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    OMG Chat Pillows FTW

    Skype 'Technically Possible' on DSi, But Does This Include Video?

    New Apple Patent Points at Next-Gen iPhone Video Chat Again

    PlayStation Home Voice Chat Restored, Screws Sex Chats with Reality Again

    How To Send SMS Text Messages With Gmail's Chat

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    08/21/09

    In reply to OMG Chat Pillows FTW
    Where's my GTFO doormat?
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    08/21/09

    In reply to OMG Chat Pillows FTW
    That's great. I'll pick up a bunch for my next cuddle-party.
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    Image of Homerjay is utterly alone. Homerjay is utterly alone.
    08/21/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: I'm sad I've never been invited.....
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    08/21/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Speaking of which, for the last time YES! dammit.
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    Image of bornonbord bornonbord
    08/21/09

    In reply to OMG Chat Pillows FTW
    $30 ea.!? OMFG, NFW!!!!

    *Pillows ship in 3-6 weeks.

    I want to murder someone.
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    Scotland promoted this comment bornonbord was starred bornonbord was unstarred
    Image of Scotland Scotland
    08/21/09

    @bornonbord: $30 each ($29)
    OR $149 for 6.

    Just find 5 fellow Gizmodians who also want to be the proud owners of a "chat pillow".

    Have you bought your "chat pillow" yet? No!? Do you not want to be the proud owner of a "chat pillow"?

    You do. Well then today is your lucky day. For today (and today only) you too can own any of the fine selection of chat pillows that "Throwboy" have to offer (but for a fraction of the cost). For the low, low price of just $25 you too can own a piece of "pillow history" . (While stocks last)

    (Furthermore you (bornonbord) get to buy your pillow for only $24 thus saving you $5!)

    Lastly, when you buy a pillow from "bornonbord" you will be automatically entered into a draw to win a $50,000 car!
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    Image of bornonbord bornonbord
    08/21/09

    @Scotland: Billy Mays?

    I just bought 12. What other 5 Gizmodians want to join in on the next batch?
     Reply
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    Image of ooqooʞɐɾ_Is upside down! ooqooʞɐɾ_Is upside down!
    08/21/09

    In reply to OMG Chat Pillows FTW
    Throw the GTFO one at my girlfriend... Gr..
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    08/21/09

    @Jakooboo© 3-Time World Jenga Champion: You're not fooling ANYONE!
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    spannu promoted this comment Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was starred Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was unstarred
    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    08/21/09

    In reply to OMG Chat Pillows FTW
    Do they have one that says NSFW?
     Reply
    OMG! Ponies! promoted this comment Software_Goddess was starred Software_Goddess was unstarred
    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    08/21/09

    @Software_Goddess: Yes. It's stained and has some little crusty bits on it.
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    08/21/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: You know, you really shouldn't be returning those types of items, Ponies. It's not safe for the rest of us.
     Reply
    spannu promoted this comment Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was starred Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was unstarred
    Image of spannu spannu
    08/21/09

    @Shamoononon: My feet stink.: But the pillow already gave you a clear warning.
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    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    08/22/09

    @Software_Goddess: NSFW WTF RTFM RTFA STFU.... I doubt they have the good ones.
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    Image of Scotland Scotland
    08/22/09


    @UnderLoK:
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    Image of Voyou_Charmant Voyou_Charmant
    04/16/09

    In reply to New Apple Patent Points at Next-Gen iPhone Video Chat Again
    Instead of two cameras, how about just one that isn't almost complete garbage?
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    Image of MrBlahBlah MrBlahBlah
    04/16/09

    In reply to New Apple Patent Points at Next-Gen iPhone Video Chat Again
    We are all setting ourselves up for disappointment.
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    Image of LuckyLakey LuckyLakey
    04/16/09

    In reply to New Apple Patent Points at Next-Gen iPhone Video Chat Again
    I have deaf parents and am also involved in the deaf community and this would be huge. To be able to have full conversations that include the beauty of ASL's full language structure with non-manual markers and classifiers that can't be expressed in english would be amazing.
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    Image of SwatLax SwatLax
    04/16/09

    @LuckyLakey: 3 or 4 years ago, I remember reading an article in the Washington Post about the popularity of the Sidekick among students at Gallaudet University. I think it was one of the first phones that had a heavy emphasis on messaging with its querty keyboard.


    Would ASL via video chat be significantly faster than IM/SMS?

