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Crave Podcast 75: Eee wannabes and nerdy chicks

Crave Also in the show, it appears someone's finally found a use for the now deceased Sony Aibo. The Crave Podcast has reached its Diamond Jubilee! That's right, we're 75 episodes deep and to celebrate, we're filling the studio with hot nerdy chicks.

Tags: wi fi, dog, love, car

7 March 2008, 11:21 > More matches in Crave

Drobo: Automated data robot

Crave Okay, so it's not in the same league as Asimo, but it's far more useful than that stupid Sony Aibo thing. Data storage is usually as dull as ditchwater, but our ears pricked up when we heard about Drobo -- the world's first storage robot.

Tags: data robotics, disk, remove, storage

21 December 2007, 8:00 > More matches in Crave

Robot Wars

News The most prominent example is Sony's Aibo dog robot, discontinued last year. At Tokyo's 12th Robo-One Grand Championship match, two-legged robots jabbed, ducked, hurled balloons and even sang in their quest to become the champ.

Tags: christmas, companies, money, consumer

4 December 2007, 10:02 > More matches in News

Aibo-Life

Downloads The Aibo-LIFE widget displays the latest posts or latest topics from the Aibo-LIFE Forum. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

28 June 2007, 9:27 > More matches in Downloads

'Don't shout at the robot!'

News Sony's Aibo was introduced to great fanfare, but only about 150,000 sold in the six years the company had it on the market. While the Aibo sold for $1,900 (£1,000), the Pleo tag is closer to the price of two of the more successful robot products on...

22 November 2006, 9:43 > More matches in News

Top ten gadgets to burn on Bonfire Night

Crave Sony Aibo We don't normally condone cruelty to animals, but Sony's digital puppy deserves to be put down in a painful, merciless fashion. PURE Digital Bug Too PURE's quirky digital radio is one of the most enduring icons of DAB technology.

3 November 2006, 11:44 > More matches in Crave

Roomba rival set to clean up

News The company's machine vision technology was incorporated into Sony's now defunct technology Aibo. Robot wars are coming to your carpet. Evolution Robotics is developing a robotic vacuum cleaner in conjunction with a large appliance manufacturer...

23 October 2006, 10:21 > More matches in News

Sony NW-E003 (1GB) review

Reviews First there was the embarrassing rootkit fiasco, then the Aibo was cancelled, then the Sony Bean. With the fall of the Walkman empire, Sony assumed a rather dejected approach to the MP3 player market.

Editor's rating   8.1

Tags: sony, weight, edge, battery life

29 August 2006, 13:00 > More matches in Reviews

Virgin Lobster 544 review

Reviews It feels compact and light in the hand and the front has a dark grey reflective section that makes it look like the Sony Aibo's head. Virgin's Lobster 544 doesn't look like a lobster, feel like a lobster and it certainly doesn't taste like one.

Editor's rating   6.7

Tags: virgin mobile, dedicated, section, slot

23 August 2006, 15:00 > More matches in Reviews

Photos: Robots make like Crouch and score

News Ayami Yohoyama of Japan's Twades robo-football team programs her Aibo for a match. A competitor at the RoboCup 2006 games (more photos here) takes aim to send a ball past an opposition player. The robotic football tournament, talking place in...

19 June 2006, 10:34 > More matches in News

Photos: Robots catch World Cup fever at RoboCup 2006

News Sony's Aibo has long been a favourite for robot soccer matches. This Aibo has a perfect in Miroslav Klose, the German national team's star striker. With the World Cup well under way in Germany, it's not just humans who'll be kicking footballs in a...

14 June 2006, 10:45 > More matches in News

CNET.co.uk Podcast Beta 3: A Japanese giant

Crave The latest CNET.co.uk podcast takes a long hard look at Japanese business giant Sony, as Guy Cocker, Chris Stevens and our new mobile phone reviewer Andrew Lim, along with special guest star Rupert Goodwins of ZDNet.co.uk, explore some of the...

Tags: itunes, mobile phone, rss, link

27 February 2006, 15:13 > More matches in Crave

Crave Talk: Why is Sony culling its most innovative products?

Crave First the Aibo and the Qrio, now the Walkman Bean. What about the death of Aibo? Like a mother taking her most beautiful children outside and drowning them in the rain-bucket, Sony seems to be eliminating its most exciting designs.

Tags: sony, consumer, electronic, cycle

16 February 2006, 11:30 > More matches in Crave

RSPCAibo says, "Bring back the robodog!"

Crave Following Sony's announcement last week that Aibo will be put down, angry protesters have gathered their forces across the Internet in a desperate bid to convince Sony to reverse its decision on the fate of the electronic dog.

Tags: sony, company, fans, events

3 February 2006, 14:00 > More matches in Crave

Sony Aibo has been put down: An obituary

Crave Sony Aibo 1999-2006. It's a sad day for electric pet owners: Sony has had the Aibo put down. Admittedly only rich children will feel the pain, as Aibo retailed for £1,450. Crave has fond memories of Aibo.

Tags: sony uk, children, dog, aibo

27 January 2006, 10:43 > More matches in Crave