An article at msn.com discusses the inevitability of humans interfacing with robots and is a good barometer of things to come.

We are getting closer to creating sexy robots/ robot girls and the geeks are rejoicing.

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Just got the Pure Doll Guide 001 (130 pgs, Soft Cover 1800 Yen) and it features a beautiful cover by the master model maker Gentaro Araki. The MOOK is published by Graphic-sha Publishing Co., Ltd. at graphicsha.co.com. It is a great compendium of various fashion dolls and commercial figures from Volks, Vento, Azone and doll designers such as Shigure Akagi, Hiroyuki Yasuda, and Gentaro Araki. There is 6 page pictorial of Gentaro Araki custom creations called Nude which was an X-box game for Microsoft Japan and Milky White. Overall an interesting find and highly recommended.

Connect the MOVIBE Q to the earphone jack of your mobile phone, and women can wait for that special call her your boyfriend(s). When he calls, MOVIBE Q is activated ON until he calls you again. You can watch your girl friend walking down the street with MOVIBE Q from the roof of a building or you can even call her from the other side of the globe. Great if your phone has video chat as well. It works with 2 N-cell batteries. The MOVIBE Q is selling very well in Japan for your info. This is proof that Japan is 3-5 years ahead of the world in mobile technology. Gotta love Japanese innvovation.

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Oh My News International has an article covering Japan’s otaku culture and how it is being much more accepted. This points to the trend that is happening in Japan and around the world where nerds are now chic. I was just in Japan- where in Akihabara, Japanese girls were looking to hang out with the otakus as a result a popular music video featuring them as well as other media coverage touting how cool they really are.
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