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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[It was a stupid, expensive toy.<br>Entertaining for its novelty value.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cargojack]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 30th 2009 7:46PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[It's hard to buy and power a $300+ toy when you're losing your home.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[BigD145]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 30th 2009 7:45PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[Love live the only true dinobot . . . <br><br><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimlock" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimlock</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Smart People Play Tuba]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 30th 2009 7:57PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[sad...if they were lets say..50 bucks (i know it's not a realistic price for how much they cost to be made) they would have been the next furbies.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[scott]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 30th 2009 7:49PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[Last I heard was they were moving to Idaho. <br><br><a href="http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/stories/ktvbn-oct0408-ugobe_to_eagle.dec35f47.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/stories/ktvbn-oct0408-ugobe_to_eagle.dec35f47.html</a><br><br>No sign of them yet.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[THEVIGODA]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 30th 2009 7:50PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[the pleo would have sold gangbusters if it could walk]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Uncontrol]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 30th 2009 7:51PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[They could walk.<br>just not fast enough.<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95MAyWE0ERk" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95MAyWE0ERk</a><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[PGP-Protector]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 30th 2009 8:03PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[I find that video strangely upsetting.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Uncontrol]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 30th 2009 8:06PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[wow me too, thats just not fair]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[pete]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 30th 2009 8:11PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[Holy Sh17.  Did you see something pink sticking out of its head around the 1:30 mark?  It's almost like its guts are hanging out or something.<br><br>Gonna see that in my sleep tonight.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Smart People Play Tuba]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 30th 2009 10:53PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[Poor Pleo...I didn't like that video, not one bit.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Giles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 31st 2009 12:13AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[store.ugobe.com is still up]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 30th 2009 8:01PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[wait, what does it do again? moan?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[pete]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 30th 2009 8:06PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[Natural Selection?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[strider_mt2k]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 30th 2009 8:11PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[Interverse?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luigi193]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 30th 2009 8:12PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[What? That thing costs 350$???? My GF's brother bought one for her and I thought he was being cheap for buying her a PoS toy...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Celedhring]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 30th 2009 8:16PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[Does this mean the Pleos will turn into petroleum?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fubar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 30th 2009 8:16PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[Petroleum is from marine sediments.  But, in some millions of years from now I might very well be proved wrong by those irrascable Pleos.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[John]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 30th 2009 9:50PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[cute]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Noz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 30th 2009 9:12PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[Taiwanese site works just fine.<br><br><a href="http://www.ucube.com.tw/main.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.ucube.com.tw/main.php</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ToniCipriani]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 30th 2009 9:35PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[The whole website is still up, just an error on the main page... the rest of the site works fine. <br><br>(<a href="http://www.pleoworld.com/discover" rel="nofollow">http://www.pleoworld.com/discover</a>)<br><br>You should probably update this story. It's never good to incorrectly predict someone/somethings demise (e.g. Steve Jobs, etc.)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 30th 2009 9:42PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[blame the meteors]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[redrumz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 30th 2009 10:15PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[ifixit did a teardown of this thing a while ago. It's impressively complex and sophisticated on the inside. Link: <a href="http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/First-Look/Pleo/597/1" rel="nofollow">http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/First-Look/Pleo/597/1</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[abie915]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 30th 2009 11:11PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[They got bailout money from Obama and are now making more saleable robotic Asian women. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Swahilli Joe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 30th 2009 11:20PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[I work right next door to their office in Emeryville, CA and they have had eviction/unpaid rent+utilities notices on their doors for a little while now.  Their office is also almost completely empty.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[saung]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 31st 2009 12:49AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[Well, their representative for South East Asia is still on...<br><br>See here...<a href="http://www.pensonic.com/main.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.pensonic.com/main.htm</a><br><br>Will check out their forums and see later....<br><br>--<br>Stop Spamming]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[StopSpamming]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 31st 2009 1:13AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[you spelled internet wrong.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ltjboy03]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 31st 2009 4:32AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[I can still get to their website: <a href="http://www.ugobe.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ugobe.com/</a><br><br>Hopefully the site was only suffering from a temporary glitch.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Lai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 31st 2009 6:44AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[Looks like they are in the process of moving. Maybe they hosted the sites internally and were at the California location and when switched over the IT or developer didn't set up the homepage correctly (reason why other comments say the other pages work). I could understand the business difficulties they are probably receiving for a toy with a price tag of $350. With the declinations in novelty spending, I don't know anyone who would jump on this product.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[theswak]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 31st 2009 12:07PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ugobe have sold 100.000 pleos around the world (this sounds like a big success in business), Pleo is not extinct, a new life form will open his eyes late this year...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[PleoBlog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 31st 2009 2:23PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[site appears to be down, but it looks more like server problems than anything.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 31st 2009 4:16PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[Just looked again, this is not a server issue, the hosting has been pulled]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Brown]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Apr 1st 2009 11:03AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[Seems the site is partially back. www.ugobe.com seems to be there though www.pleoworld.com isn't completely happy.. some server problems.. Granted Pleo's are expensive and not young-kid friendly, but it would be a real shame if Ugobe disappeared (particularly before they release the PDK development software for the Pleo) Pleos are wildly cute. I'm interested to see what they do next.. A Pleo with a better battery solution would be fab (ie, the ability to recharge itself aibo style and maybe something better than NIMH and its "memory effect") ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[pleofan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 3rd 2009 9:14AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[I work in the same office plaza as Ugobe's offices. The offices are completely empty and there's notices of eviction, 4 months unpaid rent, and Probable Abandonment posted on the door. Looks like they definitely went the way of the dinosaur...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[PleoKiller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Apr 29th 2009 2:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Has Pleo-maker Ugobe folded?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/has-pleo-maker-ugobe-folded/</guid><description><![CDATA[Maybe if Ugobe made a smaller version of Pleo costing less, they would have been<br>more successful?<br><br>Whatever,  long live Pleos!  And whoever has one, hang on to him! He will<br>be a legend!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[jetdogy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 9th 2009 2:11PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
