New BlackBerry Pearl Will Make You Flip Out
The newest BlackBerry is out today and comes at us with a twist. Or a flip rather. The BlackBerry Pearl 8220 is RIM’s first foray into flip-phone tech. And while the company gets a lot of things right on the device, there still is quite a bit of room for improvement.
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Mahru the robot dances to mask its emotional insecurities
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We’ve enjoyed watching KIST’s Hubo do crazy things like wear the face of Albert Einstein and ride a Segway, but we haven’t given as much attention to its brother Mahru. Feeling left out, the biped learned to dance with its upper body whilst walking around — an impressive feat, considering it wasn’t all that long ago that scientists first managed to get these things to take five steps without falling flat on their faces. Mahru also releases scents to express its artificial emotions, so you should be able to smell something fishy when it achieves sentience and begins angrily plotting to destroy its creators. Take a gander at a South Korean TV news report after the break.
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Elmo Live! gets hands-on video review, which is as close as you’ll get without eBay
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The characters over at RobotsRule managed to snag one of the rare review units of the new Elmo Live!, and according to them, the standard order they placed last week has already been canceled by Toys R Us. In other words, this hands-on video review really may be as close as you get to this intelligent ball of fur without forking out wads of cash. Based on the four minutes we get to share with Fisher-Price’s latest cash, um, cow, it’s easy to see how crazy awesome this thing will seem to your youngster. He recognizes when he has fallen over and begs for help, he goes bonkers when you squeeze his nose and he tells stories and jokes while moving in a fashion that’s more “lifelike” than ever. Heck, it even puts itself to sleep to save batteries should your youngin’ get called away for chores. All that aside, the best part is Elmo’s attempt to bust rhymes, scat and get your kid jumpin’ — seriously, check it out at the 1:15 mark after the break.
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Battlestar Galactica case mod adds a touch of class and excitement to your work day
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Elmo Live! on sale tomorrow for $59.99 (if you’re lucky)
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After the whole Tickle Me Elmo craze a few years back, you just knew Fisher-Price was going to ride this wave until it simply couldn’t stay afloat any longer. Elmo Live!, hailed as the “most innovative and engaging Elmo toy ever,” will officially hit store shelves tomorrow (October 14th) for $59.99, though we suspect the first batch will be snapped up in no time flat. Of course, those of you intent on retaining your sanity probably pre-ordered a few months back, but for everyone else, your battle to get one of this year’s hottest holiday gifts starts in under 24 hours. For those wondering what’s so special about this fellow, he supposedly tells jokes and makes movements that “give kids the feeling that Elmo is alive in their own homes.” Whether that’s really a good thing, however, is totally up to you.
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