RobotsRule.com has unboxed the WowWee Rovio, so head on to their site to see what the excitement is all about.
It is a versatile remote surveillance robot that can keep track of your home while you are away from it; allowing you to sleep peacefully on the road knowing your most important investments, your home and your family (and pets), are safe. It’s also a great way to stay in contact with loved ones or pets that stayed behind, checking in on them just to say hello or to make sure they are not getting into any trouble. It can patrol your house automatically while you are away, sending you high quality pictures of different parts of your home via e-mail. Most importantly you can control Rovio and receive streaming video and audio from anywhere in the world you have an Internet connection and a browser compatible device including PC’s, MacIntosh computers, a browser capable gaming console or PDA, and more. With the right browser platform you can also have two-way conversations with full video and audio turning the Rovio into a smart mobile VOIP based web cam. You can also use it as a web cam for Skype or MSN Messenger sessions. The Rovio is a full fledged 802.11 b/g device able to connect up to Wi-Fi networks that support those protocols. It can be configured from either a Windows PC or Apple Macintosh dynamically if the computer has the appropriate Wi-Fi card. PC’s running Windows XP or Vista can use the included software CD and USB cable instead of using a Wi-Fi card as an alternate means of configuring the Rovio. Later firmware and software updates from WowWee may give that ability to Apple Macintosh users too.
I wonder how this fancy toy will do in the upcoming holiday season…
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