Robo News Articles
 For those curious about what is inside of the Rovio TrueTrack beacon, and for those who are having problems, here's the inside scoop. How To Hack Open The Rovio TrueTrack BeaconRemoving the beacon 'eyeball' from a dock or a room beacon is pretty simple- all you need is a medium phillips head screwdriver, and a 1.5 mm hex key to...  By: milw
Posted: Mon, 03/09/2009 - 11:33
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A few knew ... or at least predicted ... that this would have to happen sooner or later. But who knew that it would be so soon ... and so fun ... and so many would GET DOWN AND BOOGIE! Chicago's newest dance club features robots robots robots. And WowWee is center stage. I saw Roboboa, RSV2, and Robopet just in the short time...  By: Steven Jones
Posted: Mon, 11/19/2007 - 09:59
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WowWee was one of about 50 companies at the CES unveiled press event last night. They clearly were one of the main highlights of the evening with the announcement of many new products and the large amount of press the hovered around their area. While the last entry focused on the two products that were shown on their table, here are ...  By: Ron Repking
Posted: Sun, 01/07/2007 - 17:40
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Imagine laying in bed, far too lazy to get up... but you're not ready to go to sleep either. Wouldn't it be cool if you could watch TV or a movie on the ceiling, like some magical picture were to just appear out of nowhere? Now, rather than just waxing poetic (or spending thousands of dollars on an expensive home theater setup)...  By: Peter Redmer
Posted: Mon, 10/05/2009 - 18:36
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You may have seen a product called the Robotyrannus being peddled out there recently and wondered how WowWee managed to quietly slip in yet another robot. As it turns out, Robotyrannus is essentially a Roboreptile in sheep's clothing. Well actually, more like dragon's clothing. Take a look at the included pictures. Notice the horns on...  By: Khalid J Hosein
Posted: Tue, 12/05/2006 - 11:52
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If you don't know what the WowWee Lightstar is, well, you're starting in the wrong place. Please take a moment to get acquainted with the Lightstar, then come on back. I'll wait. You're back? Good, glad to see you return. Now I need to give you some proper warning regarding what you're about to see. This article contains graphic...  By: Rudolph
Posted: Mon, 03/23/2009 - 11:54
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Q: My robot keeps staring at strange objects around the room. What is he looking at? A: He “sees” using Infra Red (I/R) light, a light too “red” for humans to see. However, many appliances, computer screens, TVs, and dimmed lighting emit I/R light which your robot can be attracted to, so he’ll just naturally turn...  By: The Insider
Posted: Thu, 09/07/2006 - 16:35
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Attached are the Sell Sheets for the products that WowWee has released or is releasing in 2007. These 1191x844 sell sheets have at least one large picture of the product and many times, additional smaller pictures of the bots in different poses or zoomed in on certain features. They also list many, if not all, of the... By: Khalid J Hosein
Posted: Sat, 03/03/2007 - 01:20
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For all you fans out there who thought the legendary Elvis® "The King" had "left the building," Wowwee™ has brought him back to life. That’s right folks, Elvis is Alive! With expert guidance from Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. in Memphis, Tennessee, we have developed a new Wowwee Alive™ product - a realistic animatronic Elvis,...  By: Tiffany W
Posted: Tue, 10/09/2007 - 08:37
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I'm posting this up here for my fellow FIOS subscribers, although this could really also serve as an example to anyone trying to set up the proper port forwarding on their router - despite the obvious difference in admin utilities. *NOTE 12/28/08* Up until the recent release of the Rovio 5.00b7 two way audio has only worked when...  By: epyon
Posted: Mon, 12/08/2008 - 10:17
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