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Nintendogs utilizes a microphone to recognize commands

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Screaming at a tiny plastic screen in public used to be revolutionary. The massively popular pet application required owners to verbally teach their digital puppies tricks, often leading to frantic shouting on buses when the virtual dog stubbornly refused to sit.

Nintendogs utilizes a microphone to recognize commands
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