iDogs go pink and blue

We still don't get the appeal of the iDog — but then we aren't really into pets of any kind, live, robotic or quasi-musical. But apparently there's enough demand for the plastic pooch with a speaker where its heart should be that Sega is rolling out pink and blue versions. The pink one is being marketed as the "Lovely Version," which we suppose makes sense, while the blue one is the "Happy Version." Looks like the meaning of "feeling blue" doesn't cross cultures all that well. We assume that, if these ever break out of their Japanese kennels, the branding — and possibly even the color schemes — will be tweaked at least a little.

[Via I4U]

[Caleb Dewberry @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM]

does it interact with my nintendog and/or iPod? if so i definately want one!! its so cute!

[chip @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM]

a friend of mine has one, it has a line in for the ipod (or any other mp3 player) and the lights go off to the beat of the music. it also does a hump/dance thing to music, moves those ears around and it has a sensor at the top of its head to detect when it's being pet. my friend has the white one though, i don't know if they added any features to the color ones or if it's just a color thing. it's a pretty chill little toy.

[Killian @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM]

Actually, "feeling blue" means the exact same thing in Japanese.

[julia @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM]

does anybody know if they can play ipod minis?