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WowWee's Alive Tiger Cub dissected, juggled at a Mexican carnival
Engadget —
... Turn away before it's too late, we beg you. Don't make the mistake we did by watching WowWee's Alive Tiger Cub get splayed for the chuckling amusement of ol' Pig Eye Jackson. Should you choose to proceed, choose to hit that read link then be warned: you'll never eat bot-sausage again. [Thanks, Robert O.]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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WowWee Alive Cub dissection
MAKE Magazine —
... On RoboCommunity, Grandlarseny37 has done a preliminary take-apart on the new WowWee Alive Cub robo-critter.
Inside the WowWee Alive Cubs: Part 1 [Thanks, Robert!]
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We Get Mail: Pleo’s Day at the Spa!
Gear Diary —
... Robert Oschler is making sure that none of us miss a bit of Pleo cuteness; this time we get to be voyeurs enjoying Linus’ day at the Changes Salon… ...
Adding facial recognition and RF control to Pleo
MAKE Magazine —
... GRIP (Group for Interdisciplinary Psychology), a multi-professional workgroup at Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg, Germany, has several detailed tutorials on adding a "spycam" to Pleo, to create a facial recognition system (via off-bot processing on a PC), and an XBee Module for RF communications to/from Pleo.
Working with the Pleo Platform [Thanks, Robert!]
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Wall E & Elmo Live robots up for pre-order: the Christmas rush begins
SlashGear —
... store for $259.95. The former says shipping on September 13th, but Robert Oschler tells us he had an email saying mid-October instead; that tallies with the Disney Store. ...
Elmo Live available for Pre-Order
I4U News —
... he is hilarious. Elmo Live is now available for pre-order on several of the major online stores for $59.88 and up. (Thanks to RobotsRule for the tip.) Elmo Live is shipping on October 14th. I recommend pre-ordering now. If you are into eBay selling, take as many as you can and are allowed to. The new Elmo Live seems to actually be speaking as his mouth opens and closes just like the real Muppet, Elmo, from Sesame Street. Elmo Live waves his arms, sits, stands, and even crosses his legs, all the while telling stories and jokes, singing songs, and playing games. Like with ...
Wall-E Ultimate Control Robot available for Pre-Order
I4U News —
... .(Thanks RobotsRule ). Posted on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:26:38 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
WowWee Femisapien On Sale Now [Wowwee]
Gizmodo —
For those of you looking for your first taste of a female robot that will do your bidding, the $99 WowWee Femisapien is on sale now at WowWee's site and major retailers like Target and Amazon. What's super cool about this robot is that you can program its movements, essentially, with a touch of a button and then dragging its limbs around rag doll style. It also sorta has boobies. [WowWee via RobotsRule]
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We Get Mail: WowWee Femisapien, aka E.M.A. The Kissing Robot, Now Available For Purchase
Gear Diary —
... then you’ve probably been waiting to hear when she would become available. Robert Oschler , our neighborhood robot guru, has got the low-down… [image] Hello Judie, WowWee’s first female robot ever, Femisapien, is now available for purchase for $99 (USD). So far she’s been spotted for sale at Amazon, Target, and WowWee’s online store and listed as being in stock. Femisapien is also known as E.M.A. the Kissing Robot. Amazon Target WowWee Online store My 5000 word detailed review and companion video review of ...
WowWee’s Femisapien & Tri-Bot robots go on sale
SlashGear —
... got ‘bot tinkerers salivating. It uses a tilt-sensor remote control, similar in concept to the Nintendo Wiimote, to guide Tri-Bot around obstacles and/or directly into walls, depending on what you find funny.
Femisapien is available from WowWee’s online store, Amazon and Target, priced at around $99.99. Tri-Bot is also available from the WowWee online store, Amazon and Target, again priced at around $99.99.
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WowWee Tribot Robot is shipping
I4U News —
... . Thanks Robotsrule for the tip. Posted on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:48:28 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Femisapien Robot is shipping
I4U News —
... . Thanks Robotsrule for the tip. Posted on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:56:44 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
We Get Mail: WowWee Wrex The Dawg Is Now Available In The USA
Gear Diary —
... Hammacher Schlemmer, who offers a “lifetime guarantee” on their products (about 9 years) also has it with an expected ship date of 9/26/2008 and a price of $130. Buy.com has it available for ordering with Free Shipping, but lists it as “Temporarily Out Of Stock” and at a price of $150. So far the other major retailers like Target and WalMart don’t have it yet. Here are the relevant links: Amazon Hammacher Schlemmer Buy.com Detailed Video Review of Wrex The Dawg: Detailed Written Review Thanks, Robert Oschler ...
WowWee’s Wrex the Dawg Available in the U.S.
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Elmo Live already sold out on Amazon
I4U News —
... Elmo Live assigned stock seems to be already depleted. There are only 3rd party offers available now that are have price tags 2-3 times of the original $60. Robert from Robotsrule checked in with Amazon customer support and got as feedback that Amazon is not sure if they will get more Fisher Price Elmo Live Stock. There are already lots of Elmo Live dolls listed on ...
