Sega-Hasbro's Ampbot: the dancing bot

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by wizard June 26, 2008 - 8:07
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Sega-Hasbro's Ampbot

The robot that's a dancing queen

One day robots will rule us. But until they do, we have to make do with cool little robo slaves like Sega-Hasbro's Ampbot.

Just over two feet tall, he has an iPod cradle on his back for carrying your tunes about. He'll play them through his stereo speakers, with a total power of 12W.

Pretty impressive, for a small guy.

He'll dance along to the songs too, so better start making a robot-themed playlist.

And he'll also chase you around the house, according to the maker. Freaky.

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Oregon Scientific’s Meteo Weather Forecasting Watch

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by wizard June 25, 2008 - 10:48
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The Meteo Weather Forecast Watch

One of the things I really liked about the now-defunct MSN Direct service was the weather forecasts delivered directly to my over-sized watch. But I guess this Meteo Watch from Oregon Scientific might be an adequate alternative. Instead of downloading weather data from an over-the-air broadcast, the watch measures and analyzes barometric pressure trends in order to provide a somewhat accurate forecast for the next 12 to 24 hours.

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