tamagotchi
Toys
Yuruppy Virtual Pets Want You to Rub Them All Over via Touchscreen
8:30AM Gizmodo US Edition | Making Tamagotchi virtual pets seem like a high-maintenance pain in the butt, the touchscreen Yuruppy kicks it up a notch with virtual pets that require no care and only want to be fondled. More »
Games
iPod Tamagotchi Thrills Half-Assed Pet Owners Everywhere
5:00AM Mark Wilson | While iPod Classic gaming doesn’t have quite the excitement of iPhone/iPod touch software, the famous Tamagotchi virtual pet is finally making its way to the platform. In Tamagotchi: ‘Round the World you can play with one of four animals through six minigames and three activities Sure, Tamagotchi is a few years late on the iPod scene, but for $US4.99 you can relive the digital late 90s all over again without blasting Alanis Morissette and cosying up in a nice flannel. [Tamagotchi via TUAW] More »
Gadgets
Live Vicariously Through Your Life Clock
7:30AM Sean Fallon | The Life Clock from Jinsei Tokei is kind of like a Tamagotchi for adults—but instead of caring for it, the little guy living inside this box mimics your lifestyle. Well…sort of. You see, you can choose between three characters: a salaryman, a schoolgirl or a rock star. It gets up when your alarm goes off and it goes back to sleep when you set it at night. In-between that time it will do things like eat, shop and go out on dates. It will even cook if you use it as a kitchen timer. So, this is really a model of how to to live your life. You know—earn a little money, eat 3 square meals a day, find yourself a nice girl and do it all with a strict punctuality. Available for $US55. [Japan Trend Shop via TRFJ] More »
Toys
BREAKING: Tamagotchi Still Exists, Has Evolved Colour
9:20PM John Herrman | Undoubtedly reopening the emotional wounds of millions of bereaved Millennials across the world, Tamagotchi has come back from the dead (they always do!) with a familiar line of life support simulators. This time, though, they come in colour, presumably to make the short, hungry, futile lives of those unfortunate little mutants that much more real to impressionable children. It remains to be seen if, 12 years later, today’s young children, many of whom already (and inexplicably) have a mobile phone and/or iPod, will take to the ‘Gotch. Japan only for now, but if and when they arrive in the US expect a price of around $US50. Enjoy some exciting, action-packed screenshots after the jump. [UberGizmo via Inventorspot] More »
Games
Walk Hard to Win With the Masochistic Jinsei Game of Life Pedometer
10:00AM Jack Loftus | Put simply, the Jinsei Game of Life won’t let you play the simple game contained inside it unless you exercise. It’s part pedometer, part Tamagotchi, part Lap Around Japan, and a little bit of masochism mixed in for good measure. To complete the “stages,” you must take 300 steps, at which point you’ll be granted a spin on the wheel to advance your character through the game. Don’t take the steps and there’s not really any kind of punishment. You’ll just have yet another piece of gaudy tchotchke dangling from your keys, and those little people inside will be judging you without remorse. [Takaratomy via Trends in Japan] More »
Toys
![]()
