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Gallery: Sony 3D 360-degree display prototype (hands-on)

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Sony's 360-degree RayModeler 3D display brings its glasses-free act to LA, plays Breakout (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>autostereoscopicmax headroomMaxHeadroomprototyperaymodeler 3dRaymodeler3dsiggraphsiggraph 2010Siggraph2010sonyvideovirtual petVirtualPetvolumetricWed, 28 Jul 2010 17:29:00 EST<![CDATA[Tamagotchi renamed TamaTown Tama-Go, no change in amount of attention it requires]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/tamagotchi-renamed-tamatown-tama-go-no-change-in-amount-of-atte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/tamagotchi-renamed-tamatown-tama-go-no-change-in-amount-of-atte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/tamagotchi-renamed-tamatown-tama-go-no-change-in-amount-of-atte/#comments That's right, grab the tissues and take some time to mourn the death of the Tamagotchi as we knew it. The guys at Bandai have gone and totally revamped the beloved virtual pet, giving it the new name of TamaTown Tama-Go to match that of the already existing Tamatown.com virtual world. Though there have been very minimal changes to the purpose of the toy -- you still have to remember to keep your little character well fed and rested -- the $20 pocketable keychain has morphed into an Easter egg shaped device with a slightly larger and higher contrast four-grayscale display. Why make a portable device larger than before? Well to accommodate attachable collectible figures, of course! Obviously sold separately, the $7 TamaTown figures attach to the top of the Tama-Go and are preloaded with two character specific games and goods. We understand that these sorts of changes are better processed in images (and dreams), so hit the gallery below for more miniscule figures than you can (probably) handle.

Gallery: Tamatown by Tamagotchi

Tamagotchi renamed TamaTown Tama-Go, no change in amount of attention it requires originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via Impress]

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Sony's 360-degree 3D display prototype makes virtual pets more lifelike, expensive originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Takara Tomy's taking the virtual pet territory most famously inhabited by Bandai's Tamgotchis to the next level with Yuruppy. Yuruppy's just like any other fake pet -- you need to slave away to keep it alive for seemingly little reward other than the knowledge that it will "live" to "see" another day. This one's got a touchscreen however, so that you can actually pet your needy little buddy, on top of training and feeding. Fun! Sure, it seems insane to pile fake responsibilities on top of all the actual ones we humans have to deal with... insanely awesome. Regardless, the Yuruppy also comes in kitten and chicken varieties (yeah, we don't know), and it'll be $21 when it's available in Asia, and a deluxe version with a larger screen will run $38.

[Via CNET]

Yuruppy virtual pet ready to make you feel guilty for not taking good enough care of it originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Say it ain't so! As if keeping one Tamagotchi healthy wasn't tiresome enough, now Bandai is out to prove whether or not you could legitimately handle quadruplets. The Tamagotchi Connection V5 maintains the same addictiveness charm found in prior iterations, but also allows humans to focus on "raising multiple characters simultaneously." Supposedly, this will somehow enable kids (um, only kids?) to "experience family values," but we can't envision it doing much more than sucking away even more precious hours of our life. Ready to cave? If so, you can reportedly find these nationwide right now for $14.99, but the "refreshed" edition -- along with the Tamagotchi Pedometer, Tama-watchi, and redesigned Gotchi Gear lineup -- won't be landing until July.

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Tamagotchi Connection V5: oh no, now the family's involved originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sure, we all feared this day might come, and while we had certainly hoped that the ten-year anniversary would mark the close of a craze that should have never happened, it looks like Bandai is going to milk this thing one more time. Of course, we saw new life in Tamagotchi land earlier this year, but in a new movie set to debut this December, several of the Tamagotchi characters will be thrilling youngsters and annoying parents by "befriending a human girl who shows up at their virtual home on a star." The animated picture will be distributed by Toho Company, and while we're not certain if this flick will actually make it to US soil, let's hope for all of our sakes that it stays fairly contained.

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Tamagotchi movie to prove whether kids really will watch anything originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We've seen some virtual pets over the years, but we're not entirely sure what to make of the virtual pet. Do you mate them and create strange new breeds? Or fight them to the death via IR? Apparently (and hopefully) neither this time; Bandai's new Human Player is a little more like you than an amorphous pixelated blob. You start by taking a 50 question "Eco-Gram" that assigns your little avatar one of 22 personalities, which commingles (or rejects) other Human Players, and establishes quaint, confined "interpersonal" relationships. Hits Japan for ¥2,980 ($25); it's certainly a new take on the virtual pet, but still a little creepy for our tastes; we're strongly hoping this isn't how we get reincarnated.

[Via Kilian Nakamura, thanks Michael]

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Bandai's Human Player virtual "pet" originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 12:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Special Edition Tamagotchi celebrates 10 years of wasted time originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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