WowWee Rovio

Jan 6 2008, 1:00am CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

WowWee introduced a huge line-up of new robots at the CES 2008. Here is the first one we feature today. The WowWee Rovio is a home exploration and telepresence robot with Wifi. I already love it. This one is perfect to sneak up on your cat while you are away. The design of the Rovio is very cool too. It looks like a sting ray on wheels.

Gallery

4 images

Update: WowWee Rovio is on Sale
The WowWee Rovio robot is a WiFi enabled robotic webcam that moves in all directions with ease and can be controlled remotely using any web accessible device including a cell phone, PC or video game console. Through a built-in camera that streams video and audio, users can view and interact with Rovio's environment, surveying their home or office remotely through streaming video and audio transmitted via the Rovio robot.

The Rovio robot is also the first to feature the NorthStar smart navigation and positioning system, which represents a major breakthrough in robotics. Working like a micro-GPS system, the NorthStar system enables the Rovio robot to know where it is, locate the position of other objects, and navigate from place to place with pinpoint accuracy, entirely under its own control.

We still have to wait until early fall to get our hands on the Rovio. The WowWee Rovio has an MSRP of $299.

CES 2008 will start officially on January 7th, but the first event is already on Saturday. We are in Las Vegas and will be covering the CES 2008 first hand.
Do not miss the latest CES 2008 News.

where to buy

Buy from Amazon

What Others Say about This

Motorola's upcoming Android 4.0 phone images leaked

Motorola's first Android 4.0 operating system based smartphone with Intel Medfield mobile processor will have no physical button on its display, according to a website which purportedly grabbed images of the handset before its release. Motorola announced ...
Full article at: The Mobile Indian More like this 56 minutes ago

HTC handsets and tablets to get PlayStation certification?

CNET is available in the following editions: The Sony PlayStation mobile gaming empire could expand its borders to HTC gadgets next. That's right, if a Pocket-lint report pans out, you'll be able to play PlayStation-branded game titles on on HTC smartpho ...
Full article at: CNET Asia More like this 1 hour ago

Huawei to announce quad core phone, tablet

Huawei, which is a big name in the telecom network space, is likely to introduce a quad core processor based smartphone during the Mobile World Congress which is to be held at the end of this month in Barcelona. It is also reported that the Chinese compa ...
Full article at: The Mobile Indian More like this 1 hour ago

Don't miss ...

CES

CES 2012 Booth Babes

Luigi Lugmayr
Luigi is the founding chief Editor of I4U News and brings over 15 years experience in the technology field to the ever evolving and exciting world of gadgets. He started I4U News back in 2000 and evolved it into vibrant technology magazine.
Luigi can be contacted directly at ml@i4u.com. Luigi posts regularly on LuigiMe.com about his experience running I4U.