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Many virtual pets end up living out their lives forgotten in dark drawers. If a new Virtual Pet Shelter gets off the ground, all those Tamagotchis and Webkinz will have a place to go. Freelance writer ...

Virtual pets are, by their very nature, a very hands-off experience. You typically can’t actually touch or interact with one. In the case of a Tamagotchi, for example, it comes down to pushing buttons ...

What if your childhood Tamagotchi could step off the screen and into the real world? Imagine a tiny robot, complete with blinking eyes and lifelike movements, responding to your voice and following ...

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Pedigree is covering the adoption fees of all pets adopted during their virtual "Dogs on Zoom" events Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...