Keepin' it real fake, part XCVII: Nabaztag's sad little knock-off

You know the Nabaztag -- the lovable, WiFi-sporting, olfactory-equipped plastic rabbit which wormed its way into our hearts. Sure, everyone wants to nestle up to the little critter's twinkling LEDs and soothing expression, but what about Nabaztag's pitiful, cheap, single-function cousin, the Rabbit Sensor Night Light? That's right -- not a lot of love for this one-trick-pony, a simple night light which won't play back your favorite podcasts, recognize the scent of a carrot, read you a book, or act as your Cha'Dich during your trial on Qo'noS concerning the attack at Khitomer... but it will glow softly through its pink plastic casing. Look, it automatically turns on when it detects movement, and it's dirt cheap ($12.99) -- isn't that enough?

[Thanks, kristofer b]

[Tony @ Nov 23rd 2007 2:39PM]

cheap is not enough

[brandon pownall @ Nov 23rd 2007 2:41PM]

nice

[Robert R @ Nov 23rd 2007 2:43PM]

test

[kristofer brozio @ Nov 23rd 2007 2:47PM]

Spelled my name wrong... oh well, everybody does it....

[Joshua Topolsky @ Nov 23rd 2007 3:04PM]

Fixed!

[Tired_ @ Nov 23rd 2007 2:51PM]

Somebody was watching 'Sins Of The Father' recently....

[Chris @ Nov 23rd 2007 2:53PM]

i like how everyones been commenting the contest ones and then one comes up thats not part of the prize things and thers only 4 comments

[kristofer brozio @ Nov 23rd 2007 2:57PM]

Yeah I see that as well... there's a thousand or so comments on the contests but hardly any on the 'regular' content

[bill @ Nov 23rd 2007 2:53PM]

test current user

[deejaylidzzz @ Nov 23rd 2007 3:23PM]

that is the weirdest thing i have ever seen

[jared @ Nov 23rd 2007 3:25PM]

Definitely not cheap enough.

[wilson @ Nov 23rd 2007 3:27PM]

hey

[[e-mail] @ Nov 23rd 2007 3:31PM]

i want one please

[Lincoln @ Nov 23rd 2007 3:52PM]

Wow. Haha.
And thats all I have to say.

[Lincoln @ Nov 23rd 2007 3:53PM]

This doesn't even look like what its knocking off....

[CUBSWILLWIN @ Nov 23rd 2007 4:33PM]

exactly!

[ark_v2 @ Nov 23rd 2007 3:56PM]

I find this rip off more useful than the other cuttie.

[DanFunky @ Nov 23rd 2007 4:10PM]

It's pink and has two numbs...what do you want someone to comment?

[kristofer brozio @ Nov 23rd 2007 3:09PM]

It wasn't just meant for this, it was a general observation about all of the posts...

[Constable Odo @ Nov 23rd 2007 8:50PM]

Double dildo. What else?

[Brendan @ Nov 23rd 2007 5:01PM]

aww bunny ^__^

[Kate @ Nov 23rd 2007 6:38PM]

Well... Nabaztag/tag isn't even that great right now. Sure, it does do the weather and the air quality and the stock report and the time features... News works pretty well, even though some sites can be repetitive. RFID technology has been promised for months and there's still no sign of it working. The microphone can't be used for anything other than voice commands. A small group of people, including myself, know how to send voice messages to your ear companion, but to my knowledge, that's the only way to send them right now. The my.nabaztag.com site, which users use to sign in, has been incredibly buggy over the past few months, due to a server overhaul. It has taken them MONTHS to get things right, and even now, I still experience problems with the website, ESPECIALLY with the Twitter updates and the email alerts. The Twitter and GMail services were introduced a few months ago; GMail works well, but I have NEVER gotten Twitter to work. As a "full style rabbit", I've gotten pretty angry with all of this stuff. I can only imagine what it will be like at Christmas; last Christmas, the whole thing crashed due to all the new rabbits being added. So perhaps, this little night light would have less problems.

[charles lowe @ Nov 23rd 2007 10:21PM]

cool contest

[mdm-adph @ Nov 26th 2007 11:55AM]

Ogre says, "NEEEERRRRDS!"

Crap -- I get the same title for realizing where it's from.

[Kett Voigt @ Nov 30th 2007 1:08AM]

neat!