Watch guy's date with augmented-reality girlfriend

One lucky guy in Japan scored, er... programmed, a date with virtual pop star Hatsune Miku

(Credit: Video screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET)

Why is it that all the geeks of the universe haven't just up and relocated to Japan by now? The latest demonstration that the island nation is a nerd utopia comes in this video of one man's real-world "date" with a programmed augmented-reality girlfriend.

Using a Microsoft Kinect, AR goggles, and some other sensors, the unidentified man in the video goes to the park with a digital representation of virtual pop star Hatsune Miku. Yes, they have virtual pop idols in Japan, too -- it's kind of like if Max Headroom and Katy Perry somehow managed to get together and reproduce a singing anime hologram.

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In addition to showing off some dance moves in the park, Miku also makes the apparent mistake of going back to her date's apartment, wh... [Read more]