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06/27/2006

Availabot

The "Availabot" is a USB-powered "instant messaging buddy-bot" which tells you when buddies go online/leave by falling over (leave) or standing up (go online). Additional info here. Video demonstration after the jump.
Availabot stores the IM details of the friend it represents in the puppet itself. That means you can buy a few, load them with your own IM screenname and service, and give them out like business cards to your closest contacts
[via Engadget - Gizmodo]

This entry was posted on 06/27/2006 6:26pm and is filed under Computers, Gadgets, Video, Weird .
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Posted at 06/27/2006 6:55pm by Idiot World
Availabot
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Posted at 06/27/2006 9:13pm by EMC6464
Just seems like a gimmick to me.
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Posted at 06/27/2006 10:04pm by Greg Nilsen
I can see someone with 100 of those hooked up to all kinds of USB hubs. In general, the idea is just really lame.
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Posted at 06/28/2006 07:42am by Hacked Gadgets » Blog Archive » Availabot
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