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Article #648Re: Bio-Pets (not your father's sea monkeys)
From: Marsha
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 23:06
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 23:06
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bearclaw@cruller.invalid wrote: > They have not yet been approved for sale, and so their prices haven't > been set. But the product exists, and it is creepy beyond belief. It is > called "Genpet". It comes packaged in plastic, in a nutrient-induced > "hibernation". It is alive. It slowly wakes up after the package is > opened; it is supposed to emulate the movement of a human infant, and > according to the website, it immediately bonds with the first person it > sees. > > Although horrifying, I nevertheless found myself reading through the > entire website, where you can see the product and its required display > case. > > <http://www.genpets.com/> > > This is just too weird. You can buy your Genpet bioengineered to behave > in any of several different color-coded ways: Red means "athletic and > energetic". I think of it as the A-D-D Genpet. Violet means "imaginative > and spiritual". Perhaps this is the hippy Genpet. > > With minimal care, your new Genpet can live either 1 or 3 years > depending on the model you buy. > > Some of the accessories available for your new "pet" are "nutrient > packs" and "tooth remover". > > Coming soon to a mall near you. This concept sickens me. Marsha/Ohio
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