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xoxoxoBruce

10-05-2008 12:39 AM

October 5, 2008: Epidermits

Wired has this toy, to creep out your friends and neighbors.
Kids will probably take it in stride, however.

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A human-like tissue organism covers the robotic thing, which also runs on fuel cells for energy. In theory, you are supposed to be able to program it to move around and act as your kid’s nightmarish companion. But that's not all:

They require minimal maintenance, can be stored in state of forced hibernation in standard refrigerators, and are customizable with different body, skin and hair selections and through tanning, tattooing and piercing.

http://cellar.org/2008/epidermits.jpg

Kind of weird looking, but it does have a nifty handle the girls will like, and It
promotes imagination, filling in the facial... well actually the head features.

Hey, wait, what? Tanning? Tattooing?
Piercing, you can do to any old teddy bear.
I suppose you could tattoo your dolls with a sharpie, too.

But tanning? :eek:

ZenGum

10-05-2008 04:36 AM

I'm suddenly finding myself less disapproving of webkinz.

Sundae

10-05-2008 04:43 AM

It's conceptual of course...

Treasenuak

10-05-2008 07:18 AM

You know, I've looked at this thing five or six times, and I STILL can't decide if that's the COOLEST thing I've ever seen... or the creepiest. Nor can I get Dr. Frankenstein's exclamation out of my head... "It's... ALIVE!!"

spudcon

10-05-2008 08:32 AM

Looks like a girl I dated once. Can you make bacon with it too?

xoxoxoBruce

10-05-2008 09:00 AM

I've been trying to figure out if the handle is at the front end, or the back end.

Maybe it depends on your gender. :unsure:

Trilby

10-05-2008 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Treasenuak (Post 489973)

I STILL can't decide if that's the COOLEST thing I've ever seen... or the creepiest.

It's the creepiest.
That's why they pay me 1.5 million dollars a year. I make executive decisions like that.

TheMercenary

10-05-2008 09:41 AM

Does that metal tail vibrate?

Cloud

10-05-2008 09:45 AM

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"handles the girls will like"? not in my wildest nightmares, honey. I like this "concept" mo better:

Antimatter

10-05-2008 10:41 AM

Meh - standard shock tactic for grabbing attention. No real product, just a loosely dreamed up dystopian fantasy gizmo that may or may not be feasible to produce a few decades from now. All it really does is generate traffic on their website.

Sundae

10-05-2008 11:04 AM

They're a design company. It's what they do. Like a concept car is never really released, like catwalk fashion isn't really worn. And they admitted is was supposed to be creepy technology gone wrong.

And I want one

xoxoxoBruce

10-05-2008 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Antimatter (Post 490054)

Meh - standard shock tactic for grabbing attention. No real product, just a loosely dreamed up dystopian fantasy gizmo that may or may not be feasible to produce a few decades from now.

You can see it at MOMA, NYC, today.

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All it really does is generate traffic on their website.

Once you get to their website, you have to click at least 5 times to get to this item... and that's only if you know how to get to it.

monster

10-05-2008 03:39 PM

For the recipe I'm thinking casserole that comes with it's own cutlery/silverware. awesome.

xoxoxoBruce

10-05-2008 08:22 PM

From refrigerator to oven, also.;)

monster

10-05-2008 08:35 PM

and great as a To Go option for families on the run...

...is it organic, though?

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