RS Media: Robosapien just keeps evolving
Posted by: Will Greenwald
Wed May 10 11:40:00 PDT 2006
Directive 1: uphold the law. Directive 2: uphold the funk.
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If robots dancing, fighting, and finding Sarah Connor wasn't bad enough, now they can screen movies for you!
WowWee, makers of previous most-wanted Christmas gifts Robosapien and
Robosapien V2, have announced the latest version, the RS Media, which is a Robosapien with media functionality. Via either a USB connection or its SD card slot, the RS Media can play MP3 audio files and MPEG-4 movies for you. Its hand-mounted speakers and back woofer can pump out the jams while its in-chest LCD screen plays your favorite music video. It's kind of a scary cross between a Robosapien and a video iPod. This robot will be available in the fall, though its ravenous hunger will turn off some consumers; the RS Media will have a suggested retail price of $350 and will need seven AAA and six D batteries to run!