My virtual friend awkward, funny and free STD

Jordan Crook studied English literature at the University of New York before entering the tech space. Prior to joining TechCrunch Crook dabbled in mobile marketing and mobile apps, as well as doing reviews for MobileBurn and MobileMarketer. Kruk, fascinated with the production of alternative sources of energy and greentech. It is currently a writer for CrunchGear. ? Read More

Dating sucks. Nine out of ten times your a fan of this reflex. The other ten per cent of the time, they pretend not to be a jerk just to show its true face reflex as a few weeks later. It is a world in which we live, and there's really nothing we can do about it.

Oh wait ... That's right. There are apps for that. Straight ladies and gentlemen gay: wet productions proudly presents my virtual friend app. Yes, you can now find love via a simple download of the App Store, which is no less strange and hilarious. There wouldn't be any fun sexy time as there will be physical boyfriend, but at least you know you'll have 100% of STD-free.

Application is described as a "game", where you work to get a virtual friend fall in love with you concerning his personality. There are more than 100 guys to choose from, all of which are based on various stereotypes of men as the alpha males, geek, urban men (not sure what that means?), metrosexual and a nice guy. From there you can set up his hair, clothes, and even change its name.

Then the game begins. Your virtual friend starts things up by saying something awesomely cheesy as "there should be a light switch on my forehead, because every time I see you, I I turned on" or "they say the pen is mightier than the sword, but it is clear that they had not seen my sword". Saucy. Then the user is given a number of different reactions to it, from smiley thumbs thumbs up anger confused and disgusted face upturned.

Also you have a choice of dates and events, or perform an action such as giving him a compliment or holding hands. If you choose, you will be able to perform certain gestures through contact as poking him in the stomach, caresses his cheek, or my personal favorite, a good slap in the face. Device accelerometer detects when you hold it at an awkward angle and makes your new BF stumble all over the place as there are earthquakes in his little virtual world.

But I don't think that just because your friend virtual that it is not an ass. Depending on what criteria you give at the beginning of the game, your virtual friend may be the tool (check out the screen capture on the right). Fortunately, you can change it to more than one with a few taps. If only you could do it in the real world.

The application is available for $ .99 from Apple App Store and works with the iPad, iPod or iPhone. There is also a free Lite version of my virtual friend, if you would like to get a feel for boy toys before paying. Check out the video after the break.

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