Do You Need a Nagging Wife?


	Do You Need a Nagging Wife?

rmowery

10-23-2008 3:15 PM

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Settle down, boys and girls—it's not nearly as bad as you might think. These "wives" are actually just cellphone programs that nag you, since that's all anyone expects wives to do. From <A target="_blank" href="http://www.kilian-nakamura.com/blog-english/index.php/virtual-wife-reminds-you-to-eat-healthy/">Trends in Japan</A>:</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.toplessrobot.com/2008/10/super_terrific_japanese_thing_virtual_wife.php"><BLOCKQUOTE><DIV>Subscribers to the free service can choose from one of four virtual wives, who include a cute maid café waitress, a cool domineering analyst, a motherly nurse, and a fashionable nail artist, and even pick her name. Users then input their height, weight, and lifestyle habits.</DIV>

In return, they receive 4 emails daily from their virtual wife that include nagging reminders not to engage in unhealthy habits and suggestions for reaching their ideal body weight—all in a tone of voice appropriate to the chosen character. The service also includes a “meal management tool” with a space to input a menu and find out how many calories are likely involved. </BLOCKQUOTE></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/20C51DBC-43B8-4FDA-899D-E4CBCB52E6B8/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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