I believe you would be hard pressed to find a reader of the TechRepublic Geekend Blog that does not have a noticeable admiration and fascination with robots and robot-like gadgets. So it is natural to assume that a robot geek gift will always be well-received.
\nHowever, when it comes to the WowWee Rovio Mobile Webcam, you not only get a robot, but a robot with video camera.
Check out the Geek Gift Guide Blog post for a full review.
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Here is what you get in the box before some minor assembly.
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The docking station is where the Rovio gets its batteries recharged.
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I put the docking station in the corner of the TechRepublic breakroom. Unfortunately, I don’t have administrator privileges for our wireless system.
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Our Rovio is all charged by stuck in its docking station. However, once I got it home, I was cruising around the house in about 5 minutes.
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Official WowWee photos.
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Mark W. Kaelin has been writing and editing stories about the information technology industry, software, hardware, gaming, finance, accounting, and technology geekdom for more than 30 years.
