Ugobe announces Pleo delay, cut in production by 50%

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mickeymoo @ Sep 11th 2007 10:15AM

Actually - it reminded me more of the Teddy Ruxpin. The gears are SUPER noisy - the tail wag is pretty silent and fluid - but when it walks it sounds like silverware in the garbage disposal.

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amjoie @ Sep 11th 2007 12:11PM

That is NOT what other people with "hands on" experience with Pleo have said. They have reported Pleo is remarkably quiet.

I don't know you. But I do know people who have seen Pleo "in the flesh" and love him. They report lifelike smooth movement and quiet operation. I choose to believe them.

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mickeymoo @ Sep 11th 2007 12:32PM

The version I spent a weekend with may well have been from an early production run, so hopefully the one you mention may have a more refined user experience. The documentation that accompanied him/her/it looked like a very finished product, however, and I am told he came in retail packaging. We did follow the growth cycle instructions to a T, and he was not abused or mistreated so we assumed he was in fully grown mode. The battery warmth issue was also noted - so I am happy to hear that is being revised. I am not a gamer - i'm not fond of twitchy things in general. All I can say is that for 349.00 as interesting as the product may be from an AI standpoint - meh.

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mickeymoo @ Sep 11th 2007 12:40PM

PS: No, you don't know me, how could you? I don't work in the marketing department at UGobe, though I suspect you do

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