Posted in Business, Design, History, Keychain Pets, Live pets on Aug 3rd, 2007
Bowlingual, a small handheld device for interpreting the barks of your “real” dog was announced by a Takara press release on 10 June 2002. The Japan Acoustic Laboratory’s “Animal Emotion Analysis System” formed the basis for the invention. A database of voiceprints was developed for comparisons. Takara handled the planning and marketing. Dreams Come True, […]
Posted in Business, History, Keychain Pets on Jul 29th, 2007
Hasbro (Tiger) has relaunched the famous Giga Pets from the early days of keychain pets. The new pets are available in several animals to suit both boys and girls (scorpion and bunny shown here). They are much more rounded in appearance than the early pets. We include a photo here of the original Digital Doggie […]
Posted in Business, Keychain Pets on Jul 28th, 2007
Hasbro is currently selling a series of keychain virtual pets called Littlest Pet Shop Digital Pets. Each one has a nice snap at the top for attaching it to you backpack or belt loop, a charm indicating which pet it is, and two tools to care for the pet. The tools are typically a brush […]
Posted in Dating, Keychain Pets, People on Jul 27th, 2007
You can date 8 different partners of the opposite sex, each with their own personality ranging from mild to wild. You keep your partner happy by buying them gifts, giving them compliments, taking them out on dates, and doing things with them. If you want to dump them, give them bad presents and insult them. […]
Posted in Business, History, Keychain Pets, Tamagotchi on Jun 29th, 2007
I just recalled, this Thanksgiving will be the 10th Anniversary of the release of Virtual Pet Secrets magazine back in 1997. I edited it for H&S Media. The first (and only) issue covered keychain virtual pets in depth with articles on collecting, displaying some of the larger collections, trends and developments, FAQ and tips, the […]