We Get Mail: WowWee Releases 3 Pro-Quality Rovio TV Commercial style videos on YouTube
Gear Diary —
Moe information has just come in from Robert concerning the new WowWee Rovio spy cam robot. After watching these new videos, you may decide that Rovio is exactly what you need for keeping an eye on things when you can’t be home…
Hello Judie in BFE, [Ed note: you see how he is?! ]
WowWee is pulling out all the stops with their new Rovio spy cam robot. Instead of the usual toy style videos they have already produced and published 3 gloss high quality teaser style videos that are high in information content and devoid of fluff. The 3 short TV style videos ...
WowWee Rovio Unboxing
Ubergizmo —
RobotsRule.com has unboxed the WowWee Rovio, so head on to their site to see what the excitement is all about.
It is a versatile remote surveillance robot that can keep track of your home while you are away from it; allowing you to sleep peacefully on the road knowing your most important investments, your home and your family (and pets), are safe. It’s also a great way to stay in contact with loved ones or pets that stayed behind, checking in on them just to say hello or to make sure they are not ...
We Get Mail: Kota The Triceratops - 3 foot tall robot dinosaur now available in the USA/UK
Gear Diary —
... Watch the video to see how impressive Kota’s movements and facial expressions are. This is one toy that your children will nag you to death for. Note: Kota does not move around the room, that is, he is stationary. Kota The Triceratops has been spotted at these major retailers: * USA Hammacher Schlemmer Amazon/US Target ToysRUs Sears * United Kingdom (Europe) Firebox Amazon/UK For pictures, videos, technical specifications and more, visit Robots Rule . Thanks, Robert Oschler RobotsRule.com ...
Tiny i-Sobot Humanoid Robot on Sale for only $99.99
I4U News —
... . Via Robotsrule . Posted on Sat, 1 Nov 2008 07:57:11 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
WowWee Cinemin Swivel, Stick and Station unveiled
I4U News —
... for a Spring 2009 release (Swivel only, Stick and Station in Q4). The pricing according to Robotsrule is $299 for the Cinemin Swivel, $349 for the Cinemin Stick and $399 for the Cinemin Station. Shop for WowWee on ...
WowWee at CES
MAKE Magazine —
... the light is brighter and the camera is better than the Rovio.
Strange among this year's offerings is the Cinemin, a family of palm-top video projectors using TI's DLP technology! They're designed to plug into iPods, phones and other meda devices to project their content. Will the next Robosapien be able to project Princess Leia's cries for help? The Cinemins will retail for between $300 and $400.
More info on all these bots and the Cinemin projectors can be found at Robot's Rule.
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Ugobe Dinosaurs Battle For Survival
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... "Pleo is the first robot that, if you allowed yourself to suspend disbelief, you could fool yourself into thinking it was a baby pet," says Robert Oschler, who runs Robots Rule, a site that covers the consumer robots business. ...
Pleo and Ugobe Struggle to Survive
Gearlog —
... Though the company has sold just 100,000 units, Gadget Lab notes Pleo's strong following and includes a quote from Gearlog friend and Robots Rule founder Robert Oschler who says, "Pleo is the first robot that, if you allowed yourself to suspend disbelief, you could fool yourself into thinking it was a baby pet." This echoes my own thoughts when I first reviewed Pleo in December 2007, "[Ugobe's] pricey robotic dinosaur, Pleo, will charm and wheedle its way into your heart like a real live pet, and it could help pave the way for a robot renaissance." Sadly, that last part will ...
Creepy self-walking, flaming shopping cart
MAKE Magazine —
... I love how everyone passes by a torso-less pair of legs with flames coming out of them, walking a shopping cart, and pays it all no mind.
Walking Shopping Cart [Thanks, Robert!]
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Unloved and Overpriced, Consumer Robots Battle for Survival
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... "This situation is truly historical and unprecedented," says Robert Oschler, who runs the robots enthusiast site Robots Rule. "We have a brand new high tech market in consumer robots that was finally poised to take off broadly done in by a socioeconomic event," he says. ...
Jetta Company aquires IP for Pleo
MAKE Magazine —
... Robert Oschler of RobotsRule writes:
Jetta Company Limited, the company that manufactured the Pleo baby robot dinosaur for Ugobe, has bought the intellectual property rights and other assets at the Ugobe bankruptcy sale that occurred on May 21. Steve Ohler, the United States liaison for the company, confirmed the news saying that the company is firmly committed to re-launching Pleo and continuing the line including producing accessories such as the vital battery and charger components. Jetta is the original manufacturer and therefore the best possible ...
Microsoft ID security hole in their code; suggest you use generic instead
SlashGear —
... Server 2008 and Windows 7? Turn it off.
What makes it particularly embarrassing is that Microsoft apparently developed SMBv2 so as to avoid sharing any code with Samba, and the more widely used SMB (to which Microsoft say affected OSes will fall back to). To shut off SMB2 you can either edit the registry or use Microsoft’s “one click” system; there’s a proper patch in the pipeline, supposedly.
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