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  • CES Blog: Welcoming Our Robot Overlords

    Editors | Jan 11, 2008 02:46 PM

    Brian Braiker files this report from NEWSWEEK's CES Blog:





    What is it?
    A new line of interactive robots

    How much will it cost me?
    $100-$300, depending on the model.

    Who makes it?
    WowWee

    Why should I care?
    Because they're robots! Befriend them now before they enslave us all.

    How would you describe it?
    Mr. Personality has a color LCD screen where his face ought to be. It tells jokes, plays games, and has a personality you can reprogram through a USB connection. If the writer's strike is still underway by the time Mr. Personality hits the market this summer, you'll be happy to plunk down the $250.

    The three-wheeling Tri-Bot also yukks it up--at half the price ($100)--with eyebrows that jag up and down as he tells his goofy jokes. He also plays games that require you to maneuver him in certain patterns. The Tri-Bot takes a page out of the Wii playbook: you steer him with a motion-sensitive remote control that that you simply tilt from side to side.

    Also slated for release this summer is the Femisapien, the voluptuous fembot. At just $100, she'll be marketed to women and girls--especially women and girls who dig wicked bellbottoms, platform shoes and Daft Punk.  She responds to voice commands and even dances when she hears music.

    Slightly more sinister looking--and definitely much cooler--is the Rovio ($300), a surveillance bot with a video camera, microphone, and Wi-Fi capabilities. The three-wheeled Rovio can stream video from its camera to remote locations with a broadband-connected Windows PC or smartphone. Unfortunately it's not invisible, so it's unlikely your mark won't notice he's being spied on.

    When can I get my hands on it?
    The full line of robots will be on sale by late summer.

    What's your verdict?
    Good clean pointless fun.     More
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  • The 'Sandbox Summit:' Tech Toys for Tots

    Editors | Jan 11, 2008 02:43 PM

    Newsweek's Brian Braiker files this report on targeting the younger demographic at the Consumer Electronics Show:

    The Consumer Electronics Show has always been geared to appeal to the little kid in us. Oooh, new toys. Drool. I want. But at this year's CES, 14 companies as well as children's groups are gathering for the first annual "Sandbox Summit." The goal: to figure out how kids—as young as 3—play with technology and what gadgets they're going to gravitate toward as they get older.

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  • The Revolutionary: Dispatches From CES 2007

    N'Gai Croal | Jan 17, 2007 10:34 AM
    As the staff here at Level Up originally conceived this blog, our mandate for was to cover videogames, technology and pop culture. The plan was to establish our credibility by launching with just videogames, then slowly add content in the other two categories.... More
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