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  • The five best robots of CES 2010

    The five best robots of CES 2010

    Baby seals, breakdancing droids and a welcome return for an old friend 13 January 2010 11:19 GMT

    Trawling certain parts of the show floor at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, you'd be forgiven for thinking that all anyone was interested in were batteries, air ionizers and solar panels. But dotted in amongst the plethora of tiny Korean,...

  • VIDEO: BBC shows off its

    VIDEO: BBC shows off its "Blue Room" full of gadgets

    Staff tech training facility exposed 12 June 2009 13:40 GMT

    We're feeling jealous. Although the Pocket-lint stronghold is full of gadgets, it's not as packed-to-the-brim with tech toys as the BBC's incredible "Blue Room" facility, which it uses for staff training.

    The Blue Room exists so that BBC...

  • Pleo resurrected by manufacturer Jetta

    Pleo resurrected by manufacturer Jetta

    Mosquitoes trapped in amber reportedly uninvolved 9 June 2009 11:14 GMT

    In a scene straight out of "Jurassic Park", Dinosaur robot Pleo has been brought back from extinction after the company behind it, Ugobe, filed for bankruptcy.

    Former manufacturer Jetta acquired the intellectual property rights and other...

  • Pleo-maker Ugobe files for bankruptcy. Biz, Dad, Robots, Ugobe, Pleo 0

    Pleo-maker Ugobe files for bankruptcy

    Baby dino-robot faces extinction 21 April 2009 9:34 GMT

    It appears that Pleo, the cute baby dino-robot, may soon be extinct following the news that the company that makes the toy has gone bust.

    Ugobe has closed its offices, dismissed its workers and filed for liquidation of its assets under federal...

  • Pleo robot dinosaur. Gadgets, Dad, Toys, Robots, Ugobe 0

    Pleo robot dinosaur review

    4.0 REVIEW Must-have new friend or expensive paperweight? 29 April 2008 14:28 GMT

    Pleo is a friendly looking robot dinosaur Camarasaurus, but is it any better than other robots on the market, or is this just another executive toy destined to become an expensive paperweight? We agree to babysit one to find out.

    The 21-inch...

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