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S.Korean inventor offers men virtual love on iPhone
December 14, 2010, Tuesday
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STRESSED out South Korean men without time to date can now at least pretend they have a girlfriend, albeit on their smart phone.
Launched on November 30 by Nabix, a South Korean developer, the iPhone application "Honey it's me!" is warming lonely hearts with the voice of "Mina", a 20-something virtual woman.
For US$1.99, Mina will make video-calls four times a day, showering subscribers with a message of bliss from 100 available. With recorded messages such as "good night, sweet dreams", Nabix said it would help subscribers feel someone cares for them and is consistently thinking of them.
According to Nabix, the application was downloaded 80,000 times on the first day alone.
An Android operating system version is expected to be launched this week and Nabix plans to provide the service in other languages, including Japanese.
Mina, a wholesome looking 20-something, has 100 different messages such as "good night, sweet dreams" to shower bliss on her "boyfriends", making them feel someone cares for them and is consistently thinking of them, said Nabix, the developer.
On the first day the application was launched 80,000 lovelorn South Koreans downloaded the app, Nabix said.
An Android operating system version is to be launched this week and Nabix plans to expand to provide services in other languages, including Japanese.
Launched on November 30 by Nabix, a South Korean developer, the iPhone application "Honey it's me!" is warming lonely hearts with the voice of "Mina", a 20-something virtual woman.
For US$1.99, Mina will make video-calls four times a day, showering subscribers with a message of bliss from 100 available. With recorded messages such as "good night, sweet dreams", Nabix said it would help subscribers feel someone cares for them and is consistently thinking of them.
According to Nabix, the application was downloaded 80,000 times on the first day alone.
An Android operating system version is expected to be launched this week and Nabix plans to provide the service in other languages, including Japanese.
Mina, a wholesome looking 20-something, has 100 different messages such as "good night, sweet dreams" to shower bliss on her "boyfriends", making them feel someone cares for them and is consistently thinking of them, said Nabix, the developer.
On the first day the application was launched 80,000 lovelorn South Koreans downloaded the app, Nabix said.
An Android operating system version is to be launched this week and Nabix plans to expand to provide services in other languages, including Japanese.
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