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Skateboarding AIBO
psyconaut writes "Sony continues it's line of robotic pets with a new accessory: a $249 skateboard! Why on earth you'd actually want your AIBO to zoom around on a skateboard is another question. The U.S. AIBO site has it here, but the thing looks more impressive on the Japanase AIBO site. Other new AIBO products also seem to include, FINALLY, a self charging station so AIBO can feed himself."
a ROBOTIC skateboard! No actual physical effort involved - just sit on your backside and watch it!
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Cause, really, nothing says "I'm a counter culture rebel, fighting the establishment" like an Aibo on a skateboard.
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tcd004
When's the AIBO pooper scooper coming out?
I bet these things will be showing up for kids under the Christmas tree (or insert festival of your choice). I get a catalog called "Lifestyle Fascination" which rivals Hammacher Schlemmer for gadget psychosis. Sharper Image is strictly farm league.
The incredible thing is, this stuff really does sell. Really. Someone liked this stuff enough to post this article. And here I'd thought we'd hit the price/value nadir back in the 70's with disco and the Pet Rock.
How long before someone...
Hate me!
So it can finally chase cars, of course!
The only problem is the reaction of irate motorists being chased by an annoying, skateboarding robot-dog. Once they overcame their initial surprise, could they resist the temptation to brake and reverse?
Seriously, why are the Japanese so obsessed with robots? Whenever there's a new robot toy that has no real practical purpose whatsoever, it's usually the Japanese who come up with it. Why? Do they think they can eventually build a super-robot to keep Godzilla from whopping their asses every time he comes around?
The only reason I keep my Windows partition is so I can mount it like the bitch that it is.
....till people start making trojans for AIBO's and use them to attack people. :)
WTF was that!?
Oh, just another robotic dog on a skateboard..
Glue your Aibo to the roof of your car, then your Aibo can "drive" everywhere! Better than a skateboard!
Or, if you just happen to own a surplus AH-64D you could stick your Aibo on top (careful it doesn't get chopped up by the main rotor!) - now your Aibo can fly!
graspee
Today, a skateboard. Tomorrow, whay about a Segway ?
Speaking of skateboards when are we gonna get hovering skateboards like in Back to the future. /me crosses fingers
keanmarine.com
Another way to live vicariously through my purchases...I never could skateboard, but dog gone-it, my AIBO can!
I'll form my OWN solar system! With blackjack! And hookers!
I was at the Sony store in Chicago last arround christmas and I asked the guy there where the DAT recorders were at (this was before sony axed their dat line). He replied they don't carry such a specialty product at their store because they were too expensive to keep a stock. It was doubly funny as he was standing next to a carpet with a about 30 ABIOs running arround.
We humans control our motion AND direction with only 2 legs.
Really? Damn! I knew I was doing something wrong...
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Skateboards, eh?
I'm just waiting for the day when all of these Aibo's get bored with filming their skateboarding, and start filming Aibos racing themselves in shopping carts and smashing themselves into a brick wall for kicks.
"Hey dude, you broke your left navigational antenna. DUDE, IT'S BROKEN. That's so funny dude! Yip yip!"
"Can of worms? The can is open... the worms are everywhere."
It's all starting to make sense...
An AIBO doesn't jump up on my counter. BAD DOG! BAD! DOWN!
Once they overcame their initial surprise, could they resist the temptation to brake and reverse?
This temptation will only be exacerbated by the upcoming release of the electromagnetic 'poon, which the skater Aibo can use to CATCH cars.
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exec1: How can we justify raising the cost of this new speedboard in order to make more money?
exec2: Well in the past, when companies wanted to make technology more expensive without adding anything useful, they packaged interchangable color face plates.
exec1: Of course! But that wont work in this case, what can we change the color of instead?
exec2: The handlebars?
exec1: The handlebars!
Includes interchangeable handlebars (orange, black, and white)
What a "feature", as if all the AIBO stuff wasn't expensive enough already.
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I'm sure this feature will be available as a future firmware upgrade...
"dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no dope"
is listed under accessories.
War-dog-walking, anyone?
The latest Slashdot meme.
I thought the $250 price tag was over the line, but after noticing that it comes with interchangeable handlebars (orange, black, and white), this skateboard is well worth it.
.smell my feet.
AP is reporting that the legendary Tony Hawk is hanging up his skateboard, and moving on to bigger and better things.
When asked what prompted his departure from the sport, Mr. Hawk replied "I don't know how I can compete against this. I mean sure, the thing probably can't method to save it's ass, but that kind of cuteness just sucks the life out of the sport. I figure I'll just take up base jumping or something. It'll be at least a couple more years before that job-stealing, mechanical fleatrap can open a parachute. I hope."