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Feb 06 2004 3 Comments

A dog is not just for Christmas. Or is it?

Take a look at the latest Aibo.

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Now I can understand people having misgivings about electronic pets, but believe me, Sony’s Aibo has something special. What that something is I don’t really know, but from a recent experience, it seems that the plastic pooch can produce the same reactions in people that a real dog does.

In the shop I found myself happily stroking Aibo, and after stepping back and observing others, the electronic dog produced the same reaction in everybody else. Without exception. People smiled, petted it, and in the end were reluctant to leave.

Strange? Maybe. True? Surprisingly, yes.

And not once did I see it attempt to sniff someone’s groin or hump a passerby’s leg.

Categorized: General, Technology Stuff

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  1. Kev says

    2/6/2004 at 5:58 pm

    You see, that’s where they’d fail in the West (not just for the expense), ‘cos people expect a dog to get frisky. Back to the drawing board Sony, and get that dog running horny!! 😛

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  2. Lee says

    2/6/2004 at 6:02 pm

    You can buy memory sticks with extra software for them. Perhaps we’ll eventually see:

    Leg hump V 1.0

    Groin sniff 2005

    and

    Shit behind sofa XS

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  3. Kev says

    2/6/2004 at 6:39 pm

    If they ever attempted to emulate the Springer Spaniel we had, they’d also have to produce a ‘Shoot off like a rocket down the road at the first opportunity for freedom’ sub-routine 🙂

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