That thing is an affordable remote controlled robot, no way! WowWee’s new robot toy named Rovio just looks amazing at least on pictures, it is almost like something that just came out form NASA and is designed to explore the space and unknown planets. Actually we are talking about a remote controlled robot designed for patrolling your home while you are gone. The robot has some degree of autonomy, but is designed more in a way to be controller by a human. WowWee Rovio comes equipped with a WiFi connection which allows you control it from anywhere in the world given that you have a web capable mobile phone or a computer with internet connection.

The robot has a built-in web camera that provides high-resolution (640×480 pixels) video along with a microphone and speakers allowing voice interaction with the robot, for instance with your kids at home, while you are away on a business trip for instance. Rovio has a built-in rechargeable battery that allows for about two hours usage and then the robot can find it’s recharging station and go recharge automatically to be ready for more action. There are three wheels supporting the chassis, providing 360 degrees of movement movement freedom, allowing the robot go go almost anywhere around your home, surveying it’s surroundings. You can configure the robot with up to 10 paths for a customized patrol, it will move along each path, detecting and avoiding obstacles with it’s infrared sensor, and repeat the sequence until you give new orders. There are probably even more interesting things about the cool Rovio robot, but we should wait a bit more, until it is made officially available…

The current price of the Rovio is $299.95, you can pre-order now to get it in the beginning of October.

- More information about the RC WowWee Rovio Robot…

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Pleo is an autonomous robotic life form modeled on a one-week-old Camarasaurus dinosaur. The cute-looking robot is designed to mimic life which means Pleo thinks and acts independently, just like a real animal would do. In general, it looks, moves, and behaves in ways that would almost make you think it is actually alive. Specifically, Pleo has organic body language, exhibits evolving emotions, is aware of his surroundings and has recognizable behaviors that change over time. At the heart of Pleo is Life OS, the operating system software that enables Pleo to act independently and will evolve Pleo’s personality according to his interactions with you and the environment.

The robot-toy progresses through three different Life Stages. When first awakened, Pleo is a hatchling. As you interact together, Pleo transitions through an infant stage to become a juvenile dinosaur. Then the fun really starts! As Pleo is a highly sophisticated product which evolves into an inquisitive animal that requires attention and care, Pleo is not suitable or intended for children under 8 years old. Smaller children may damage the robot, so it is a good idea to be careful when deciding to get it or not…

Camarasaurus (KAM-ah-rah-sawr-us) means “Chambered Lizard” (Greek kamara = chamber and sauros = lizard), referring to the holes in its vertebrae. Camarasaurus is the best-known sauropod found in North America and the most abundant of fossils from the Late Jurassic period. Camarasaurus also lived in Europe, where it survived into Early Cretaceous times. A complete, nearly perfect skeleton of a juvenile, 17 foot (5.2 meters) long, was found in Utah. Its head was short and box-like with nostrils set above the snout and in front of the eyes. The weight of its backbone was lightened by holes in its vertebrae. Its neck was shorter and thicker than most sauropods, and it possessed a short and somewhat flattened tail. The forelimbs and hind legs of Camarasaurus were about the same length.

Of course the best thing you can expect from an electronic toy is to have a power on/off button, unlike a real pet. Pleo uses a Ni-Mh rechargeable battery that can last for about an hour or 1:20 hours of play time with a single charge. There is also an SD flash card reader and mini USB connection so that you can program the dinosaur (with additional software) or update the built-in OS, when updates are available. Currently Pleo is the most realistic looking and acting robot toy, something you can also see in the video below showing the robot-dinosaur in action and also even interacting with a second Pleo…

In USA you can get Pelo for as low as $309.99, and in Europe it will cost you about $457.

- To get your Pleo Robot-Dinosaur in USA for $309.99…

- To order a Pleo Robot-Dinosaur in Europe (about $457)…

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If you are a true Transformers fan at heart you can’t miss these Japanese capsule toys. There are six different models each of them about 2″ long that are modeled to the main characters in the recent movie Transformers. So go get them Optimus Prime and the best thing is that besides the small transforming car-robot toy you also get a delicious Japanese candy with each one…

Keep in mind that these Micro Transformers Toys are limited edition Japanese imported capsule toys and are random packed. And this means that even if you order six of them you are going to get all the different models, actually you can even get 6 micro Transformers of the same model. Anyway they are quite cheap so you can get even more in order to collect them all and the repeating ones can become a great gift for your friends that also like Transformers…

The price of the Micro Transformers is just $5.99, but the stock is limited!

- To get some of these cool Japanese Micro Transformers…

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Another crazy Japanese product, a USB dog that is humping your laptop. And that’s it, they do nothing more and don’t serve any actual purpose, the USB Humping dogs are just some fun toys that can entertain you and your friends for a while. They also work as a great idea for a gift and are quite original too. Be aware that a Humping Dog is not a USB flash drive although it looks like one and plugs in a USB port. Currently there are five types of dogs you can choose from – boxer, beagle, husky, doberman and shiba.

USB Humping Dog is available in boxer and beagle version for $6.99 and husky, doberman and shiba for $9.99.

- If you can’t resist getting one of these crazy USB dogs…

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