Robot dog, Barbie printer unveiled

 

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Stretching the boundaries of convergence, Sony's robotic dog flies off the shelves while Mattel and HP subsidiary Apollo tout their Barbie printer. "The printer makes technology more fun and accessible to young girls." - David Haddad, president of Mattel Media, in a statement.

HP, Mattel team on Barbie printer Barbie, in addition to her other talents, is taking on a slightly less glamorous role: printer salesperson. Japanese snap up Sony's robot dog Sony says its robotic dog sold out in Japan 20 minutes after going on sale exclusively over the Internet this morning. Three thousand Aibo robotic dogs were sold at $2,066 each, the company says. Previous coverage Sony's robotic dog: cute, but not cuddly Aibo is an electronic pet capable of acting in response to external stimuli and communicating with its owner, but it can't answer to its name.