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    Image of LuckyLakey LuckyLakey
    04/16/09

    @SwatLax: The sidekick also added the ability to be able to use ip relay on the go which gave Hearing Impaired people the option to call hearing people in sitiuations where a phone was not accessible nor was a TTY. The problem with IM and SMS is that they are trying to use an english grammar structure to communicate and ASL grammar is more akin to french. It's a romantic language. This is why there was an inappropriate relation with "DEAF/DUMB/MUTE" when all actuality its just the same as a person who is from a foreign country doesn't use proper english. We just expect that if they're born here and live here they should speak it and write it the same way the rest of us do. Thats why they have "interpreters" not "translators".
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    04/16/09

    @LuckyLakey: GA
     Reply
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    04/16/09

    In reply to New Apple Patent Points at Next-Gen iPhone Video Chat Again
    From the patent application itself:

    In some implementations, a proximity sensor 168 can be included to facilitate the detection of the user positioning the mobile device 100 proximate to the user's ear and, in response, to disengage the touch-sensitive display 102 to prevent accidental function invocations. In some implementations, the touch-sensitive display 102 can be turned off to conserve additional power when the mobile device 100 is proximate to the user's ear.

    Sorry folks.

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    Image of beekerstudios: you are inane and stupid beekerstudios: you are inane and stupid
    04/16/09

    @YoSoyHe-Man!!_GitEmSteveDave: and your point is:


    [0029]The mobile device 100 can also include a camera lens and sensor 180. In some implementations, the camera lens and sensor 180 can be located on the back surface of the mobile device 100. The camera can capture still images and/or video.

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    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    04/16/09

    @SittingOnTheColbert_GitEmSteveDave: Kill-joy
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    04/16/09

    @beekerstudios: That the item circled is the proximity sensor, 168. The camera, 180, is located in a seperate place, and judging by the different line pattern, it's on a different plane/surface than the proximity sensor. The sensor is to shut off the touch screen when it senses it's near your ear. It's not a CCD or anything.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    04/16/09

    @Software_Goddess: @1 DVS BSTD-Its off the Hizzle fo $hizzle My Dizzle: Sorry! One day I will have a iPhone or iPod Touch and know the damage I caused you all today.
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    Image of Monty Monty
    04/16/09

    In reply to New Apple Patent Points at Next-Gen iPhone Video Chat Again
    What we really need is booty to booty video chat for the whole "video sex" thing to really take off. The iPhone is ideally suited with cheek plant touchscreen interface for maximum pleasure.
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    Image of drawp drawp
    12/23/08

    In reply to PlayStation Home Voice Chat Restored, Screws Sex Chats with Reality Again
    For something that's free, you people sure can complain.
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    drawp was starred drawp was unstarred
    Image of ripfire ripfire
    12/23/08

    @drawp: To be fair, complaints are free as well.
     Reply
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    Image of The Magnificen7 The Magnificen7
    12/23/08

    In reply to PlayStation Home Voice Chat Restored, Screws Sex Chats with Reality Again
    I still fail to see why anyone ever thought this was a good idea. Ugh.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    12/23/08

    @The Magnificen7: It's a good idea to Sony, because now they can do commercials showing Home.
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    Image of crsa3000 crsa3000
    12/22/08

    In reply to PlayStation Home Voice Chat Restored, Screws Sex Chats with Reality Again
    How would have thought that this is how PlayStation brand would end up. I like online features of video games to PLAY games with friends. If I want to interact with my friends, I will either do it in person, or on a real online social network. I'll have to pass on wasting my time walking around wearing the same t-shirt as the next guy, flirting with virtual trannies! I mean don't get me wrong, I own a PS3 and love to play games on it. It's just I wish they would have invested their time and money on making the console easier to code for so that great games wouldn't be flocking to other places.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    12/23/08

    @crsa3000: Wouldn't it be better if instead of regular people, you could choose and design your character from a list of fantastical beings or creatures. Then you can have armor, maybe some weapons, and have them cast spells and such. Then you and your friends can go on missions killing monsters or treasure hunting. Later on, if Sony allows, they can let you do PvP... Hmm. I think I'm on to something here. We can call this game World of Fantastical Beings or Creatures.
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    Image of gamecrazychris gamecrazychris
    12/22/08

    In reply to PlayStation Home Voice Chat Restored, Screws Sex Chats with Reality Again
    Home got boring when I walked into the mall and saw a line of 20 guys doing the running dance
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12/22/08

    @gamecrazychris: LOL.........


    .....


    No really, I think this is funny as hell.

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    Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of aR-Tard aR-Tard
    12/11/08

    In reply to How To Send SMS Text Messages With Gmail's Chat
    Only works with US phones :(
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12/11/08

    @aR-Tard: That's the same deal with other IM clients that can send SMS messages.
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