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Photos: WowWee Rovio Mobile Webcam

By Mark W. Kaelin July 9, 2009, 6:33 AM PDT

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Photos: WowWee Rovio Mobile Webcam

Big Wheels!

Big Wheels!

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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Photos: WowWee Rovio Mobile Webcam

Looks cool

Looks cool

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Photos: WowWee Rovio Mobile Webcam

What is in the box

What is in the box

Here is what you get in the box before some minor assembly.

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Photos: WowWee Rovio Mobile Webcam

Docking station

Docking station

The docking station is where the Rovio gets its batteries recharged.

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Photos: WowWee Rovio Mobile Webcam

Breakroom

Breakroom

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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Photos: WowWee Rovio Mobile Webcam

No place to go

No place to go

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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Photos: WowWee Rovio Mobile Webcam

Glamor shots

Glamor shots

Official WowWee photos.

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Photos: WowWee Rovio Mobile Webcam

Mid-level position

Mid-level position

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Photos: WowWee Rovio Mobile Webcam

Down position

Down position

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Photos: WowWee Rovio Mobile Webcam

Up position

Up position

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