Sega's iSmile animated flower grooves to the music

Animated flowers in the home certainly aren't a new fad, as we've seen talkative ones, printing ones, networked ones, and even petals that douse fires. Sega Toys' latest gizmo takes the electrified flower to another level, as it looks to integrate the bouncy demeanor of the iSmile flower with your music to create a housemate that jumps and grooves to your tunes right alongside of you. The device accepts any musical source via a 3.5-millimeter input jack, and also features a built-in speaker, illuminated petals, moving leaves, and an expressive face to boot. The iSmile even reacts accordingly to the genre of music coming through, as it gracefully grooves to slow jams while shakin' it until the leaves fall off when listening to heavy metal. Sure, this thing desperately needs a speaker pass-through output so you're not stuck utilizing the presumably weak integrated driver, but nevertheless, you can pick up your own iSmile now for just about 40 bucks.

[Judah Rosenthal Posted Jan 25th 2007 2:37PM]

Who needs this? I will stick w/ my ipod bear w/ integrated speaker & 3 colors of flashing lights thank you very much (& yes, the lights react to the type of music you're listening to).

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 25th 2007 3:19PM]

I'll stick to watching my kids dance instead.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 25th 2007 3:22PM]

Someone got my 7-yr old daughter one of these from Christmas. It's pretty cool.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 25th 2007 3:42PM]

Some things are better left to nature...

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 25th 2007 3:31PM]

Oh hell, they used the letter i. Send out the dogs, Jobs!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 25th 2007 3:36PM]

Wow sega has really fallen from grace. Back in my day...

[NHAnimator Posted Jan 25th 2007 3:39PM]

(it's just a dream, it's just a dream, it's just a dream... crap!)

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 25th 2007 3:59PM]

I coulda sworn I had a dancing flower when I was in fifth grade. I got the matching dancing coke can from Spencer's Gifts as well. Old news, just as was mentioned.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 25th 2007 4:22PM]

And it white too!!!

White and starts with an i. Not good for sega!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 25th 2007 4:51PM]

How sad... Sega went from making Dreamcast game system to making a singing flower pot. How far they have fallen...

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 25th 2007 4:25PM]

I remember something like this from when I was a kid. It was a little cartoon flower that reacted to sounds around it. You yelled at it and it jumped. You sang and it danced. It always did the same sequence of motions, which isn't as fancy as this thing is, but the concept's been around at least 20 years.

[cheinzmann Posted Jan 25th 2007 4:47PM]

iQuit!

[Judah Rosenthal Posted Jan 25th 2007 4:58PM]

I was looking @ this again & I have to say I like that they have it in a window. You know, photosynthesis 'n' all...

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 25th 2007 5:30PM]

I still play my Dreamcast. It was a great system. I wish Sega would make an amazing comeback and offer some real competition to the Sony-Microsoft-Nintendo trifecta. This? This is pathetic.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 25th 2007 5:04PM]

i had one of those in the 90's

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 25th 2007 5:29PM]

I'll stick to my Teddy Ruxpin.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 26th 2007 4:01AM]

I just got one, it is absolutely cool to place on my desk!! My colleagues love it much as well.

[Richard Posted Jan 26th 2007 6:30AM]

"Hey iDog! Quit peeing on the iSmile!" (I prefer iFlower)

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 26th 2007 5:13PM]

This is so 80's.
http://www.nosnivelling.com/uploaded_images/Dancing%20Flower-769756.jpg