already demanding that home digital assistants such as Siri and Alexa be given protection from sexual harassment, it’s unsurprising that Chinese tech giant Badiu’s plans to boost VR headset sales with a sexy AI ‘virtual girlfriend’ named Vivi have been dropped within days of the announcement. Baidu-owned video platform… Read More »
A Chinese VR headset company is hoping to sell its product in greater numbers by marketing the benefits of a virtual girlfriend (called ‘Vivi’) to single men. Vivi is apparently a saucy evolution of the company’s previous female virtual assistant who was as prim as a librarian. Introducing an interactive virtual girlfriend may be the… Read More »
Do digital assistants such as Alexa and Siri have rights? They do if they have a female voice and don’t reply with a scolding tone to their owner that he has a small penis in response to any sexually inappropriate comment. At least, that is the belief of radical activists who are demanding that tech… Read More »
Voice assistants are very quickly becoming more intelligent and ever more useful, from Siri to the Amazon Echo (Alexa). So advanced and human like, in fact, that according to recent reports lonely men are starting to form emotional and even sexual attachments to the (invariably) female ethereal voices. And now, thanks to a Japanese company, this… Read More »