Creepy Japanese Humanoid Cellphone Threatens Mobilized’s Friday Productivity
I was about to get to work this morning (really, I was), when I found myself utterly distracted by news items about a prototype cellphone out of Japan that takes a vaguely human form.
According to various blog reports, one talks to the Elfoid–as the phone is known–and then the speaker’s voice comes out of the fetus-like device. Worse yet, it has a texture reminiscent of human skin and tickles the recipient when a call comes in. Apparently Osaka University and NTT DoCoMo are the ones responsible for making me feel like I need to shower again.
The video below doesn’t do more than show the Elfoid from various angles and reaffirm the product’s aforementioned creepiness, but I couldn’t help watching it.
