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Nabaztag the WiFi Bunny

Posted by Zonk on from the cute-and-informational dept.

carre4 writes "A French company named Violet, the smart object company, has come out with Nabaztag, a 23 cm tall WiFi-enabled bunny that tells you about the weather, traffic jams, new emails through flashing lights and moving its ears. They have a Flash demo with Nabaztag's different messages. The company also makes 'La lampe Dal', a lamp that changes colors based on the weather and 'Le Pad Osmooze', a USB device that releases an aroma when you receive an email from a loved one."

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  1. First Thought by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It would go nice with my hammer.

  2. All this company has going for them... by Kadin2048 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ... is the names of their products. I mean "Nabaztag the WiFi Bunny"? It sounds either like a cartoon villain, or a new kind of pharmaceutical. Perhaps a failed idea for Pfizer's mascot? And "Le Pad Osmooze" ... I'm going to hope that sounded better in French. The only thing "Osmooze" brings to mind is 'osmosing ooze.' What the hell was on that focus group's mind?

    Anyway, the products are mildly interesting, but their applications are weak. It seems like any time a company comes up with a peripheral, the first thing they do with it is find some way for it to notify you when you have email. For God's sake stop it, there are enough email notifiers out there already. There's got to be something better you can do with a 95-euro, 23-cm tall, talking, WiFi enabled, suspiciously Pokemon-esque talking bunny.

    Isn't there?

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  3. I'm waiting for WiFi . . . by kfg · · Score: 5, Funny

    merekat technology. That'll kick a WiFi bunny's cottony little arse.

    Or how about a cute, plush Tux that burps real rancid herring smell everytime a kernel patch is released? A Hello Kitty the spits up a real simulated hairball when there's a sale at Penney's?

    Boy, this technology stuff sure is fun. The future's so bright I have to go barf.

    KFG