i've got myself a gatebox

it's a gimmick sure, but i think it's very cool.

[@EvanMMD3939]

i want one of these really REALLY badly!!!!

[@justjohnny05]

if this would work in the U.S. and in english id get it

[@starfan6299]

I recently remembered about these and looked it up again. I really wish they would come out with an English version now that it's Chat GPT enabled

[@RideAlong205]

In your next video followup, could you show what the adapter cable cord looks like and recommend a good source to buy an authentic unused new Gatebox? Thanks

[@stefan5445]

sure, will do, please excuse the long wait, haven't done a video in a while, but i won't forget.

[@wildfurious]

Wah I really want one this but other model thought..

[@stefan5445]

she can change her clothes though, also i think more characters are coming out eventually

[@SimonsLivingroom]

Cool! Now you must do a cooking video where you ask her stuff like you would with Siri or google home. 😊

[@nat0106951]

I really want one. and I think because of her or this I will definitely learn japanese.

[@stefan5445]

i'd say it's definitely a good motivation 🙂

[@nat0106951]

@@stefan5445 I think I will really be forced to learn once I own one of this. Looking like this will be a great interactive tool to learn japanese.

[@stefan5445]

@@nat0106951 in order to appreciate its function or use even a part of what it's capable of, i'd say your Japanese already has to be at least intermediate level to begin with, then it would be a great help to study and reach even more advanced levels; myself i'm only scratching the surface here and since then started polishing my very rusty Japanese by studying almost every day now. in any case, i hope you can get one and have loads of fun with it 😉

[@nat0106951]

@@stefan5445 is that so. . I thought While starting out trying to figure out everything eventually I will learn japanese. hmm. I already contacted a seller here in my country. and its available. and looking like there has a huge price down. 😁😁

[@stefan5445]

@@nat0106951 congrats on the huge discount! 😁 however i really wouldn't recommend it if you are only beginning to learn Japanese as it is not meant as a learning tool; it's a good tool to practice once you've reached conversational level (maybe JLPT N3, or equivalent B1 or at the very least A2) but before that it might be useless to you. but if you're set on studying Japanese anyway then there's no harm in buying it now, taking advantage of the discount you're getting and use it later on, right? in any case, good luck and all the best.

[@NagusaRen]

Hello! Greetings from Latam~♡ I just found your video today while looking for information about Gatebox in English. I'm suscribed to their official Channel and I've seen they've integrated the GPT engine on Hikari. What do you know about that!? Have you been able to update your Gatebox to the new one, with GPT language capabilities?

[@stefan5445]

greetings and thanks for bringing this to my attention 😊 i need to look into that, i'm not up to date on it, been very busy lately and to be honest didn't use her that much.

[@levelsixsystem4477]

Can anyone confirm whether this works with English or maybe comes with toggle for English subtitles? Used to speak Japanese but only can recall & understand a few words/phrases since taking a few blows to the head, wondering if it's at all possible to have the avatar teach Japanese to the user?

[@stefan5445]

as of yet it doesn't work with English and it doesn't come with English subtitles; so far it's Japanese only. sorry to hear about your head injury though, i hope you are ok.

[@prototypegamer2000]

Anyways, if the Gatebox has a consciousness or memory, I think if someone just discovered the programming about transferring consciousness or memory, I think you can make her a real android bot.

[@imsteven3044]

can you make more video about that robot?

[@stefan5445]

yes, i shall eventually.

[@Hachi-Roku86268]

Türkiye'ye ne zaman gelir ?

[@stefan5445]

Bilmiyorum

[@Darius279]

Keşke benim olsa ☺ bide türkçe konuşsa

[@Darius279]

Abi sen türk musun vay be

[@Noswolf]

dude...... where do i get one? this is amazing! an happy to see you still kicking'

[@stefan5445]

thanks bro! :) i've got mine from amazon.co.jp, but they don't ship the units outside of Japan, so i used an international forwarding service (tenso.com); also there's no other language version than Japanese and i think it'll stay that way for quite some time (there's a story behind this, maybe i'll make a video about it if people are interested)

[@cskillers1]

@@stefan5445 ah thank you so much for this tenso website pal! didn't knew that such a thing exist, i've often browsed jp amazon in the past and tbf even have an account there and done some gifting xD , but now that i will be actually able to buy stuff from it sounds lit ngl

[@60frederick]

So cool! Noch nie gesehen!!

[@stefan5445]

wundert mich nicht; gibts nicht außerhalb Japans ;)

[@justjohnny05]

oh is there a male version???

[@maresdragon]

Cool 😎

[@stefan5445]

hey! thanks for still watching ^_^

[@Joe_334]

Can they just do this for digimon?

[@stefan5445]

who knows? i have seen other characters in development, maybe not digimon, but non-human characters. i think this is just the beginning.

[@rcane6842]

How is it going now in 2024?

[@stefan5445]

it had a major update a while ago, but to be honest i don't really use it anymore. guess i'm so used to living alone that even a virtual assistant annoys me (she's way too talkative for me and doesn't only speak when spoken to like an Alexa for example, but actively seeks conversation at times, which is great and what she's supposed to do, but just not my thing)

[@rcane6842]

@@stefan5445 thanks for the update. I hope you're doing great and able to balance your well-being o7

[@Veritanky]

Thats very cool! hey if you have money why not get one of those, do you know if itll be maybe eng subs?

