Go Go Gadget Squirrel!
Gaeltach
19-07-2005, 13:58
Has anyone seen this yet? Supposedly there's new Bluetooth technology coming out to prevent calls to your cellphone from interrupting something important, unless the call is itself important. A robotic squirrel answers the call and engages the caller in limited conversation to determine the nature of the call.
http://www.mobileburn.com/news.jsp?Id=1519
http://web.media.mit.edu/~stefanm/phd/cellularsquirrel/
If this is real, I want one!
It is sad that our society has made it possible to buy something like that. (But who would we be to criticize :D)
Gaeltach
19-07-2005, 14:02
It is sad that our society has made it possible to buy something like that. (But who would we be to criticize :D)
Sad or not, I find the whole concept incredibly amusing. And the implications for the robotics field are intreguing as well.
Automagfreek
19-07-2005, 14:05
I want a cellular squirrel!
FairyTInkArisen
19-07-2005, 14:13
woah! that's awesome
Randomlittleisland
19-07-2005, 14:18
Already got one, its called a younger brother. :D
[NS]Ihatevacations
19-07-2005, 14:24
I want a cellular penguin, whose with me?
Cogitation
19-07-2005, 14:30
Already got one, its called a younger brother. :DI've heard tell that some important people have an upgraded version of this called a "secretary" or an "agent". :D
--The Jovial States of Cogitation
"Laugh about it for a moment."
NationStates Self-Proclaimed Court Jester
The odd one
19-07-2005, 14:54
i definitely think a range of cellular creatures would be great, even just for the initial novelty.
ProMonkians
19-07-2005, 19:40
That's it! I'm buying one.
Interesting, but why would they make it a squirrel, of all things?
ProMonkians
19-07-2005, 19:44
Interesting, but why would they make it a squirrel, of all things?
I can't quite explain it, but for some reasons Squirrels rock.
OHidunno
19-07-2005, 19:46
I was hoping for something sleek and metallic with incredibly large, but I guess you can't have everything.
What an adorable idea though, I have a tendancy of just checking who's calling and ignoring the call if it seems appropriate. They can always leave a message =).
But it's a wonderful idea, how incredibly handy and useless at the same time. I love knickknacks like that.
I've heard tell that some important people have an upgraded version of this called a "secretary" or an "agent". :D
--The Jovial States of Cogitation
"Laugh about it for a moment."
NationStates Self-Proclaimed Court JesterYeah, a secretary takes incoming cell phone calls directed at his/her employer. :rolleyes: