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Photos: WowWee Rovio Mobile Webcam

By // July 10, 2009, 12:18 AM PST // markwkaelin

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  • 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.

    However, 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.

    Photo courtesy of WowWee

  • Unboxing

    Almost before I could get our test Rovio out of the box, co-workers started showing up trying to get a glimpse of what I was working on.

    Photo by Mark Kaelin for TechRepublic

  • Specs

    The Rovio certainly reads as impressive.

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  • Looks cool



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  • What is in the box

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

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  • Docking station

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

    Photo by Mark Kaelin for TechRepublic

  • 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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  • Charging

    I left the Rovio to charge while I tried in vain to get admin access to a wireless router.

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  • 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.

    Photo by Mark Kaelin for TechRepublic

  • Glamor shots

    Official WowWee photos.

    Photo courtesy of WowWee

  • Mid-level position



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  • Down position



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  • Up position



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  • Close up

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.

However, 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.

Photo courtesy of WowWee

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By Mark Kaelin

Mark W. Kaelin has been writing and editing stories about the IT industry, gadgets, finance, accounting, and tech-life for more than 25 years. Most recently, he has been a regular contributor to BreakingModern.com, aNewDomain.net, and TechRepublic.