<![CDATA[Gizmodo: wowwee rovio]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: wowwee rovio]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/wowwee rovio http://gizmodo.com/tag/wowwee rovio <![CDATA[ WowWee Rovio Revving Up for Sept 26 Launch ]]> WowWee's awesome three-wheel webcam-enabled robot will soon be roving to an e-retailer near you! The Rovio, which features a Northstar GPS system and the ability to be controlled through the internet, cellphones, and even game consoles, can be seen on Amazon and pre-ordered for $300 on Hammacher Schlemmer. The scheduled release date is Sept. 26. [Robots Rule via Crave]

]]> Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:00:00 EDT Elaine Chow http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5050352&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ WowWee Rovio, Everything the Aibo Should Be ]]>
WowWee, makers of such fine products as cat-hunting dragonflies, have unveiled a new, fairly badass three-wheeling robot for home use that's not all the different from the specs we've seen in Sony's new rumored AIBO. A webcam-enabled robot featuring a Northstar GPS system, you can spy on anyone in your house from anywhere in the world.

Syncing with your PC via Wi-Fi, WowWee sees users controlling the Rovio through the internet, cellphones, and yes, even game consoles. What's really promising is that instead of just navigating through your hallways via arm-mounted webcam, you can set waypoints (aka bathrooms) within your house and send your evil minion Rovio there with the click of a button.

The Rovio can also roam your house autonomously, recharging itself at a station ala Roomba. And while LEDs will illuminate your dark, cavernous home with ease, WowWee hasn't gone so far as to offer a decent laser cannon to ward off that prick you inevitably catch boinking your wife.

(On an unrelated note, honey, I may be in Vegas, but I see everything. And I mean everything.

]]> Sat, 05 Jan 2008 19:58:17 EST Mark Wilson http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=341107&view=rss&microfeed=true