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WowWee Rovio Spy Robot on Sale for only $199.99 on Amazon

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This holiday shopping season rewards last minute shoppers. Earlier we reported about a $89.99 deal on the TomTom ONE 125 GPS. Now we have also found a great deal on the WoWee Rovio robot on Amazon.com. The roaming wi-fi and webcam sporting robot sells for only $199.99 (List:$349.99). The best deal so far I have seen was $249.
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Posted on Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:18:21 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Rovio versus Spykee Webcam Robot

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This Christmas you can choose between two roaming sentinel robots featuring camera and wi-fi connectivity. The WowWee Rovio ($239.99) challenges the Erector Spykee ($247.65), which was supposed to be available a year ago, but was delayed.
A robot fan with a hand for video named Sven literally made a Rovia versus Spykee video letting the two robots go at it each other in a "box ring". See the video below.
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Posted on Fri, 5 Dec 2008 00:26:18 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Cool Rovio Driver App for the iPhone available

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The WowWee Rovio roaming Wifi and video enabled robot has already a built-in iPhone control application, but there is a newer and better app available now on iTunes to control your Rovio.
The new Rovio Driver App for the iPhone lets you control your Rovio using the iPhone's built in accelerometer and watch its camera using a much larger view than the standard app. In addition, there are also controls for the head position and rotation. Read more

Posted on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:59:34 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

The Development of WowWee Rovio in Photos

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The WowWee Rovio Wifi webcam roaming robot is one of the hottest gadgets for this Holiday season. WowWee has released several behind the scenes photos that show how the robot makers came up with the final design of the Rovio.
The photo shows the first prototype of the Rovio, which is basically a webcam mounted on a wooden block on wheels. Read more

Posted on Thu, 6 Nov 2008 03:26:25 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Rovio Robot on Sale now on Amazon for $279.99 [Update]

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The hottest robot from WowWee if finally shipping from Amazon.com, and they have even slashed the price by $20. Update: Pricing of the Rovio fluctuates like the Dow Jones. Now the price is $299.99 (normal price). I suggest you order right away, else Rovio is going to be out of stock, as it happened at Hammacher a couple weeks ago.
The WoWee Rovio roaming Wi-fi spy robot sells for $279.99 on Amazon.com and is in stock and shipping now.
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Posted on Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:23:17 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Wii Remote Hack for WowWee Rovio Robot

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Few people actually have been able to get their hands on a cool Rovio spy robot yet. Robert from RobotsRule is one of them. He shows in a video how the Rovio can be controlled with a Wiimote.
The hack uses the free Robodance software for Windows that allows for advanced robot control. WiiMote's buttons are mapped to different Rovio operations giving you wireless control of your Rovio, as you pilot it remotely over the Web. Movement, camera control, automatic docking, picture taking and more are all under the easy command of the Nintendo WiiMote. The only hardware required to run this hack, besides a Rovio and the WiFi equipment needed to run it, are a Windows PC running Windows 2000 or better, a Nintendo Wii Remote (the console is not required), and a Bluetooth adapter if the PC or laptop does not already have one. An infrared transceiver is NOT required. See the video below to see the Rovio controlled with the Wiimote in action. Read more

Posted on Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Another WowWee Rovio Review

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Yesterday we reported already about a WowWee Rovio Review here is yet another raving review of the cool Wi-Fi Spy Robot by RoboCommunity.
Quote from the review: "While I used Windows XP for the setup and initial uses of Rovio, I just couldn't bring myself to keep using Windows. Happily, Rovio seems to function just as well under Linux with Firefox as it did on Windows. The two way audio features only works with Internet Explorer, so I had to give that up, otherwise things seem about the same. Read more

Posted on Mon, 6 Oct 2008 19:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

WowWee Rovio Review

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We already raved quite a bit about the WowWee Rovio spy robot. It is one of our hottest gift tips for the Holidays. We already reported about a Rovio unboxing and now there is a full Rovio Review that also contains a video that shows the software interface with the Rovio transmitted video. It just looks awesome how you can steer Rovio around a remote room and point the camera towards the things you want to inspect. Read more

Posted on Sun, 5 Oct 2008 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Weekly Top 10: T-Mobile G1, HTC Touch HD, Rovio, Chevy Volt

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A new phone platform is about to launch to give you yet another choice. T-Mobile will announced the G1 Google Android Phone next week.
Meanwhile HTC introduced an interesting new Touch screen phone with the HTC Touch HD, delivering 800x480px resolution on a 3.8 inch screen.
The cool home sentry robot WowWee Rovio is on sale.

Our I4U Top 100 Holiday Tech-Gift Guide already feature over 30 tips.

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Posted on Sun, 21 Sep 2008 09:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

WowWee Rovio gets unboxed

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The cool WowWee Rovio home surveillance robot gets unboxed already by Robotsrule. As reported the WowWee Rovio is on sale since a couple of days on Hammacher Schlemmer for $299.95.

The unboxing of the Rovio reveals robot from several angles and contains diagrams explaining the functionality. The charging deck and its embedded TrueTrack navigation beacon are shown too along with the accompanying accessories and manual. Diagrams identify the key pieces in each unit including a few to help you understand the TrueTrack beacon technology and the typical home WiFi network configurations that are used with Rovio. Read more

Posted on Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:23:39 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

WowWee Rovio is I4U Top 100 Gift Tip #30

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The WowWee Rovio is the first WowWee robot that is more than just a fun toy. The Rovio can actually do something useful. You can monitor your home from anywhere in the world over the net.
Besides the Elmo Live, the WowWee Rovio is the hottest gadget gift this coming Holidays.

The Rovio robot streams audio and high-resolution (640 x 480px) video in MPEG4 format, and it can take still pictures and e-mail them to you. Rovio has a two-way microphone and speaker that enables real-time interaction with subjects - for instance your cat. Read more

Posted on Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

WowWee Rovio Spy Robot on Sale

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WowWee unveiled the exciting Rovio Spy Robot at the CES 2008 in January. Now gadget shop Hammacher Schlemmer is first to put the Rovio on sale for $299.95. The robotic sentry will ship on September 26th.
The WowWee Rovio allows you to monitor your home from anywhere in the world. Audio and high-resolution (640 x 480px) video is streamed in MPEG4 format, and it can take still pictures and e-mail them to you; it has a two-way microphone and speaker that enables real-time interaction with subjects - for instance your cat.
I had my hopes last year on the Spykee Spy robot, but it got delayed. It will now ship in mid-October. As it looks, WowWee will be first to ship an affordable home surveillance robot. Read more

Posted on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:09:14 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

WowWee Rovio

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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.

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. Read more

Posted on Sun, 6 Jan 2008 01:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

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