We loved the Pleo when we reviewed it a little while back, and now the smallest dinosaur in town has just been updated for more fun times. The 1.0.2 update will allow Pleo to interact with its surroundings more convincingly, wake from rest if a noise is detected and support a new grouped singing function, which we can’t help but think is our little Pleo growing up and giving out the old mating call—those dino hormones sure are going to be tough to control. [Pleoworld;Thanks, Elvis. P]
First our little dinosaur friend Pleo had to endure a brutal beatdown at the hands of his cruel masters, and now he is forced to undergo a gruelling (and shockingly graphic) 23 minute dissection. Poor Pleo —just remember that this abuse hurts us more than it does you. [PleoDreams]
If you’re one of the lucky ones who are getting a Pleo under the tree this year, you can enhance his “holiday” spirit with the holiday behaviour pack. All you need is a blank SD card and the ability to load that up with the new programming before you shove it into Pleo’s gut and reprogram him. There’s even a special response when you tap him on the butt, which probably isn’t anything like the response we get when we pat our fellow Giz editors around that area. [Pleoworld]
Popular Mechanics knows how to get people pissed off. They just released their “Worst of the Year” list, and while much of it is the time of crap that I’ve never heard of that I’m sure is lousy. it has some stuff on it that quite a few people might actually, you know, like. Such as Apple TV, Zune 2 and Pleo. What were they thinking?
Ugobe’s Pleo is the latest “electronic pet” to hit the consumer market, and as such, has received plenty of attention from media and consumers. At $US350, Pleo is more expensive than a Furby but cheaper than an AIBO. After spending the last few days toying around with Pleo, as well watching it interact with real flesh-n-blood pets, my verdict is that Pleo is a neat piece of tech, but a bit too expensive and limited for mainstream popularity.
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Pleo the robot dinosaur showed up on my doorstep Friday afternoon, and I figured it would be nice to take it in and introduce it to my dogs. Unfortunately, the dogs gave Pleo the cold shoulder, and that really pissed Pleo off, sending it into an anger-filled rampage against one of the dogs. Let’s just say Pleo claimed its spot as the new pet of the house. Poor doggie.
The guys over at DVICE decided that it would be a good idea to abuse the poor little Pleo robo-dinosaur companion by smacking him, holding him by the tail, and dropping him (among other tortures). In the end Pleo died from the injuries he sustained, only to be revived later by the same savages that brought about his demise. I would be outraged if it wasn’t so damn funny. Hit the link and check out the violence caught on tape. [DVICE]
