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DoCoMo Eggy: Phone/Video/Email Cuteness

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the trinkets-for-your-significant-other dept.

Scott_Marks writes: "In the fine tradition of the previously-reported finger-phone, DoCoMo has brought out their Eggy! The Babelfish translation is, as usual, a total hoot." I'm a little confused about what this thing will do to your poor "knitting machine," but imagine a baby-blue Nintendo controller with a built in camera, a small LCD and a nice chunk of RAM, equipped with a Web browser. And for anyone who laughs at the fingerphone, I had a chance to use one of these in October courtesy of a DoCoMo representative in Atlanta, and called home with surprizing clarity. So maybe this little thing isn't so crazy ...

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  1. I Just Love Japanese English Translation by The+Original+Bobski · · Score: 5

    Classic excerpt from a 1968 Honda motorcycle operation manual:

    "Beware the oil spot, for there in lie the skid demon."

    In a funny way it really makes the point.

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    satire, n: 1) witty language used to convey insults or scorn; 2) a form of humor lost on most slashdot moderators.