If you fancy using Twitter as much as we do, you’ll probably scream like a pre-teen when you lay your eyeballs on what toy maker Takara Tomy has conjured up in Japan. Dubbed Twimal, this loveable Pokemon-esque desk companion plugs into your Windows machine via USB and has one reason for its existence — to read your tweets. Available in blue or white (male or female voice, respectively), these little bots are able to read all sorts of tweets (replies, lists, user-specific, etc.), in what appears to be Japanese only. If you’re interested in getting your 140-character messages read in the cutest way possible, look for these toys on digital shelves in Japan on March 31 for ¥2,480 (around 30 bucks). And do yourself a favor; watch the video after the break. You’ll thank us later.

Continue reading Twimal the Twitter reader reads your tweets, looks adorable while doing so (video)

Twimal the Twitter reader reads your tweets, looks adorable while doing so (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 28 Mar 2011 07:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink CrunchGear  |  Takara Tomy (Japanese)  | Email this | Comments
Engadget

FanHouse: Winning isn’t good enough for Boise St.
LARAMIE, Wyo. – They don’t give extra credit for style, but Austin Pettis went ahead with the somersault anyway, his body flipping head over heels in the end zone, a silly stunt guaranteed to make the weekend TV highlights. Might as well, right?
Read more on MSNBC