I Am Not Talking On A Human-Shaped Phone That Feels Like Skin

Japanese researchers at the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International seem to think that making a humanoid-looking phone and covering it in a material that feels like skin will make us feel closer to whoever we’re talking to. Judging from that photo, I’d be seriously weirded out.

The phone, which is made to look like a genderless, ageless person, resembles the creepy sperm baby robot thing we wrote about back in August (got the chills just thinking about it). A loudspeaker is located in its head, and it glows red or blue in the chest depending on whether it’s in use or on standby. And if you think I’m going to talk to something that looks like a premature fetus, you’re crazy. [AFP/PhysOrg]

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    Steve Tran

    Friday, March 4, 2011 at 9:37 PM

    It’s the Greendale Human Being!

    In all seriousness, this is creepy as fuck.

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    quog

    Friday, March 4, 2011 at 10:24 PM

    what about children using it – much smaller ear to mouth distance – bit suss, and a little creepy

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    Bob

    Saturday, March 5, 2011 at 1:36 AM

    I have a pic of my finger next to a foetus. In comparison, if that guy in the pic was me, the entire foetus body would be roughly ¼ the size of the doll’s head next to that finger.

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