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In: Electronics| Internet
25 Aug 2009Sony has finally unveiled its Kindle fighter, calling it Sony Reader Daily Edition. Apart from lacking a catchy name, it does feature a 7″ screen as well as 3G connectivity through AT&T. Just like the Kindle, there is no monthly fee to get connected. Sony is implementing a virtual library system where you can digitally [...]
In: Toy
9 Jun 2009When Ugobe shut down and sold all its assets, the future of Pleo was in flux. Today Jetta Company Limited, the company that was contracted to manufacture the dinosaur robots by Ugobe, announced acquisition of necessary IP and manufacturing rights to resume production.
Hong Kong – Jetta Company Limited acquired the assets of Ugobe and will [...]
In: Toy
14 May 2009Another robot bites the dust. This time, it is Sony’s robotic MP3 player that could dance to your music by… flapping. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Sony is discontinuing the Rolly in North America (and presumably in the world soon) as the $600 toy that doesn’t do much probably didn’t find enough buyers to justify its existence.
In: Toy
21 Apr 2009Ugobe, the maker of Pleo dinosaur robot has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which means they won’t be making the $350 Pleo dinosaurs anymore.
In: Internet
2 Feb 2009My interest in football is incredibly limited, but Super Bowl is a shining showcase of what advertising money can create for those big conglomerates and this year’s offerings were tamer than usual. Maybe the recession has its toll on advertising budget as well… Here are my personal best and worst of last night’s Super Bowl [...]
Nanci Pelosi, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, posted a video of her cats on the official YouTube channel… and instead RickRolls its viewers. If you don’t know what RickRoll means, visit this Wikipedia page. I have to admit, this was pretty unexpected: after all, who would think the 3rd in line [...]
In: Internet
23 Oct 2008Seoul’s Banpo bridge has now been retrofitted with 10,000 nozzle-fountain on both sides of the bridge, turning the infrastructure into a piece of art. Nozzles move individually, and at night, it is accompanied by a light show. Here’s a video if it in action:
In: Internet
1 Oct 2008Happy World Vegetarian Day everybody. In case you are not aware, today (October 1st) is the World Vegetarian Day, to celebrate the beginning of the vegetarian awareness month. Yes, it is true, being vegetarian is almost like a disease that people need to be aware of. Signs include refusing meat and any animal-derived products and [...]