Radio One DJ Chris Moyles took delivery of his half-scale multi-function entertainment unit over the weekend admitting he couldn’t quite remember making the two grand purchase online last year due to inebriation.
The DVD playing, iPod docking, stereo-sound delivering dustbin on wheels has had us hot under the collar since our first sighting back in early 2007 but seemed to be consigned to the scrap yard after Nikko went bust in the UK.
Remember WowWee? The genius robot designers behind Robosapien and his robot pals have turned their attention to Disney’s newest character, creating a real life, working WALL-E we’re just itching to play with.
Feast your eyes on these: Honda’s new strap-on leg-movers are designed to help the elderly and disabled in tricky or tiresome movements with powered assistance where required, but we reckon they’d be perfect for lazy tech fanatics too.
Guitar maker par excellence Gibson has just expanded its range of robot guitars. Don’t worry: these aren’t going to become self-aware and attempt to eradicate their human former masters - they simply tune themselves automatically using clever sound processing and string-tightening motors. Les Paul and SG versions are available in the US, priced at about £2,000 and £1,800 respectively.
Out now | From $3,600
Gibson
Update: What? You didn’t realise this was an April Fools Day joke? Shame on you - still, let’s prolong the agony a little.
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Hot on the heels of the Wii Fit balance board and Mario Kart’s comes Ninty’s next add-on, and he might look a bit familiar.
That’s because the new R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy) is a re-make of the NES’ robotic pal, launched by Nintendo in the 80s.
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