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The Neediest Dolls In The World
captinsano writes "Forbes.com is taking a look at, 'The Needies,' the newest interactive stuffed toys, each one of which is fitted with an internal microprocessor and wireless antenna. They beg for attention (with varying levels of perversity) and when you finally pick one up the others complain loudly ("Throw him! Throw him!"). They're a cool example of the coming wave of wireless toys --and interestingly enough they are being designed for adults, not just children. There's a funny video showing the dolls in action, as well." These toys were originally designed after their NYU student creators and modeled after the horrible behavior they saw themselves exhibiting while trying to come up with a school project.
I always though Realdoll was the choice for the nerdiest?
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Just in time for Christmas!
...when you finally pick one up the others complain loudly ("Throw him! Throw him!").
Rumor has it that Steve Ballmer has invested in this technology and plans to implement it in a new line of chairs.
These toys were originally designed after their NYU student creators and modeled after the horrible behavior they saw themselves exhibiting while trying to come up with a school project.
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Damnit, when will these Intelligent Design freaks stop their propaganda campaign?!
I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.
... This technology is integrated into RealDolls?
Finally, you can have a more realistic three-way without faking two falsetto voices.
...Also, I didn't know Buggalo could fly.
They are called "Toddlers", sometimes also known as "Storm-Troopers in the Army of Chaos".
Table-ized A.I.
Sounds like a fun sadistic toy. I hope these things are like really mean. (I am remembering a cute late night cable tv cartoon with furry animals killing each other.) It'd be great to be able to buy toy flame throwers and stuff and have the dolls yell at you to fry each other. If done right this could go well with my demotivator posters! :)
At what price learning? At what cost wisdom? The price is a man's peace of mind, and the cost is his life.
Apparently these guys never watched Chucky the Killer Doll as children. I just can't wait till someone hax0rz these things wirelessly to attack the children!
Charming man. I wish I had a daughter so I could forbid her to marry one. -Arthur Dent
I can see how these things could be big laughs for the first 10 minutes. Just stick your hand up their ass and they start chattering away. Love me squeeze me never leave me. How cute. How adorably neurotically needy! By minute 11, I think I'd begin to feel a burning desire to cram them into the microwave. The frozen burrito setting should be about right. In that regard, Needies are much like my first marriage, only without the pre-nup.
> throw baby
... I've got two daughters. Same concept, except I have to send them to college.
nyah, I once knew a needy doll. She had moxy I tell ya. Moxy! Then the coppers came. She said "you ain't gonna get me coppers! Nyah!!!". They shot her all to pieces, seeee. She was always callin me on the rotary seeee. That dame was a needy doll.
If an officer ever threatens to taze you, say you have a pacemaker.
I'm sure that would only happen if the other babies shouted "Throw him! Throw him!" when the toddler picked one up... Real babies just don't possess such a sharp wit.
This could spark a wave of vasectomies and hysterectomies.
> Bad parenting and nothing else. If parents can't instil good values and
> commonsense behaviour into their children then they shouldn't be parents imho.
bwahahaha. Spoken by the usual moron who has never had kids.
Instilled good values and commonsense behaviour into a TODDLER?!
May as well teach your dog particle physics.