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Robotic Bunny Shows Kitschy Side of Tech (Mobiledia)
Feeling lonely while surfing the Internet? The Karotz Smart Rabbit Robotic
companion can help.
The cute, customizable device, created by Violet, uses Web-connected voice
recognition technology to read and upload messages, take photos with a built-
in camera, send notifications, and even function as a friendly alarm clock,
while talking aloud and wiggling its ears.
The Smart Rabbit is another entry in the growing market of technology kitsch,
as mobile devices and social networking sites increasingly become part of
everyday life.
The robotic buddy is heavily integrated with Facebook and Twitter, notifying
users of wall posts and messages from their social networking sites by
lighting up, moving its ears, and reading them aloud.
Smart Rabbit has proven popular among teens and tweens, and 157 million
Facebook users worldwide share their desktops with the mechanical pal. Friends
can click on another user's rabbit to make its ears move and light up with
different colors.
Customizable options include Skinz tattoos, detachable USB tails in several
colors, and matching Flatnanoz key ring tags embedded with RFID chips. The key
rings can trigger apps and send alerts, automatically notifying users when the
kids get home from school, for example.
The Karotz Smart Rabbit certainly ...
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