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Would anyone buy a talking doll?

Jan 10, 2009

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    1. Its a great idea, but i would be creeped out by it.
       
      #61 MNova, Jan 13, 2009
    2. Ooh, that might actually be kind of cute! I'm kind of picky though so I'd only want to pay that much if it was REALLY good audio quality, like it really sounded like a real person talking to me. =]
      Also I'm a part of a community for amateur voice actors, and I know just the voice I'd want for my boy. I just hope the person who I'd commission to record voice clips for him wouldn't be creeped out by the idea. XD
       
      #62 Jaela, Jan 13, 2009
    3. Absolutely not. My dolls already communicate quite well on their own. I wouldn't want a sound chip with the wrong voice on it saying things my doll's character wouldn't say.


      ...What?...Just because your dolls don't talk to you...umm...I'm going to stand over here for a while...
       
      #63 blackwingsblackheart, Jan 14, 2009
    4. The idea sounds kinda cool! I always find that type of technology interesting.

      I personally would pass up, though. BJDs look real enough to me to have them talking. I'd rather NOT have my childhood fear of Chuckie and Talky Tina revived, thank you very much. :lol:
       
      #64 Andie<3, Jan 14, 2009
    5. It would be very cool if you could do it...
      But nope, I have the admit, the idea freaks me out a bit.
      I really don't want my dolls talking to me.:sweat
       
      #65 bagofspiders, Jan 14, 2009
    6. Oh, yes, it's very fascinating, but it intimidates me. First of all, wouldn't it put a collar on customization? Then again, it might enhance it...

      It's very cool, but i can't see myself buying it.
       
      #66 BlackKat, Jan 24, 2009
    7. I still support this idea.
      Primarily because of the voice recognition software.
      Of course, I'm sure I would support this even more if there were an on/off switch. XD
      If that is possible, I am so gonna buy this awesomeness.
      <3
       
      #67 propertyoftheuchiha, Mar 17, 2009
    8. Nope. No way. I think a doll should stay a simple pleasure.. I think making it talk would ruin it, and freak people out more. I disliked talking dolls when I was little, because they were inadimete objects.. and those arent supposed to talk.

      So, I would not buy a talking doll.
       
      #68 Foxxian, Mar 17, 2009
    9. For a little while you could get a Souldoll Hye with a 'heartbeat option' :S You'd be able to hear a heartbeat...I think that's far too much realism for me. I wouldn't like a talking doll at all.
       
      #69 Jescissa, Mar 17, 2009
    10. i dont want my doll to talk, i dont think id be able to deal with that. as for a heartbeat..it wouldnt even get in the house. I love my dolls to be dolls. The most I have that 'talk' is my chobits Sumomo figure but she only says about 6 diff phrases if you push a button on her hat, lol, but i see her as more of an action figure than a doll.
       
      #70 LadyChusei, Mar 17, 2009
    11. Would be fun if I could somehow program my dolls to say one or two phrases. If one of my friends tries to give me crap about my dolls, or how wasteful I am of my money etc., Tanya could say stuff like:

      Tanya: Hey, I'm gonna give you to the count of 10, to get your lying, yellow, no-good keister off my property, before I pump your guts full of lead! 1... 2... 10!

      Keep the change ya filthy animal! ;)
       
      #71 HikaruKun, Mar 18, 2009
    12. Only if I could get James Earl Jones, Sam Elliot, or Richard Dean Anderson as his voice.
       
      #72 maxikyd, Mar 18, 2009
    13. I'd be interested.... but it would have to have the phrase "Gimme your wallet...." LOL

      AND I second this one.....
      ROFL...

       
      #73 whitewings, Mar 18, 2009
    14. I wouldnt want mine to talk, but i would love a heartbeat for my boy. I think it would be quite comforting
       
      #74 petitefilou, Mar 18, 2009
    15. All of my dolls so far are character dolls-- the talking doll's voice would be most likely far different from what I am looking for^^; But I am not saying that there is no place for a non-character doll in my family-- I would certainly consider buying one... but would it be like a Furby? You can teach it words, etc.? Could be interesting... but a doll that would be talking in a robot-like voice "I love you, I am your doll" when you push its belly? No, thanks.
       
      #75 persiasecretary, Mar 18, 2009
    16. As much as I don't want a talking doll, I admit I'd love to see the look on a stanger's face if Isobel suddenly whispered, "Seven daaaaaayssss". :lol:
       
      #76 PlatinumSky, Mar 18, 2009
    17. Nooo, I wouldnt buy a talking Abjd >__< It sounds abit creepy to me *_*
      but I wont mind seeing a very short video with one talking..
       
      #77 Miko_Chan, Mar 18, 2009
    18. I wouldn't be interested in it myself, though I think some people here could do really hilarious things with it. If it were in keeping with the 'customizable" bjd shtick and you could record your own sayings then that would be a neat gadget for some folks. I've never been into gimmicky things like that, though. A doll should be silent, the way you often wish people would be. ^_~

      Raven
       
      #78 ravendolls, Mar 18, 2009
    19. While it sounds like a really cool idea, I don't think I'd go for it. Just because I'd rather use my imagination...

      And I think my parents would poop themselves if, while talking to my doll, it talked back. In fact, my stepmother would most likely call an exorcist.
       
      #79 Cat Grenade, Mar 18, 2009
    20. @Anriko: Thanks for the "Twilight Zone" reference.

      While I do agree this is an interesting idea, I could never go through with it. Any "voice" that could be given to a doll would never match the way I imagine my dolls sound in my head.
       
      #80 Pagandollfie, Mar 18, 2009
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