Sega Toys and ZMP team up for Miuro-like Music Robot ODO
By Donald Melanson 
posted Apr 16th 2008 5:03PM
posted Apr 16th 2008 5:03PM
ZMP's Miuro may have been doing the whole music-playing, rolling robot thing even before Sony's Rolly stole the spotlight, but it had the slight disadvantage of costing nearly $1,000. The company now looks to be changing that situation, however, with it teaming up with Sega Toys to release a slightly scaled-back but considerable cheaper version of the iPod dock, now dubbed the Music Robot ODO. Among other things, this one drops the built-in WiFi and camera of the Miuro, although it does hang onto the LCD that displays the ODO's "emotion" as it's dancing, and you do get a remote control to keep it from straying too far. No word on a release 'round these parts, naturally, but those in Japan can snag one for the not unreasonable cost of ¥15,540, or about $150.
This will quickly degenerate into people saying they are interested more in the Asian woman holding the product more than the product.
This looks like that Rolly thing from Sony....only bigger. Haha.
I couldn't agree more, she's hot
and FINALLY we have a product model that IS NOT happy about the shitty product she is demoing.
to top it all off, she has to wear that dumbass Rhythm Nation microphone that Janet Jackson flung into the crowd at the end of her tour.
you say 'hold', but i say 'grope', my friend.
How does the iPod stay put in the dock?
Damn I actually read the title as ZPM,
Well, it is big enough to put a ZPM in there.
You're kidding, right? ODO... ODO ITAL... "Unknown sample" is about right.
Or maybe I just watched too much "Star Trek" as a young man.
Does it vacuum the floor too?
this is really no dumber than any other $100+ ipod dock with mediocre speakers... at least this dances... which still doesn't make it *less* lame though.
Naaananananaaaa Katamari Damacy!
Wow, you beat me to it! Good eyesight there - I would buy one of these in a heartbeat if they came in Katamari-styled flavors.
ohohoho! awesome!
"Sending things to earth... "
is it just me and "Tinu" here that think thats looks remarkebly like the sony rolly.