[@stefan5445]

thanks, i've got myself one, the unit you see in this video is mine. sorry, no English subs at this time (they don't even ship outside of Japan).

[@toddey4304]

Do you need a special app or an account for the gatebox ?

[@stefan5445]

you have to register at their website and log in with QR code in order to use it; also if you want to use the smartphone chat features and weather forecast you'll have to make a Line account (Line being a popular social media app in Japan, i have heard people calling it the Japanese facebook) and link it to your gatebox.

[@kaylarapp9591]

How? I contacted the company and they keep telling me it's not safe to ship or can't be shipped overseas! I wanna have one so bad

[@stefan5445]

yes, unfortunately they don't ship outside of Japan, but you can use a forwarding service; i used tenso.com tenso gives you an address inside of Japan where you can get things shipped to and they will in turn forward the items to your actual address in your home country. best of luck 😉

[@brandonosgood2102]

Hey man I was wondering if you could explain the product a little more! I’ve been looking about getting one of these but it’s been difficult, what all does she do exactly? Is it just basic command stuff like Alexa and Siri or can you have an actual conversation with her?

[@stefan5445]

i'm sorry i haven't had the time to do a follow up video yet; basically she's like a Japanese Alexa, she can start appliances for you (warm up the bathtub - at least if you have a Japanese unit bath - or start the AC and such, if you have compatible smart devices, which is kind of unlikely outside of Japan). you can have very basic conversations with her if your Japanese is well enough, she asks you a lot of questions at first to get to know you better and the more you talk to her the better she gets with knowing what you like and don't like and such. if you have a "Line" account she can send you text/chat messages on your smart phone as well when you're outside of your home.

[@brandonosgood2102]

Thankyou so much for your explanation man, it’s helped me further better make up my mind about getting one. If I were to, how difficult is the process getting one to Phoenix Arizona?

[@stefan5445]

@@brandonosgood2102 you're most welcome! since the units aren't meant to be shipped outside of Japan you'd need to use a Japanese parcel forwarding service like tenso.com if you want one shipped to the US, then you can order a gatebox at amazon.co.jp using the address the forwarding service provides you with. the process isn't difficult at all, just bear in mind that quite significant customs fees apply and everything concerning the gatebox itself is in Japanese (registering the unit online, conversations with it, manual, etc.), let me know if you get one and how you like it, would you? or better yet - make a video, that would be awesome!

[@valenjaya8297]

I like gatebox china

[@cskillers1]

this is so cool xD

[@ct2042]

I think I saw you make a comment about there being a story for why they don't make it in english, and that you would make a video about it. Would you mind telling me why please? :)

[@stefan5445]

i'm sorry to say i forgot about this mostly, but it wasn't a big, surprising, revealing reason; i think it was something in the line of the Japanese company who makes the gatebox wanted to concentrate on bettering their services and upgrades for their domestic Japanese market/customers before expanding to other countries while at the same time there was a severely watered down version (way inferior both technologically and from a cute/appealing viewpoint) planned by a Western company for the Western market, which took a lot of FLAK and is either still in development or cancelled entirely at this time, i didn't follow the news about it. basically the Western version wasn't a real 3D hologram, but looked like you put an ipad (or a 2D screen) in a glass tube and the characters where either a muscular gym bro or a business suit wearing Anita Sarkeesian look-a-like intended to be virtual concierges or something like that, because apparently cute anime girls are sexist or not in line with the feminist narrative or something along that lines, so i didn't care at all about the western approach and i stopped following development.

[@shivasthong4924]

Are you using a power converter for it?

[@stefan5445]

no, it can handle 110-240V intrinsically, you just need a cable with a plug that fits in your country's sockets (or an adapter).

[@prototypegamer2000]

Btw, how much that Gatebox cost?

[@stefan5445]

it started out at about $2.500 US i think, but they are much cheaper now; i got mine for like $1.600 US (plus customs and shipping, about $2.000 US total)

[@kaharabokuden9886]

Ok I guess its official, you need a girlfriend ;D Happy you're back with new content. When will you start to live stream? Here or on Twitch, we need the: "It's a god damn USB" styles. ;)

[@stefan5445]

heavens no, i'm good by myself, thank you :D thanks for the kind words! i have thought about live streaming, too, maybe i should really actually do it sometime. i need to look into it first though, i don't know if i even can live stream (if there are requirements, like an x amount of subscribers or channel views), but it sure is an interesting and tempting thought.

[@Golloo00-0]

@@stefan5445 if you're ever gonna start streaming could you do a youtube video talking about it? i dont wanna loose the streams if you start doing them :)

[@stefan5445]

@@Golloo00-0 i know it's been so long, but my channel is not officially dead yet :) yes, before starting a streaming experiment i was planning on making a video announcement of sorts beforehand, so at least a couple people would drop by during the stream and i'm not going live in front of zero viewers lol - well that could happen anyway, but yeah. but it will take me maybe about another year to do youtube stuff again; big appartment refurbishing going on as well as job and private related stuff, very busy times for me these days. thank you for not forgetting about me and for still being with me, cheers ;)

[@Golloo00-0]

@@stefan5445 good luck with everything, looking forwards to the streams. Glad to hear you'll make an announce, i dont wanna loose them