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A popular Japanese digital pet with the weirdest mode of interaction is coming to the US


A play on the Japanese mimetic word for “squishy” (punipuni), Punirunes has a design quirk that sets it apart from other gadgets of its ilk: a doughy button at the center of the device that serves to simulate physical contact with your pet.

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