Goodbye to Pleo; Nokia/iPhone mashup; Carbon Neutral Tron Arcade

April 21, 2009

IN THIS ISSUE Lance Ulanoff, Editor-in-Chief of PCMag and resident robot overlord, found out the company that makes the charming rubbery dino-bot named Pleo is throwing in the towel. We haven't felt this sad since Sony Aibo hit the dust a few years back. In his post, Lance includes a photo tribute to Pleo; it's kind of like those retrospectives they do when someone's kicked off "American Idol," minus the teary accompanying song. Check out his post and lots more. Pleo, Ugobe Go the Way of the Dinosaurs Want: Chinese Gadget Combines the Best of Nokia With an iPhone ThinkGeek Sets Up Carbon Neutral Tron Arcade Giveaway of the Day: Free Software, Every Day Microsoft Plans Xbox 360 "Game of the Year" Bundle Sponsored by Newegg The StealthXStream from OCZ is designed to do its job with no fuss. The PSU will supply power quietly and efficiently letting you get on with your work with no distractions. Buy now and receive a Free 4GB Flash Drive Pleo, Ugobe Go the Way of the Dinosaurs Ugobe, the Idaho-based consumer robotics company that brought the world Pleo, the adorable robotic dinosaur, is extinct. The company filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy this week. Perhaps the most sophisticated consumer robot since Sony's AIBO robot dog (Sony stopped selling them in 2006), Pleo charmed reviewers and consumers when it finally arrived in stores in 2007. Want: Chinese Gadget Combines the Best of Nokia With an iPhone You've got to hand it to Chinese manufacturers--they don't let a little thing like international copyright law get in the way of smashing two awesome gadgets into a third awesomely Frankensteinian device. ThinkGeek Sets Up Carbon Neutral Tron Arcade Earth Day doesn't have to be a dull, obligatory tour of green duty, says ThinkGeek. Instead, this geek gear retailer is setting up the first ever carbon-offset Tron video arcade with a pledge to purchase credits against their in-office machine. Giveaway of the Day: Free Software, Every Day If you're a bargain hunter who hates paying for software and loves looking for freeware that can get the job done, you'll love Giveaway of the Day, a Web site that offers up a new software package each day completely for free. The deals rotate each day, but if the developer allows the site to keep the app posted, it will remain available as long as the developer allows. Microsoft Plans Xbox 360 "Game of the Year" Bundle Microsoft will launch the Xbox 360 Game of the Year bundle sometime in May, the company said by way of its "Major Nelson" blog on Monday. SUBSCRIBE TO PC MAGAZINE DIGITAL TODAY! Subscribe to PC Magazine Digital today for as little as $.62 a copy and enjoy the convenience and immediate delivery of digital.       PC Magazine is America’s #1 technology magazine, delivering authoritative, lab-based comparative reviews of technology products and services. FEATURED OFFERS Free utility finds the fragmentation that’s crippling your network! New Disk Performance Analyzer for Networks 2.0 takes the guesswork out of tracking networked system performance. This revolutionary utility scans networked systems’ performance from one single access point. It equips administrators with an arsenal of performance data, so they can zero in on systems’ fragmentation and slows. Don’t let low-functioning systems go unnoticed. Get Disk Performance Analyzer for Networks 2.0 free now! Counter Threats in Database Security in this Free White Paper 70 percent of all database breaches arise internally with no Internet connection required. Read more about the growing significance of database security in this free white paper. Download today! eNewsletter Information You are subscribed to Gearlog Update with the email address austinames2008.pcmag@blogger.com. Click here to unsubscribe from this newsletter. To subscribe to other e-mail newsletters from Ziff Davis, change your delivery format from HTML to text, or change your e-mail address, click here. Copyright © 2009 Ziff Davis Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis Media Inc., 28 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016

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