DailyDirt: Beauty Is Only Pixel-Deep...
from the urls-we-dig-up dept
We've pointed out Eguchi Aimi not too long ago -- she's the artificial member of the Japanese pop band AKB48. It looks like there can only be more computer-generated people on the way, so here are a few quick links on this uncanny trend.- Apparently, computer-generated eyes are also the windows to the soul... A study finds that one component of the Uncanny Valley is the look of the eyes. [url]
- Would you buy a Toyota Corolla from Hatsune Miku? She's probably a bit more attractive than Mr. Opportunity, but her voice is not quite as easy on the ears. [url]
- Max Headroom pitched Coca-Cola back in the 80s, so we've been living with artificial pitchmen for a few decades now. Maybe Max was a little more than "20 minutes into the future" back then, but he still didn't see the end of New Coke. [url]
- To discover more interesting tech-related content, check out what's currently floating around the StumbleUpon universe. [url]
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Filed Under: akb48, cgi, eguchi aimi, hatsune miku, max headroom, uncanny valley
Companies: coca-cola, toyota
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Hatsune Miku selling a Toyota Corolla?
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Re: Hatsune Miku selling a Toyota Corolla?
http://www.toyota.com/corollamiku/
Too bad it isn't a real customized Corolla and is just a ad campaign instead because that would of seriously tempted me.
At least I did get to go out to Toyota sponsored live concert at Anime Expo, it was amazing.
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For shame!!
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Max Headroom Was Not Computer-Generated
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Re: Max Headroom Was Not Computer-Generated
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Re: Max Headroom Was Not Computer-Generated
Wikipedia says no.
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Re: Re: Max Headroom Was Not Computer-Generated
"Later in the US version, they were actually generated by a Commodore Amiga computer."
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