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IOGEAR USB 3.0 SuperSpeed card readers and 4-port hub announced

Chris Burns, Dec 5th 2011 Discuss [0]

This week IOGEAR has announced three new USB 3.0 devices, each of them with data transfer speeds up to 10 times that of previous generation USB 2.0 devices. What we've got here is a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 4-point hub, a Multi-Card Reader/Writer, and an SD/Micro SD Card Reader/Writer, each of them available for under $50. What USB 3.0 allows is improved connectivity and efficiency between computers and peripherals that transfer digital content and create and store it as well - 5Gbps speed at the head of the pack. Read The Full Story

Terrifying Childs Toy Robot is Reborn with Greater Senses, Awareness, Life

Chris Burns, Dec 17th 2010 Discuss [0]

Oh my scary this toy better not show up anywhere I'm sleeping. This lovely little dinosaur was first released in 2008 and everyone loved it but apparently noone had the cash to buy one. PLEO creator Ugobe filed for bankruptcy and the company basically went under - until 2009 when Jetta Company Limited decided to re-launch the PLEO by purchasing the Ugobe IP, the company then taking the time to now improve the beast and re-release with a new name and at least a couple new colors. Joy! Nice history lesson, yes? This brand new PLEO goes by the name PLEOrb, ("re-born",) comes in pink or blue or green with all new packaging and a batch of new features! Read The Full Story

Innvo Pleo baby dinosaur gets updated and new colors

Shane McGlaun, Oct 18th 2010 Discuss [0]

My kids each have one of the original Pleo baby robots that were green. The little baby dinosaurs are sort of like robotic pets that will responded to your voice, eat fake leaves and explore their area. The company behind the Pleo has unveiled a new updated version of the dinosaur robot that is called the Pleo reborn or Pleo RB. Read The Full Story

People of Lava Scandinavia Android HDTV beats Google TV to the punch

Chris Davies, Apr 5th 2010 Discuss [0]

Google are still apparently plugging away at their Google TV project - big name snubs notwithstanding - but a Swedish company reckons they're already delivering Android-powered functionality in a standalone HDTV. People of Lava's Scandinavia Android TV is a 42-inch Full HD 1080p set with three HDMI ports, a DVB-T digital TV tuner and USB connectivity, but more interestingly it runs Android 1.5 on an 833MHz ARM Cortex A8 processor. Read The Full Story

Next Pleo color will be chosen by voters

Shane McGlaun, Feb 3rd 2010 Discuss [0]

You might recall that Pleo robot baby dinosaur that was on the market, killed off and then relaunched in October 2009. The thing is an articulated robot that can interact with the user and its environment. My kids have a couple of these things and for a while, they carried them everywhere. Read The Full Story

Pleo robo-dino back on sale for $349

Chris Davies, Oct 26th 2009 Discuss [0]

Endearing robo-dino Pleo may have faced a second round of extinction earlier this year, but the autonomous robot has weathered the storm and gone on sale again this week. PleoWorld are offering the dinosaur for $349, with shipping to the US, Canada and the UK, together with those all-important accessories such as replacement battery packs and chargers. Read The Full Story

Pleo IP bought by Jetta; manufacturing to resume

Chris Davies, Jun 9th 2009 Discuss [0]

Intellectual property for the Pleo robotic dinosaur was tipped to be hot stuff when creator company Ugobe filed for bankruptcy, and that seems to have turned out to be true. Jetta Company Ltd have acquired not only the IP and assets from Ugobe's bankruptcy sale on May 21st, but since they're already the company responsible for physically manufacturing Pleo they're apparently set to resume production imminently. Read The Full Story

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SlashGear Week in Review – Week 17 2009

Chris Davies, Apr 26th 2009 Discuss [0]

It’s been a week of mobile device reviews, along with the Bluetooth accessories that go with them, here at SlashGear, with Samsung’s Tocco Ultra S8300 and Instinct S30 showing up for playtime. We also gave our opinion on the big news in Bluetooth headsets, in the shape of the Plantronics Voyager Pro and the Aliph Jawbone PRIME. Finally, HTC’s Touch Diamond2 flaunted itself in a video unboxing, while the Mophie Juice Pack Air for the iPhone 3G got its review.

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Pleo gets remote-control Wii Nunchuck hack

Chris Davies, Apr 24th 2009 Discuss [0]

Pleo's fate may be decided by a bankruptcy sale, but the robot dinosaurs already out in the wild are too busy being hacked to worry about IP. Modder Andrey has developed a system which allows him to remotely-control his Pleo via a Wii Nunchuck, with the head, tail and basic movements all mapped to the Nintendo controller's buttons and motion-sensors. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Ugobe Pleo IP could be hot property in bankruptcy sale

Chris Davies, Apr 22nd 2009 Discuss [0]

Further details of Ugobe's bankruptcy have emerged, including hints regarding whether the Pleo-maker's dinosaur robot will be scooped up by a rival toy firm. According to CEO Caleb Chung, the financial collapse came about when European and Asian customers - who made up 90-percent of Ugobe's business - failed to secure their own funding, leaving Pleos sat in crates across the world without the money to pay for them. Read The Full Story

Ugobe files for bankruptcy: no more Pleo

Chris Davies, Apr 21st 2009 Discuss [0]

Robot dinosaur maker Ugobe have confirmed that they are filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, as rumored earlier this month. The company, responsible for the Pleo dinosaur toy, dismissed all employees on Friday, but still owes $353,500 in unpaid royalties to the Pleo and Furby creator. Read The Full Story

Pleo maker Ugobe not going out of business

Brenda Stokes, Apr 3rd 2009 Discuss [0]

Despite rumors to the contrary, it seems Ugobe, the company that manufactures Pleo, the robotic dinosaur, is not going out of business after all, and are merely downsizing and relocating their web hosting to a different location. Read The Full Story

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