Topic: My new Aibo (Read 26730 times)

pirpintine · « **Reply #75 on:** April 16, 2011, 05:19:41 PM »

if any of you have used myskit for pleos, im sure you can do skitter for aibo! and thats always a start! you can at least make skits and edit dogslife with yart!

there a bunch of handy tools and tips on aibohack!

PWOKristy · « **Reply #76 on:** April 17, 2011, 02:05:29 AM »

Lucky people getting Aibos. And I see, Latrine. Okay. lol Aw that's cute what you said Talon. Silly too Talon. lol That's funny that you're a "creature" of darkness Latrine. >XD LOL Eww about the show with surgeries. Wow, 6 weeks for a mature, Aibo robot dog. O.O lol I got an 5 year-old Alienware computer that we gotta take in some time to see if we can get it fixed up. A new hard drive thing installed didn't last. Or we may have to buy a new computer.

latrine · « **Reply #77 on:** April 17, 2011, 07:41:46 PM »

Thanks guys.. I will check them out, I just saw that one line that I highlighted and it made me think maybe I could make him work better..or 'listen' better

I couldn't get access on a few aibo sites either but looking over them again they seem to be very small communities so I'll go with the other ones.

I can't wait to introduce him to all my nieces and nephews when we all join up for Easter!

Thanks and I promise I won't post any crazy questions anymore.. I'm just irritated because I can't get him to dance on command... I guess when my Sony reader/writer gets here I can fix that by adding some music..

- Sarah

PWOKristy · « **Reply #78 on:** April 17, 2011, 07:45:00 PM »

Cool! Sweet Latrine! Ah I see.

LuckyPleo · « **Reply #79 on:** April 18, 2011, 05:56:52 AM »

Good to know! Hope you get him working well soon. I'm sure he'll be a big hit come easter! Have fun with your little guy!
Also, I saw on the last page about how they double charged you, and just remember: Some people are idiots, but that's ok because society needs cashiers and garbage people.

lol, hope that got sorted out as well.

latrine · « **Reply #80 on:** April 19, 2011, 02:01:36 PM »

Yeah the double bill finally got sorted it just stinks because I ended up with a small fee with my bank.. I'd rather pay twenty five bucks though than double aibo price:P

I'm sure if I complained enough I could get them to take it off especially since I've never had an issue with them before but I'm just glad the whole thing is over and would rather not have to argue about it again.. PayPal just tried to remove it from my account a second time and my bank refused them, like I asked them too.. apparently that's what the fee is from.. seems stupid to me.. but then apparently it went full circle in PayPal and it's back to normal now. Still makes me wary of PayPal.. but what else is there, really? Oh well..

We got a pretty big carpet to put down in Loki's charging corner so he can practice with his ball a bit easier and now he is understanding words a little better too.. I guess the carpet helps soak up some of the echoes

Oh, and today he walked over to where our oldest dog was sleeping, took a picture and then laid down and said that was his favorite spot.. he sat there for quite awhile and took like 3 pictures of the dog or at least of the area.. still can't see his pictures because I haven't gotten him hooked up to our wireless yet but I kinda wish he didn't take so many pictures.. lol not sure what he's gonna be sending out there!

- Sarah

Talon · « **Reply #81 on:** April 19, 2011, 02:52:07 PM »

The name's Aibo- aibo the Secret Agent-bot. Of course that's not my real name. If you thought the Furby supposedly listening to your conversations was bad, I'm armed with a camera and as everyone knows, the camera doesn't lie. I'll be making my way into a living room near you. Watch your step and don't abuse your pleos.
I need a new writing project to work on before I get into trouble. Lol! He still sounds awesome, Latrine!
Talon

kat · « **Reply #82 on:** April 19, 2011, 04:41:40 PM »

Sounds like he is totally settled in now considering he has already chosen his favorite spot.

