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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wait, what?<br>30k?<br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tomheivers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2008 2:57PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[yeah, i was about to go buy a car, but i just found something a lot more useful]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Ladella]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2008 3:27PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[It can breed, hence is worth $30K]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[andrea]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2008 3:37PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[So when's the $30.00 version that plugs in to a USB slot and dances to iTunes coming? That's a version I could give a damn about.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Twitchy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 3rd 2008 3:53AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[Robotic Peeps!!!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mckrusher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2008 2:58PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[Do not microwave these Peeps!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[feffrey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2008 3:13PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[Though I'm glad to see Kozima get so much publicity for his work, I am worried that his original work on autistic children will get neglected.  I saw his original research quite groundbreaking because it was able to reach into a new realm of contact with low-functioning autistic children (I had the opportunity to be at one of his talks).<br><br>Hopefully he will continue his work with the children like he said he would.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Cheung]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2008 3:00PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[Nothing like capitalizing on Internet popularity.<br>Seriously, $30k?  I doubt it has any sophisticated robotic servos or requires a supercomputer to operate.  It is just software.<br>Some business advice for them: You can sell 10 of these for $30k or a million of them for $150.<br>Your fifteen minutes are up in 5...4...3...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2008 3:16PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[I think you misunderstand what Keepon was actually developed for.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[aMac]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2008 3:42PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[Actually, software which can accurately synchronize with the often microdrifting meters and rhythms found in music is very rare to find. The simple act of making a robotic foot tap to a beat is a lot harder than it appears.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[eggothewaffle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2008 3:43PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[And a lot easier than $30K worth..]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Wwhat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2008 3:56PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[I know what it was developed for, and it had little to do with dancing.  But the dancing algorithm (software) is what made it unique and popular.<br>Let's face it, America and especially Japan are only really interested in dancing robots.<br>Most people have just been waiting for a simple dancing Keepon that they could own.   No need for sensors and cameras and it could plug into a USB port.  My $150 is waiting. :)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2008 5:28PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[Keepon sounds like a permanent tampon of sorts.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lowest Ranked]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2008 3:23PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[Overcoming the current barriers of hygiene and osmosis would be quite astonishing.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ethan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2008 3:32PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[No reference to The Gentrys?  One of the most classic songs of the rock & roll era!<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktPZJxdAkus" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktPZJxdAkus</a><br><br>That being said, this thing is cute as hell.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[einyo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2008 3:28PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[So I am trying to figure out why the are so special. Can someone explain?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zelatio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2008 3:27PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[Apparently cute=special=$30K]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Boondocker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2008 5:27PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'm a glad I bought all of those keepon domains]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2008 4:26PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[My eyes widened and a smile crept across my face as I saw the headline.  Then my heart sank as I saw the $30,000 figure.<br><br>Don't toy with my emotions! ;)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[CaptSaltyJack]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2008 4:32PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[+300<br><br>I NEEEEEEED a keepon but 30k? Fuck that.<br>I'd pay a grand no problem.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tunneler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2008 6:02PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[i know!  these things make me so happy.  hopefully the consumer version will be (much) cheaper.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[maveric101]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2008 9:08PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[they should engineer one that can dance to your emotions...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Ladella]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 3rd 2008 12:05AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[there's 30g's of tech in that little thing? holy crap.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[acme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2008 6:15PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[$30,000... now available at Toys R Us<br><br>Holy Shit Inflation!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[TK]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2008 6:37PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[If only it were ¥30,000 instead...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[npChaos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2008 6:41PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[$30,000... now available at Toys R Us...<br><br>Inflation!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[TK]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2008 6:41PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'm so depressed now, I wish I could afford that much.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Takahashi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2008 8:35PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[There is NO FKN WAY that thing is worth $30,000. Manufacturing cost is probably like $3.<br><br>And don't believe any of this BS about it being hard to program these things to dance to rhythms. There's many free software available that can calculate a songs BPM automatically and there are free equalizers that can filter out frequencies and cut bands.<br><br>Either they are plain stupid to charge that amount, or someone made a typo.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 3rd 2008 1:52AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[pos]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[i said know]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 13th 2008 4:19PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Keepon dancing robot going commercial]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/keepon-dancing-robot-going-commercial/</guid><description><![CDATA[Add the ability for them to make cute squeaky noises and I'll buy one for $100 but ONLY if it connects to things other than just an iPod.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 3rd 2008 1:39PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
