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Sony Aibo ERS-7M2

Juniper Foo | Oct 15, 2004

Five years after Sony's pricey purebred wagged its metal parts into existence, we're still not entirely sure if Aibo's a stud or bitch. But it's good enough for the Japanese company to breed a new litter of digital pups capable of yet more new tricks. The latest updates, in black and white options, can dance to MP3, WAV and Windows Media files and allow owners to control, program and navigate wirelessly from a PC. New video-recording capabilities also empower this cyberdog to play watchdog of sorts, recording activities about the house while the owners are at work or on vacation. The robopet's eyes can snap pictures, retrievable via email. Now all lonely, single homeowners need is to get QRIO the half-pint robot, Roomba the robomop, NeCoRo the turbo feline, and we'll have a real family.

Price: US$1,900
Availability: Mid-November
Device: Robot dog
Basic specs: In pearlescent white or new black, 180 x 278 x 319mm, 1.65kg with battery and Memory Stick, 64bit RISC CPU, 64MB SDRAM, 350,000-pixel CMOS sensor, integrated IEEE 802.11b card, mini mics and speaker, 1.5-hr operating time, 2.5-hr charge time

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TrailSkate

Juniper Foo | Oct 11, 2004

Think Rollerblades with fat tyres, and you're halfway there. Used by Olympic athletes and Nordic skiers for training, GateSkate's TrailSkate claims to be the world’s first all-terrain skates to feature a hand-operated brake. However, they're nothing like in-line blades since the initial experience is said to feel like wearing concrete boots while trying to execute a Rollerblade-ski combo. The inflated tyres and springy chassis are probably great for zipping down the biggest hill you can find, like Mount Faber. But you'll want to get the motorized MotoSk8 blades to skate uphill in.

Click to see side by side view | wide skate view | side view | being used

Price: US$349
Availability: US
Device: Extreme sports skates
Basic specs: Wheelbase 21 inches, 5.68kg, lightweight aluminum wheels, 8 X 2-inch air tires, hand operated hydraulic brakes, boots that fit over owner's shoes, hydraulic drum brakes located in rear wheel of each skate

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