Talking Sex Robot Unveiled
Douglas Hines is a happily married inventor from New Jersey, who spent three years trying to find a market for his artificial intelligence technology. Failing to find a match, he turned to a different avenue.
Last month at the Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas, he unveiled the result–Roxxxy, the world’s most sophisticated sex robot.
Some of the features:
- soft silicone “skin” that is warmed via tubes that wind through the body
- a rigid skeleton that can be contorted into almost any natural position
- sensors in her hands and genital areas that will trigger vocal responses from her when touched–she even shudders to simulate orgasm
- voice recognition software that analyzes the speakers words and uses pattern-recognition software to match them against a database containing hundreds of appropriate responses
- five preloaded personalities, from Frigid Farrah to Wild Wendy
- a three-hour rechargeable battery
Despite the $7,000 price tag that accompanies the sex robot, Hines claims that he has received more than 4,000 pre-orders and 20,000 requests for more information at his TrueCompanion.com web site.
Personally, I think we’ll take the same approach we do with all of Apple’s technology releases–wait until the second generation is released with a camera, USB hub, and other features that couldn’t quite be worked into the first generation…
Seattle Crook Not Too Smart
Seattle police were dispatched to a local peep show strip club last Saturday at 2am to arrest a patron. Not an unruly guest, or someone causing problems with dancers–but rather someone who was trying to break into the dancers dressing room.
Because, you know, apparently there he might be able to see them…oh, wait, that’s right–it was a strip club!
The man had entered stall #7 (personally, I’d never go to a club with stalls), and climbed into the ceiling through panels. His plan failed when his legs fell through the glass ceiling above one of the dancers (that’s right, they have glass ceilings).
Damages were severe enough that the club, normally open 24 hours a day, had to temporarily shut down.
Concept Motorcycles for the Future…
More random web surfing recently led us to a post of “Concept Motorcycles for 2010.”
Some of the bikes on there really look bad ass, like the Mad Max Aitu Motorbike–although I’m not so sure about that seat.
Some of the bikes also look like they may be a little bit beyond 2010, to me–like the carbon fiber bike, and the Harley Davidson 2020 (the 2020 in the name is the first clue that it’s not going to be a 2010 bike).
Surprisingly, at least one bike that is a “2010 Concept” has actually been around for years–we last wrote about the Dodge Tomahawk motorcycle last year (almost a year to the day, in fact), and remember hearing about it early in the decade.
Not so sure about the Red Bull Motorcycle either–looks less concept-like, more corporate sponsorship-like to me…
10 “Bad” Things That Are Good For You
LiveScience.com did a post (a few weeks back) of 10 “Bad Things” that are good for you. I’ve been kind of torn as to whether or not I should draw (even more) attention to it.
On the one hand, it says some of my favorite things–beer, wine, chocolate and sex–are good for you.
On the other hand, I’m not sure how the hell something like sex ended up on the “Bad Thing” list in the first place… Next thing you know, they’ll try to tell me that gambling, fantasy football and whiskey are “Bad” too…
Female Professor Confirms – Men Are Better at Parking
Scientists at a German University recently published the results of a study that confirmed that men really are better at parking–straight on or parallel, and actually are still quicker at it than women as well.
Particularly interesting was that the co-author of the study was a woman–Dr. Claudia Wolf–who took on the study in part because of the he number of chauvinistic comments she encountered about women drivers.
While I normally find studies of this nature to be pointless, the fact that it (probably) didn’t cost US Taxpayers anything, combined with the fact that it proves something I’ve long suspected but never been able to convince my wife of means I’m all in favor of it this time.
The Hangover DVD Review
Had the opportunity to check out the DVD of The Hangover (Unrated Two-Disc Special Edition) over the weekend, and have to admit, I’m impressed. The DVD includes both the theatrical release and an unrated version of the film, along with some standard DVD fare–commentary, gag reel, and some extra photos from the missing camera (if you’d like to try to win a free copy of The Hangover on Blu-Ray, check our previous post).
If you’re a fan of Ken Jeong’s performance, you’ll definitely get a kick out of the extra’s, as there are numerous improv outtakes from several of his scenes, and several other quasi-interviews with him that are out there.
The highlight of the DVD, of course, is the movie itself, which is the best comedy I’ve seen in 2009, and possibly the last few years. I think a lot went into making it that, from not over-hyping the movie coming out, leaving some of the best parts out of the trailer (while still making it funny), and using actors who aren’t quite yet household names (or weren’t). This, combined with some early positive reviews via social media, and Warner Brothers ended up with a hit on their hands, which actually exceeded my expectations, rather than failed to live up to them (like so many Will Ferrell movies of late).
Now let’s just hope they don’t take the typical Hollywood route, and decide they have to make a sequel…