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Updated 08/04: Reader 'flerchjj' wins for his comment about what Pleo can do. "Imagine the Pleo acting as an alarm clock. Now imagine an improved Pleo that could interact with any website to provide weather forecasts, log into google calendar and reminding you of appointments, answer a Gizmo-Project SIP phone call, or answer simple queries. What about a Pleo that could take, store, and/or stream photo/videos/audio or any other sensor data to the internet or a simple web-server to upload new programs to or download backups from the PLEO? Maybe then someone could train him to fetch the paper. "
A Pleo will be shipped to 'flerchjj' soon.
Ugobe's cute little green monster, the Pleo, is a tenacious creature. Though Pleo's parent company Ugobe shut down after filing for bankruptcy earlier this year, the little green dinosaur continues to survive -- for now.
The robot is available at Amazon, Target.com and BestBuy.com through Senario, which claims to be the only distributor in the U.S. with Pleo stock. Pleo, which carried a list price of $350, retails for $158 on Amazon.
Wired.com has got a Pleo to give away to its readers. All you have to do is answer the question: What kind of features would you like to see in the Pleo?
Leave your answer in the comments and the Gadget Lab team will pick the best one as the winner. The commenter will get the Pleo shipped to him/her. Be sure to include a valid email address when you write your comment. The contest will end Thursday, July 30, at noon PST.
See Also:
- Ugobe Dinosaurs Battle for Survival
- Ugobe's Pleo Finds His Jurassic Park
- Pleo Robotic Dinosaur Maker Goes Bankrupt
- Wired 15.01: It's Alive!
Photo: Pleo (tsukubajin/Flickr)
