Ok, some additional comments.
Forgetting the battery in the charger is ok. That is safe since the batteries won't overcharge (and should be room temperature after they go into trickle charge mode).
Forgetting the battery in the Pleo can be a problem. Pleo can wake up on its own, which you may-or-may-not like. Also the battery is slowly draining and may not be full by the time you get around to playing with your Pleo.
> ...Just thought maybe you fixed something else and didn't realize, or something..
re: difference in behavior, overheating etc
The 'scared of the dark' patch is from a relatively recent version, and includes a few minor changes as well.
There may be other changes. There are many different versions of firmware floating around.
That's why I'm waiting for an official release from Innvo so everyone can be running the same version.
BTW: there are many other factors that determine the battery drain. If you use ChangeRB to crank up the activity level, your PleoRB will walk around a lot, and drain the battery faster. YMMV.
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re: other firmware changes
I've examined several versions of the firmware, and it appears they are doing minor tweeks on the basic personality, sounds and motions, and folding them into newly shipped PleoRBs. The major change everyone is clamoring for is the sleep position fix.
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re: sleep position
> And what do you mean about the sleeping position, you mean about holding the button down 4 seconds and they go into box position?
Yes, that is the easy test.
Hold the button until PleoRB goes to sleep.
If the neck and legs are bent, that is the old/older firmware.
If the neck and legs are straight, that is the new/newer firmware.
Forgetting the battery in the charger is ok. That is safe since the batteries won't overcharge (and should be room temperature after they go into trickle charge mode).
Forgetting the battery in the Pleo can be a problem. Pleo can wake up on its own, which you may-or-may-not like. Also the battery is slowly draining and may not be full by the time you get around to playing with your Pleo.
> ...Just thought maybe you fixed something else and didn't realize, or something..
re: difference in behavior, overheating etc
The 'scared of the dark' patch is from a relatively recent version, and includes a few minor changes as well.
There may be other changes. There are many different versions of firmware floating around.
That's why I'm waiting for an official release from Innvo so everyone can be running the same version.
BTW: there are many other factors that determine the battery drain. If you use ChangeRB to crank up the activity level, your PleoRB will walk around a lot, and drain the battery faster. YMMV.
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re: other firmware changes
I've examined several versions of the firmware, and it appears they are doing minor tweeks on the basic personality, sounds and motions, and folding them into newly shipped PleoRBs. The major change everyone is clamoring for is the sleep position fix.
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re: sleep position
> And what do you mean about the sleeping position, you mean about holding the button down 4 seconds and they go into box position?
Yes, that is the easy test.
Hold the button until PleoRB goes to sleep.
If the neck and legs are bent, that is the old/older firmware.
If the neck and legs are straight, that is the new/newer firmware.