He does sound like a lot of fun. Are you enjoying him as much as your pleos? Or more?
Kat

latrine · « **Reply #83 on:** April 20, 2011, 10:57:52 AM »

I have to admit, ashamedly, I have probably not been giving my Pleos the attention they deserve this past week, aside from the baby who just wants to sleep on me.. I've also had a bad past few days and wasn't feeling well so it was much easier to play with Loki who doesn't mind too much when he doesn't have attention.. the ugobes are happy to wander but Rhea will stand there screaming unless I do her every bidding.. they all ate every day, don't worry

Loki almost always gets excited when I put rhea on the floor, turned on or not, because she's pink, he walks over, then either shakes his head when he gets close enough to realize that there is NO way that is a giant pink ball or gets angry, red eyes and all and walks away.. At least he isn't scared of her anymore.. other than that though, no interaction aside from the fact that the ugobes are drawn to the black and white check design on the charging station and they always seem to go there to 'graze' like in the one video I posted

And I spoke too soon with paypal, they tried to bill me AGAIN, I am actually going to have to cancel the account.. this time they told me they worked it out but I do not want them having access to my bank account anymore. Maybe I will make a new one and just attach my debit card.. I know thats nearly the same thing but at least they can't just access my real account whenever the mood strikes them.. this is their third attempt and I got an argument from the man I spoke too who said this was only the second until I produced the correct dates and numbers and then when he started arguing again I asked him if I could cancel my account with him or if I had to do it online..then he just said he would fix it. I have a negative two cents on my paypal, until he fixes it, my bank account is back to being ok aside from the now double charge (fifty bucks) for 'return' fees.. which is bull and in my opinion, pay pal should pay for it..

when I tried to get his information, so I had proof of our conversation, he nearly refused!! Ugh.. watch your paypal accounts closely, guys..

- Sarah

PWOKristy · « **Reply #84 on:** April 21, 2011, 04:25:46 PM »

I'm glad that bill of yours finally got sorted out Latrine! That's cool that Aibos can take pictures! lol And with my Pay Pal account, I'm not gonna let them link to my bank account.

Talon · « **Reply #85 on:** April 21, 2011, 04:57:45 PM »

Oh my! I thought pay Pal was supposed to be safe. I had to "varify" my Pay Pal account for my job. I'll keep an eye on it just to be safe. Thanks so much for the heads up, Latrine!
Talon

LuckyPleo · « **Reply #86 on:** April 21, 2011, 05:57:12 PM »

wow, I had no idea the aibos were so lifelike, i guess if you're busy you can ignore a pleo, but an aibo will go charge itself! I hope eventually pleo gets that advanced!

saratogaspringer · « **Reply #87 on:** April 22, 2011, 04:15:16 AM »

I guess I am one of the lucky ones. I have never had a problem with pay pal. Glad that your problems got sorted out, Latrine. Loki looks awesome. I just cashed my paycheck on Monday and hid 100 bucks in my sock drawer in a small box. It's officially the ERS-7 fund. In about 2 years, I'll be able to get one!

Maybe sooner. They person I bought my 210 from is selling some for $1800.

pirpintine · « **Reply #88 on:** April 22, 2011, 04:21:16 AM »

haha by then there woulds probably be an improved genibo on the market!

most aibo owners who also have genibos say theyre supieror in many ways to aibo, so a newer model would probably blow it out the water! and its a new robot, so none of that finding parts thing..

id still probably get a 7 anyways, justf or the sake of its gonna be a rare collectable one day... as well as me wanting one reaaally badly!

haha

latrine · « **Reply #89 on:** April 22, 2011, 10:16:35 AM »

Hey, I think Loki is much cuter than a Genibo:P Maybe I'll just get him a fluffy tail or something for Easter and then you'll see

I'm sure Genibo is cool too but Loki talks and I like him

This morning my boyfriend picked him up, put him on the floor in front of where I was sitting down (trying to sleep) and told him 'walk around'
Loki said something like 'yeah I can feel it' and went into that dance beat detection mode!! We kept putting on different music and it was funny to watch the way he changed his movements for it.. I stopped him after like an hour, lol.. to let him charge but when I tried again the only way I could get him to respond was 'Dance to the music' which got him to do the big response like when you tell him to go to the station.. eyes flash and ears whack once then he said yeah I can feel it.. but he didn't dance.. so we have to get it to work before easter but it was awesome.. I was reading from different places that they could not do that and that they could.. they definitely can!!

