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New AIBO - Meet the ERS-7

Posted by michael on from the bow-wow dept.

ejtttje writes "Sony announced today (also here) the ERS-7, the third generation of the AIBO. New specifications include more computational power, improved sensors, and, last but not least, built-in 802.11b WiFi standard! Additional information from the Japanese Flash promo includes this flash video. (8MB, mirror - sorry, no mpg). Sony will also be releasing a new version of the OPEN-R SDK to continue support of third party AIBO developers. (self plug ;) Pre-orders start October 10, and ship early November, for $1599 (in the US)."

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  1. Think of the possibilities! by Prince_Ali · · Score: 5, Funny
    New specifications include more computational power, improved sensors, and, last but not least, built-in 802.11b WiFi standard!

    Finally an intelligent wireless access point that can move itself around the house!

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  2. The coolest peripheral... by Mr.+Darl+McBride · · Score: 5, Informative
    The coolest peripheral is one that I'm not sure they'll be showing. They were demonstrating the new Aibo at a small Sony developer gathering the month before last. The gentleman who was doing the demonstration had a tiny remote control with two joysticks and an array of buttons.

    If you're like me, you've got an Aibo who does all kinds of cool shit, but only when nobody else is around. When ten people are circling the Aibo and cooing and ahing, the sensors get all confused and he just sits and yaps like he thinks he's blocked. With the remote, he was able to turn off the eyes momentarily, as well as putting the thing in a no-reaction mode where he could just reposition the thing and restart whichever react mode it was in.

    If I could get my hands on one of these, I could impress friends more easily, and they'd probably sell a dozen times as many!

  3. pink bone ? by maharg · · Score: 5, Funny

    AIBO's clever new behaviour has been rewarded with a new toy, the 'AIBONE'. In the form of a pink bone, AIBO can, for the first time ever, pick it up in it's mouth.

    I suppose it can lick it's balls too, just like the real thing !

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  4. A penny for... by pjcreath · · Score: 5, Funny

    The ERS-7 can understand nearly 180 voice commands

    Including "give me back my $1599"?

  5. Um by jguevin · · Score: 5, Funny

    From the press release: "For example, the owner can send an email instruction to AIBO asking it to take an unsuspecting picture of the
    owner's children and send it back to the mobile telephone."

    Spy on your children with AIBO! Seriously, that's pretty creepy. But I suppose the first time a kid gets in trouble because AIBO was snooping around, he'll

    1) Stop doing naughty stuff when AIBO is around.
    2) Put a towel over AIBO's head.
    3) Hack AIBO to send dad a picture of the kids sitting around reading books.
    4) Hack AIBO to send a picture of dad in a compromising position to dad's boss.
    5) Have a swarm of BattleBugs attack AIBO.