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Again with the Ahnold movie links!
Aug. 27th, 2005 05:40 amOkay, I'm not going to actually link to any Arnold the Governator movies... though I will mention one. The 6th day (2000). After discussing the RePet issue a few times here and there as they continue to perfect cloning techniques using cats and dogs - we knew it was inevitable that the talking "lifelike" doll creation was just around the corner. This ain't your average Teddy Ruxpin either. In the 6th Day it was the "Cindy" doll, which was (of course) played by a real little girl and was freakishly amusing. This thing supposedly can... well, read the article for yourself!
Two other reasons I like this article: It mentions MacGyver and the Chatty Cathy doll.
A Doll That Can Recognize Voices, Identify Objects and Show Emotion
By MICHEL MARRIOTT
Judy Shackelford, who has been in the toy industry for more than 40 years, has seen a lot of dolls. But none, she says, like her latest creation, a marvel of digital technologies, including speech-recognition and memory chips, radio frequency tags and scanners, and facial robotics. She and her team have christened it Amazing Amanda.
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Two other reasons I like this article: It mentions MacGyver and the Chatty Cathy doll.
A Doll That Can Recognize Voices, Identify Objects and Show Emotion
By MICHEL MARRIOTT
Judy Shackelford, who has been in the toy industry for more than 40 years, has seen a lot of dolls. But none, she says, like her latest creation, a marvel of digital technologies, including speech-recognition and memory chips, radio frequency tags and scanners, and facial robotics. She and her team have christened it Amazing Amanda.
( Read more... )
