PICKUP.LIN failed (A)bort/(R)etry/(F)ail?
Jun. 12th, 2008 10:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
patgundMicrosoft gambles on love - Play your cards right, and these Vegas computers can help you find a date
"Microsoft is getting into the business of pickup lines.
OK, not exactly, but a new deployment of Microsoft Surface tabletop computers at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas comes with a software program for flirting with other Surface users across the room by choosing from stock text messages. Examples include such groaners as "You're so HOT ... got sunscreen?" "Apart from being sexy, what do you do for a living?" and "I tripped on a kiss and fell in love with you."
Is this how Bill wooed Melinda?
The software, called Flirt, was developed by Harrah's Entertainment, not Microsoft, and it's just one of several programs that Harrah's is testing on six Microsoft Surface computers that made their debut Wednesday at the Rio iBar ultralounge. Others include a drink-ordering program, an online-video viewer and a small collection of custom games."
I can see it now: A little animated condom shows up with
"You appear to be attempting to get laid. Microsoft Flirt can help you. Do you wish to......
* Get help with your Mojo?
* Just get shot down on your own."
"Microsoft is getting into the business of pickup lines.
OK, not exactly, but a new deployment of Microsoft Surface tabletop computers at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas comes with a software program for flirting with other Surface users across the room by choosing from stock text messages. Examples include such groaners as "You're so HOT ... got sunscreen?" "Apart from being sexy, what do you do for a living?" and "I tripped on a kiss and fell in love with you."
Is this how Bill wooed Melinda?
The software, called Flirt, was developed by Harrah's Entertainment, not Microsoft, and it's just one of several programs that Harrah's is testing on six Microsoft Surface computers that made their debut Wednesday at the Rio iBar ultralounge. Others include a drink-ordering program, an online-video viewer and a small collection of custom games."
I can see it now: A little animated condom shows up with
"You appear to be attempting to get laid. Microsoft Flirt can help you. Do you wish to......
* Get help with your Mojo?
* Just get shot down on your own."
