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Virtual Newscaster

Posted by michael on from the not-just-another-pretty-face dept.

Chad Coffman was the first to submit Ananova, an animated character which can "read" news and breaking stories in real-time. Waste of bandwidth? Or broadband killer app?

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  1. User preferences? by joshv · · Score: 5

    The article mentions that her delivery of the news items could be modified to suit user preferences.

    I can just see the options now:

    Sultry Voice: On
    Accent: [x]French []British []American
    Flirtation Coefficient: Min |----------O-| Max
    Startup Phrase: [ Hey there sexy, have I got some HOT news for you ]
    Shutdown Phrase: [ Mmmmm, ohhhh, mmmmmmmmm ]
    Lipstick Color: Hooker Red