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INTEREST: Stay Warm with a USB-Powered, Inflatable Hug Pillow Heated to Exactly Human Body Temperatu


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Actar



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 7:11 am Reply with quote
I loved how they blurred out Fate's face like she was a real person.
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Mohawk52



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 7:30 am Reply with quote
What was that tremor!? Shocked

Oh it's just Japan's birth rate fall some more. No change there then. Laughing
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Hameyadea



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 7:44 am Reply with quote
Keeping warm in style

Actar wrote:
I loved how they blurred out Fate's face like she was a real person.

I think it has more to do with Japan's copyright laws.
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Mr. Oshawott



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 8:07 am Reply with quote
Well, at least the folks owning this sort of dakimakura will have a creative way of staying warm throughout the winter.

...and yes, I knew that was Fate Testarossa that was on that pillow. Razz


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Cutiebunny



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 9:19 am Reply with quote
I was more amused by the model poses and sound effects.

They probably should have blurred the faces of the models. Some grandma probably had a heart attack after realizing her sweet grandchild has a heated dakimakura fetish.
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oblivious247



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 9:39 am Reply with quote
I like girls.
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_Cyphon_



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 9:59 am Reply with quote
Shocked I am speechless right now...
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 10:09 am Reply with quote
oblivious247 wrote:

I like girls.


So do they real 2D!
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Kadmos1



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 10:15 am Reply with quote
I wonder how socially deprived some of these minds might have been to have come up with such an idea.
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TheAncientOne



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 10:46 am Reply with quote
I assume this is for people that stay in the same position all night. I know a cord attached to anything I'm sleeping with with quickly become unplugged, damaged, wrapped around a part of my body, or all three.
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Kadmos1



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 11:04 am Reply with quote
TheAncientOne wrote:
I assume this is for people that stay in the same position all night. I know a cord attached to anything I'm sleeping with with quickly become unplugged, damaged, wrapped around a part of my body, or all three.


I will occasionally turn over when I sleep and this is definitely something not for me.
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gilnokoibito



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 11:10 am Reply with quote
Apparently I am the open minded one here...
I actually can't stand warm things when I sleep (I need a cool fan running after all) but I am actually highly tempted and kinda want one of these...

Then again, I hate actually physical contact so I guess if nothing else this mimicking human warmth could probably help calm my anxiety attacks and such ('cause actual people hugging me only makes it worse Anime hyper) But they say that hugging and holding warm things help so there ya go!

Plus, then I can put my Izaya or Gil covers on it. Anime hyper
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Swissman



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 11:25 am Reply with quote
Kadmos1 wrote:
I wonder how socially deprived some of these minds might have been to have come up with such an idea.


It's a joke and shouldn't be taken at face value (which unfortunately happens a lot among western fans everytime some news show up about these kinds of otaku gadets). Japanese love these kind of technical toys. They don't take it seriously themselves (but nevertheless, they pay good money for it).
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Actar



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 11:51 am Reply with quote
Hameyadea wrote:
I think it has more to do with Japan's copyright laws.


Yes, I'm aware of that. But unlike brands or brand images, they didn't blur out everything, just her face.
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Mr. Oshawott



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 11:52 am Reply with quote
Yes, a USB-powered pillow wouldn't suit me very well, since I would turn over every now and then. Plus, there's the of risk electric shock.
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