Poke your boss, crush a stickman with new Japanese toy

November 20th, 2008 Japan's toy giant Bandai employee demonstrates 'Tuttuki bako', or poking box

Japan's toy giant Bandai employee demonstrates "Tuttuki bako", or poking box, a palm-sized plastic box with a simple digital display on the front, a coin-size hole on the side and a motion sensor inside. When you stick your finger in the hole, a virtual finger appears on the screen for petting or even torturing the animal or stickman.

If the financial crisis makes you want to poke a finger in your boss's eye or unleash some high karate kicks in the office, a Japanese toymaker may have the -- virtual -- answer.



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  • Flakk - Nov 20, 2008
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    Ladies and gentelmen......the evolution of the glory hole!
  • bmcghie - Nov 23, 2008
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    Only out of Japan, eh? :) Trust those innovative japanese to have absolutely no qualms about pushing the limits of decency (and sanity?) in the mainstream marketplace. Ha!

    What's next, a squeeze ball that can display the boss's picture on the surface?

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