Easily digestible tech news... http://www.techdirt.com/ en-us http://www.techdirt.com/images/td-88x31.gifhttp://www.techdirt.com/ Thu, 8 Sep 2011 17:00:00 PDT Michael Ho http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110823/18433115643/dailydirt-beauty-is-only-pixel-deep.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110823/18433115643/dailydirt-beauty-is-only-pixel-deep.shtml Eguchi Aimi not too long ago -- she's the artificial member of the Japanese pop band AKB48. It looks like there can only be more computer-generated people on the way, so here are a few quick links on this uncanny trend.

• Apparently, computer-generated eyes are also the windows to the soul... A study finds that one component of the Uncanny Valley is the look of the eyes. [url]
• Would you buy a Toyota Corolla from Hatsune Miku? She's probably a bit more attractive than Mr. Opportunity, but her voice is not quite as easy on the ears. [url]
• Max Headroom pitched Coca-Cola back in the 80s, so we've been living with artificial pitchmen for a few decades now. Maybe Max was a little more than "20 minutes into the future" back then, but he still didn't see the end of New Coke. [url]
• To discover more interesting tech-related content, check out what's currently floating around the StumbleUpon universe. [url]  

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