Every year lots of wacky and sometimes awesome tech gets showcased at CEATEC, the Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies, at Makuhari Messe.
This year we had laundry-folding robots, among other projects.
ROHM Semiconductor and Techmac presented the Tokimeki Sensor, which can apparently identify the exact moment someone falls in love.
Optical sensors are able to pinpoint the way you respond to someone to show that moment when you apparently change inside and think, THIS is the one for me.
Well, that sounds more like it means the spark of attraction than anything, but let’s not spoil the marketing!
Here you can see a male participant being flattered by both a real-life hot model and a 2D virtual character (hey, this is Japan). Which lady caused the man to “fall in love”?
We have no idea if this is genuine technology or just a tongue-in-cheek demo intended to get publicity.
Perhaps they should really be checking for bulges in a man’s pants?
On the official website, Tokimeki Sensor’s makers are asking people to vote for which lady they prefer: a real one or a virtual character.
When we looked, the two-dimensional gal was winning!
