They"re back... and this time they"re infrared
Tamagotchi, the once ubiquitous virtual pet that was discontinued in 1998, is to make a comeback later this year. The new versions of the pocket-sized gizmos, called Tamagotchi Plus, go on sale in Japan on 20 March.
The devices will be able to communicate with each other via infrared, which means that they"ll be able to go on virtual dates, buy each other presents and even have little Tamagotchi babies. The horror, the horror.