Comments on: Pleo Reviews http://girlrobot.net/2007/10/25/pleo-reviews/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:13:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Bob http://girlrobot.net/2007/10/25/pleo-reviews/#comment-26002 Bob Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:18:30 +0000 http://girlrobot.net/index.php/2007/10/25/pleo-reviews/#comment-26002 Just a furby with skin and life like movement. I've had one now for just over a month and although the claims are that it has AI that can't be further from the truth. The only development stage Pleo has is the one hour or so from infancy to juvenile. Once at juvenile stage Pleo has the same predictable, pre-programmed responses to your touch and that's about it. Sure it moves very realistically, but for the price and the hype I expected more. Pleo can hear but does not understand nor respond to any sound, Pleo can see but does not understand what it sees and for the limited amount of walking it does it is best to let it sleep as too much movement will lessen the 1 hour playtime before you have to recharge the battery for another 4.5 hours again. For a tug at the heart strings Pleo does it well, until you become bored with it only to store it in the cupboard to occasionally take it out and show to friends at dinner parties who have never seen one before. Add that to flaky skin and chipping teeth without the availability of a spare battery and Pleo becomes an expensive rubberised furby destined for eBay. Just a furby with skin and life like movement. I’ve had one now for just over a month and although the claims are that it has AI that can’t be further from the truth. The only development stage Pleo has is the one hour or so from infancy to juvenile. Once at juvenile stage Pleo has the same predictable, pre-programmed responses to your touch and that’s about it. Sure it moves very realistically, but for the price and the hype I expected more. Pleo can hear but does not understand nor respond to any sound, Pleo can see but does not understand what it sees and for the limited amount of walking it does it is best to let it sleep as too much movement will lessen the 1 hour playtime before you have to recharge the battery for another 4.5 hours again. For a tug at the heart strings Pleo does it well, until you become bored with it only to store it in the cupboard to occasionally take it out and show to friends at dinner parties who have never seen one before. Add that to flaky skin and chipping teeth without the availability of a spare battery and Pleo becomes an expensive rubberised furby destined for eBay.

]]> By: k http://girlrobot.net/2007/10/25/pleo-reviews/#comment-13156 k Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:11:15 +0000 http://girlrobot.net/index.php/2007/10/25/pleo-reviews/#comment-13156 Don't hold your breath. Its made in China...and it shows. Poor build quality, cheap skin, cheap battery, cheap fit/finish. Noisy motors...anything but life like. I hope he can find his way into the garbage. Save your money! Don’t hold your breath. Its made in China…and it shows. Poor build quality, cheap skin, cheap battery, cheap fit/finish. Noisy motors…anything but life like. I hope he can find his way into the garbage.

Save your money!

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