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SFJCody
post Apr 2 2010, 02:10 PM
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Are there any UMSFers with advice for someone moving from the UK to Brisbane, Australia?
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post Apr 19 2010, 10:26 AM
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Telepresence robot!!!
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post Apr 19 2010, 11:58 AM
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QUOTE (Astro0 @ Apr 19 2010, 11:26 AM) *
Telepresence robot!!!
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There's two of these kind of things on the market right now (as far as I know) Meccano's Spykee and WowWee's Rovio. They're both pretty flawed and it's clear that there are still lots of issues to be worked out. On the whole though I think they're worth getting if you like that kind of thing and you can find one cheap enough. I got mine (Rovio) on ebay for <£80. Hopefully future generations of these robots will be ruggedized and have 3G connectivity and PV arrays. As it is they're restricted to the range of your wireless router and need to re-dock for more power every hour or so.
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- SFJCody   Same planet, different hemisphere   Apr 2 2010, 02:10 PM
- - MahFL   Don't burn your feet on the beach sand. This h...   Apr 2 2010, 03:11 PM
- - ElkGroveDan   Try Vegemite on toast.   Apr 2 2010, 03:35 PM
|- - SFJCody   QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Apr 2 2010, 04:35 PM...   Apr 2 2010, 03:51 PM
|- - MahFL   I am British and can't stand marmite, so there...   Apr 2 2010, 04:21 PM
|- - SFJCody   QUOTE (MahFL @ Apr 2 2010, 05:21 PM) I am...   Apr 2 2010, 04:41 PM
|- - climber   QUOTE (SFJCody @ Apr 2 2010, 06:41 PM) Fr...   Apr 2 2010, 09:45 PM
- - Phil Stooke   "Are there any UMSFers with advice for someon...   Apr 2 2010, 04:29 PM
- - nprev   FWIW, every non-native I've ever known who has...   Apr 2 2010, 09:20 PM
- - brellis   Besides apparently being a machine, my GF is Austr...   Apr 2 2010, 10:44 PM
- - Astro0   Vegemite and banana!!! Brellis you evi...   Apr 2 2010, 10:59 PM
|- - stevesliva   QUOTE (Astro0 @ Apr 2 2010, 06:59 PM) SFJ...   Apr 2 2010, 11:32 PM
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|- - SFJCody   QUOTE (Astro0 @ Apr 2 2010, 11:59 PM) My ...   Apr 19 2010, 09:30 AM
- - JohnVV   Utah... just do not get me started on the world vi...   Apr 3 2010, 12:07 AM
- - Astro0   Telepresence robot!!! Where do I get o...   Apr 19 2010, 10:26 AM
- - SFJCody   QUOTE (Astro0 @ Apr 19 2010, 11:26 AM) Te...   Apr 19 2010, 11:58 AM

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