11. Walking Gundam robot He's called GuardRobo,
he's 3.4m tall, and can stomp forwards, backwards and sideways.
That said, he can only fire foam bullets, so Robocop would make
mincemeat of him.
Seems to be a good day in the world of robotics, first GuardRobo,
the crime-fighting champion of mall security, then this 3.4M tall
walking gun-platform. Fortunately, unlike its security guard
brethren, the Land Walker is controlled directly by a human, is
based on the fictitious Gundam cartoon character and only capable
of firing foam bullets. Phew. It weighs in at 1 ton and can walk
forwards, backwards and sideways at an unthreatening 1.5kph. And if
you think the neighbourhood kids are becoming a bit of a pest then
Masaaki Nagumo will happily custom build you your very own Land
Walker for a the princely sum of 36m yen (about £186,000).
12. V Girl virtual girlfriend Think having
cybersex is sad? Now imagine having cybersex with a
Tamagotchi...
Ideal for perfecting your relationship skills, each Virtual
Girlfriend/Virtual Boyfriend features 8 LCD characters, all with
their own distinct personality: from studious square to insatiable
gothic bunny boiler.
The idea is to keep your randomly selected cyber partner happy by
taking them out, complimenting them, buying them gifts and doing
naughty things with them.
If you don't like your date you can attempt to get dumped by
insulting them and giving rubbish presents. Just like real life.
Alternatively you can press reset and try your luck with someone
else. Nothing like real life. The possibilities are endless and
really rather risqué.
You don't need us to tell you how ludicrously addictive attempting
to get your wicked way with a special new someone is, even when
they're encased in a little plastic box that hangs from your
keyring. In fact, we feel a craze coming on. So hit Add to Cart
before the whole world goes digi-date doolally.
