by John
Mundazio with
additional editing for
this column by Bridget Petrella
Termed
a fun "musicbot" by Sega/Hasbro, Inc., the iDog™ expresses all of
its feelings by wagging its tail, moving, waggling its cute ears,
tilting its head, playing [stored] musical sequences and by means of the
seven colored LED lights on its head. Pressing on the iDog's nose will
wake it up at which point it will start to play music and wait for you
to play with it. The little tyke gets happy when you touch its ears and
pad on its head, it gets surprised when you touch its nose or wave in
front of him and it gets angry when you touch its tail. The Sega Toys
iDog™ measures up to all of our standards in terms of being so versatile
and easy to use... and an MP3 Player like the iPod can easily be
attached to the iDog™ via 3.5mm audio cable and although the speaker is
only mono, it is of the utmost quality. i-Dog™ desktop companion is
truly a playful, palm-sized robot puppy that loves music and responds to
practically any song he hears! Sit i-Dog™ in front of a speaker, use his
own built-in speaker or plug him into the headphone jack of an iPod® or
other MP3 player. After a few seconds of music, his entire face lights
up, ears wag and head tilts in sync with the beat. Plug headphones into
the dual jack and enjoy music together in private! Tweak his tail to
mute sounds when using his built-in speaker.
Blinking
LEDs on the i-Dog's face easily give cool expression to i-Dog's four
moods: "agitated" from rock and rap: "pleased" by country and classical;
"delighted" during pop and R&B; and "excited" listening to disco dance
music! the little i-Dog™ can also be extremely expressive even without
music, staying animated even after the music stops. For a really good
mood with yipping sounds, stroke his face or pat his head. Usually
happy, the i-Dog™ can sometimes be moody and will whine. Tease his tail
switch and you'll hear "Grrr!" Compatible— and companionable— this
little puppy is the ultimate in coolness for a really reasonable price.
You can pick up an iDog™ for as low as $29.99 retail, and in some cases
a tad bit less expensive. Pocket-sized with adjustable legs i-Dog™
Interactive Music Companion is completely portable and can create a
dance party wherever the music takes it, whether it be on a computer
desk, kitchen counter or the palm of its owner's hands! i-Dog™ just
loves to rock out, so even when the music is over it will continue to
move and groove along to the last song it heard. Predicted to become any
music aficionado's best friend, i-Dog™ is compatible with most portable
music devices including the Discman, the iPod and Rio MP3 players. UB
John Mundazio works for one of the numerous publishing companies in the
New York metropolitan area which is currently planning a bold takeover
of the parallel universe in which he occasionally resides with several
of his imaginary friends and at least two of the strange voices in his
head. But he is confident it is not the one you're thinking of at this
very moment. Convinced that Susie-Q's are indeed a food group and that
no REAL list of fun toys is ever really complete without mentioning
"Log"— that quintessential Ren and Stimpy Show toy that boldly dared to
go where no toy ever could... "The Dazed-Meister" refuses to partake in
anything which requires him to dress up like Wonder Woman or sing the
theme song from The Partridge Family in its entirety. He also opposes
floatation devices of any sort.
Termed
a fun "musicbot" by Sega/Hasbro, Inc., the iDog™ expresses all of
its feelings by wagging its tail, moving, waggling its cute ears,
tilting its head, playing [stored] musical sequences and by means of the
seven colored LED lights on its head. Pressing on the iDog's nose will
wake it up at which point it will start to play music and wait for you
to play with it. The little tyke gets happy when you touch its ears and
pad on its head, it gets surprised when you touch its nose or wave in
front of him and it gets angry when you touch its tail. The Sega Toys
iDog™ measures up to all of our standards in terms of being so versatile
and easy to use... and an MP3 Player like the iPod can easily be
attached to the iDog™ via 3.5mm audio cable and although the speaker is
only mono, it is of the utmost quality. i-Dog™ desktop companion is
truly a playful, palm-sized robot puppy that loves music and responds to
practically any song he hears! Sit i-Dog™ in front of a speaker, use his
own built-in speaker or plug him into the headphone jack of an iPod® or
other MP3 player. After a few seconds of music, his entire face lights
up, ears wag and head tilts in sync with the beat. Plug headphones into
the dual jack and enjoy music together in private! Tweak his tail to
mute sounds when using his built-in speaker. 
Blinking
LEDs on the i-Dog's face easily give cool expression to i-Dog's four
moods: "agitated" from rock and rap: "pleased" by country and classical;
"delighted" during pop and R&B; and "excited" listening to disco dance
music! the little i-Dog™ can also be extremely expressive even without
music, staying animated even after the music stops. For a really good
mood with yipping sounds, stroke his face or pat his head. Usually
happy, the i-Dog™ can sometimes be moody and will whine. Tease his tail
switch and you'll hear "Grrr!" Compatible— and companionable— this
little puppy is the ultimate in coolness for a really reasonable price.
You can pick up an iDog™ for as low as $29.99 retail, and in some cases
a tad bit less expensive. Pocket-sized with adjustable legs i-Dog™
Interactive Music Companion is completely portable and can create a
dance party wherever the music takes it, whether it be on a computer
desk, kitchen counter or the palm of its owner's hands! i-Dog™ just
loves to rock out, so even when the music is over it will continue to
move and groove along to the last song it heard. Predicted to become any
music aficionado's best friend, i-Dog™ is compatible with most portable
music devices including the Discman, the iPod and Rio MP3 players. UB