Japanese flowers start talking back
Japanese romantics will have the chance to hear
some truly flowery language with the help of a playful gadget purported to
express the feelings of plants. Through the voice of a small doll, the device
will share what the plant is supposedly ‘thinking’ when a person
strokes it.
“Are you glad to see me or is that a USB drive in your pocket?”
I don’t know if anyone in your family talks to flowers; but, this would be the perfect present for someone who does.
Japanese romantics will have the chance to hear some truly flowery language with the help of a playful gadget purported to express the feelings of plants. Through the voice of a small doll, the device will share what the plant is supposedly ‘thinking’ when a person strokes it.
The “Hanakotoba”, or “Communication Flower”, consists of a small rod topped with a fairy figurine that can be put inside a potted plant or vase of water.
When the owner touches the stem or leaves, a small electric current passes from the rod through a wire to a small doll.
“What a beautiful day!” the doll, wearing a green vest and cone hat, will say once the flower is touched, or “Let’s stay friends forever!”
Hanakotoba has up to 200 different phrases, some as potentially uncomfortable as “Do you have a boyfriend?”
I imagine one or another of the Web-based companies that specializes in Japanese gadgets for early adopters will have this, soon.
Posted: Sun - December 31, 2006 at 06:28 AM