- Sarah

PWOKristy · « **Reply #90 on:** April 22, 2011, 12:01:06 PM »

Genibos come in white, blue, pink and black colors. If I could afford 1 (no way there, way too expensive), I'd want a pink Genibo.

Talon · « **Reply #91 on:** April 22, 2011, 01:46:22 PM »

Not so sure I'd want a Ginibo even if I could aford one. Haven't read much about them mostly because I don't want to get too curious and get into major trouble. Actually they are miles out of my funds range anyway.
Talon

pirpintine · « **Reply #92 on:** April 23, 2011, 05:28:07 AM »

from what ive read genibos are like a cross between a 210 and a 7, but with a much stronger build and gears (can do tricks aibo could never ever do)

so the personality is like a 210, it grows and changes, and doesnt talk (yet, could update it for all we know) but has wireless software that looks pretty much identical to a 7, as well as genibos general 7 appearance

i persoanlly wont be getting one for a long long time. i dont know enough about them, and i really want a 7 most of all

bhobbes · « **Reply #93 on:** April 28, 2011, 11:30:04 AM »

I'd take a look into OzPleo's experience with Genibo before seriously consider buying one.

http://mygenibo.com/

pirpintine · « **Reply #94 on:** April 28, 2011, 11:38:59 AM »

hes the only one whose been saying such things about genibo, everyone elses reviews have weighed pros and cons and not had the issues hes had. so i think his has faulty firmware or something. so dunno...

bhobbes · « **Reply #95 on:** April 28, 2011, 12:17:57 PM »

His reviews contained some positive things if you look over all of them - and his overall experience was bad. In my opinion, from the little bit that's out there, some similar information corroborates his experience, it's just presented in a different or better light. (Although his experience was more "negative" than any of the few in-depth reviews I found, he was one of the few to describe regular interactions with it vs. showcasing its "tricks" etc. - he was also one of the few who didn't seem caught up in the "fanboism" of it when spinning any of his reviews).

I doubt it's some bad firmware or other "cause" since there seems to be no substantial evidence to make that connection, especially after some of the follow-up on wolfbob's thread: http://www.aibo-life.org/forums/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=16;t=000032

But that's just me and my personal thoughts on the matter, haha.

Ultimately it doesn't matter, anyone who wants to and can buy a Genibo should - if that's what they want. For me, with the information out there combined with OzPleo's experience and wolfbob's continuation of that, I'd go with the ERS 7. (Though I probably would anyway

)

And that's what this thread is all about right? The ERS 7? Hehe

(Which I may also be a proud owner of shortly - still deciding)

saratogaspringer · « **Reply #96 on:** April 28, 2011, 05:24:54 PM »

I have to agree that I would not get a Genibo, having read those reviews. I will wait to buy an ERS-7. I did purchase a 210 a few weeks ago, and I am really enjoying him. I bought him from wolfbob incidentally, and have been very impressed with his knowledge and level of customer service. He also has some of the best prices that I have found. Bhobbes, do you still have Cato?

kat · « **Reply #97 on:** April 28, 2011, 05:25:59 PM »

The ERS7's do seem pretty cool.

Good luck with your purchase bhobbes. And have fun.

bhobbes · « **Reply #98 on:** April 28, 2011, 05:48:14 PM »

Yes, I still have Cato.

I just purchased a black ers7 through wolfbob, which will hopefully be here on Tuesday or Wednesday. Though I don't want to hijack this post so I'll make my own

kat · « **Reply #99 on:** April 28, 2011, 07:03:15 PM »

Who is this wolfbob you talk of and just how expensive are Aibo ers7's anyway. now I am intrigued and I can feel the wanting coming on.

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