Gift Tip 57: WowWee Joebot Robot

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Joebot is the first WowWee robot that can be controlled by voice commands and will respond to certain key phrases. WowWee’s Joebot is a traditional walking robot, but comes with a new “fast and fluid” motion that should see him zipping around your living room less stiffly than the Robosapien. He can tell jokes, beat box, dance, play a game of Simon Says and even have a fight with you – shoot him with an IR remote control and he’ll enact a little “death” scene. And when he does fall over, he’ll even ask you to help him back up. In Beatbox mode, Joebot plays back up to 200 beats in a row. Joebot can detect obstacles and avoid them on his own.
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Posted on Sun, 6 Dec 2009 14:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Gift Tip 55: WowWee Cinemin Swivel Pocket Projector

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The WowWee Cinemin Swivel is an innovative take on the new ultra-small projector technology. This powerful pocket sized multimedia projector with a weight of just 170g takes video viewing to a different level. It does not matter whether you are in a boardroom, your living room, school or even on a picnic by the river; and you can share all types of content with your friends and relatives including movies, videos, photos, games, and slides. In a dimly lit environment, Swivel can project a 60 inch image from over 2m away or floor-to-ceiling in a typical room.
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Posted on Sun, 6 Dec 2009 12:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

WowWee ChatterBot Available at Amazon For Only $12.99

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This fun and innovative computer accessory from WowWee works with your computer, telling jokes, streaming music, and dialog. The ChatterBot can also comment on your virtual life.

The ChatterBot comes in three fun designs a dog and cat, devil/angel and the fairy godfather. Each ChatterBot has its own distinct personality.
For the low price of only $12.99 it’s a great gift idea or something fun to buy for yourself or your kids. Read more

Posted on Tue, 1 Dec 2009 17:00:00 CST | by Susan McGlaun

WowWee Lightstar Review

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Robotsrule tested the new 2009 WowWee Lightstar available for $20 at Target.
The Lightstar is a miniature flying light show that hovers in mid-air while spinning with bright green and blue LEDs. In the dark it looks like a small green spinning planet with a halo of blue rings for moons.
Quote from the review: "The Lightstar comes with a remote control that requires 2 AA batteries. The infrared remote charges the Lightstar with its umbilical cord. Read more

Posted on Sun, 11 Jan 2009 11:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

WowWee Spyball unveiled

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WowWee unveiled the Spyball at the CES 2009 as already featured in our CES unveiled photo coverage.
Spyballs are nothing new. An Israeli startup developed one in 2004 for the Israeli Army and the Pentagon according to DefenseTech. Now anti-terror teams around the globe can just buy a WowWee Spybot to spy out terrorist hideouts. Also it just came to my mind that Sony Ericsson showed in 2005 the Rob-1, which also is a camera built into a steerable ball.

The WowWee Spyball spy-cam is a remote controlled, Wi-Fi enabled, transforming robotic ball that introduces an element of play to telepresence functionality.
WowWee's Spyball spy-cam captures video and still images and is equipped with wheels for fast, smooth mobility and 360-degree turns.
Transforming from ball to camera and back again, the Spyball spy-cam moves with stealth and in disguise
There is no need to access the Internet to see what the Spyball spycam sees – users can make an Ad hoc connection via any Wi-Fi-enabled device including a PC, laptop, video game console or even a cell phone. Read more

Posted on Wed, 7 Jan 2009 02:02:10 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

WowWee Cinemin Swivel, Stick and Station unveiled

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As mentioned before in the WowWee CES Unveiled Photo Gallery, WowWee created a new product category dubbed Cinemin. The WowWee Cinemin suite of ultra-portable multimedia micro projectors, powered by the Texas Instruments DLP Technology is comprised of three tiny projection gadgets with the Cinemin Swivel, Cinemin Stick and Cinemin Station.

The Cinemin Swivel pico projector, an affordable lightweight micro projector that is roughly the size of a candy bar and features an impressive 3-hour battery life for movie watching, full volume control, and a unique adjustable 90-degree hinge for ceiling projection. Read more

Posted on Wed, 7 Jan 2009 01:42:13 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

CES Unveiled Photos: WowWee Cinemin, Spyball, Joebot and Roborover

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WowWee unveiled their robot and toy line-up for 2009 at the CES Unveiled event on Tuesday. The company engages in a new product category with Cinemin. Cinemin is a suite of mini projectors based on TI's Pico projection technology.
Other new WowWee products include the Spyball, Joebot and Roborover.
The WowWee Spyball is similar to the Spyball the Israeli Army is using. The ball has a camera and can be accessed via Wi-Fi - a simplified Rovio so to say. Read more

Posted on Wed, 7 Jan 2009 01:26:21 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

WowWee Tribot now selling for only $49.99

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Do you still have money left from Christmas? The WowWee Tribot is now available for 50% off on Amazon.com.
The WowWee Tribot is a three-wheeled personality-packed companion.
The Tribot robot is equipped with different play modes for hours of entertainment including joke telling.
Complete with distinct expressions and animated eyebrows, the Tribot robot features an omni-directional motion easily controlled by a tilt sensor remote control. Read more

Posted on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

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

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

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

WowWee Mr. Personality on Sale

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More and more of the WowWee robots the company introduced at the CES earlier this year appear on store shelves. Some of them already disappeared again like the WowWee Rovio, which apparently sold out already or is not available in large numbers.
The WowWee Mr. Personality expresses his personality with animated facial features and audio while telling jokes. His full-color LCD face conveys laughter, distress, or surprise when telling jokes, encountering an obstacle to movement, hitting his head, or falling over. He can also be set to greet and wake you up. Read more

Posted on Thu, 9 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

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 Bladestar Autonomous Indoor Flyer on Sale

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The WowWee Bladestar is possibly the most advanced indoor flying device with its autonomous flying skills.
WowWee announced the Bladestar at the CES 2008 and it sells now for only $40.99 on Amazon.com.
Possibly the coolest feature is the ability to steer the Bladestar with your hands buy just pushing them gently towards the Bladestar - definitely looks cool. Read more

Posted on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:38:01 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 Tribot Robot is shipping

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The new WowWee Tribot is here and ships from Amazon.com and other retailers. WowWee announced the Tribot at the CES 2008.
The WowWee Tribot is a three-wheeled personality-packed companion, the Tribot robot is equipped with different play modes for hours of entertainment – joke telling (if you like animatronics joke telling, check out Elmo Live), story sequences, games and more. Complete with distinct expressions and animated eyebrows, the Tribot robot features an omni-directional motion easily controlled by a tilt sensor remote control. Read more

Posted on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:48:28 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

WowWee Alive Cub on Sale and unboxed

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The new WowWee Alive Cubs have hit the stores and the first one got unboxed.

The WowWee Alive Cub plush robotic toys are available as white tiger, lion, polar bear, and panda.
All four are on sale on Amazon.com for $59.99.
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Posted on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

WowWee Roboremote Review

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The RoboCommunity reviews the WowWee Roboremote.

The WowWee Roboremote is a universal infrared (IR) remote control designed for use with any of WowWee's past, present and future IR-controlled robots. Read more

Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr