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segatoys dream squirrels: do androids dream of electric acorns?

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Nope, you’re not looking at Chip and Dale here. These fuzzy, furry creations are the latest robotic animal creations from the demented sick creative minds of SegaToys Japan.

I suppose the Yumepet Dream Squirrel is actually pretty cute. As a matter of fact, he’s so syrupy sweet that I think I’m gonna puke. Just stroke…

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August 1st, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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segatoys happy savon bubble blower for a whale of a good bath time

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Leave it to the gadget makers at SegaToys to come up with another oddity that could only come from Japan. This wacky bathroom accessory is designed to blow bubbles while you sit in the tub and chill out.

The Happy Savon (savon = French for soap) looks like a little white whale, and fills sits…

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April 17th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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sega hitokara karaoke disco ball: just add off-key vocals

Segatoys Hitokara Home Karaoke

You’ve gotta hand it to the Japanese. They managed to take the strains of howling, tone deaf, drunken business executives and turn them into a multi-billion dollar yen industry. Now you can bring the Karaoke experience to your living room, complete with a cheezy disco light show. (Minus the drunk business executives).

While it’s far…

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November 22nd, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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ampbot: like a robot on a segway with a boom box

Segatoys Hasbro AMPBot

Hot off the presses is the A.M.P.Bot, a unique roller-bot that moves around using a gyroscopic balancing system that works much like the Segway Personal Transporter.

A.M.P. stands for “Automated Musical Personality”. That’s because the wheeled robot can follow you around and play your tunes wherever you go. When set to tracking mode, the robot…

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June 19th, 2008 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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robot dog is surprisingly not too creepy

SEGATOYS Robot Dog

Having seen my share of weird Japanese robotic animals, I was actually pretty impressed by the fact that this one doesn’t look like it’s going to attempt to murder you in your sleep. SEGATOY’s new robotic dog is a heck of a lot less creepy than their hollow-stared robot cats, and actually seems to act…

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February 10th, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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sega brain checker asks just how stupid are you?

SegaToys Brain Checker

If you haven’t gotten a chance to play either of the Brain Age games on the Nintendo DS, you might want to check out this gadget from Japan’s SegaToys. Thanks to my limited knowledge of the Japanese language, I’m not 100% sure what the Brain Checker does, but it sure looks like it could be fun.…

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December 28th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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lets talk about chicks, man.

Dream Robot Chick by SegaToys

If cute is your thing, you’re in luck. These baby robot chickens from Japan are so sugary sweet, you might go into a diabetic coma.

SegaToys’ Dream Chicks are lifelike baby birds that respond to real world stimuli. Petting and interacting with the tiny chick makes the diminutive avian chirp and flap its little wings…

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November 10th, 2007 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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