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The iDog.

The iDog is a robot dog designed and manufactured by Sega Toys. It is also manufactured by Hasbro which provides the iDog to North American audiences. It is also marketed as the eDog in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.

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[edit] Basic iDog

iDog wearing clothing.

The iDog reacts to music from an external source, such as an MP3 player. It features seven flashing LED lights on its face and has the ability to 'dance' to the beat of the music. It also has a number of switches on its nose, head and tail which allow it to react to user input. It has various emotions (which change based on user interaction) that provide different color patterns on its LED lights. Made famous for multi-colored lights. The iDog was probably[weasel words] designed to interact with the iPod,[citation needed] though it will work with any 3.5mm audio jack input, and has an integrated speaker. It also reacts if placed near an audio source (such as speakers), and has 70 built-in melodies.

The iDog went on sale worldwide between March and April 2005. The iDog now comes in several colors including white, black, pink, a Target Stores exclusive red, a Toys "R" Us exclusive lime green, a tiger print, and a dalmatian print with either black or multi-colored spots.

[edit] iDog variations

As a promotional tie in with Spider-Man 3, Sega manufactured iDogs resembling Spider-Man. Called Spi-Dog, two versions are available: the black symbiote suit and the red and blue normal suit.

Japan also sells iDog Color, where the iDog is available in pale blue with star-shaped lights (Happy) and a pale pink with heart-shaped lights (Lovely).

Green Burger King toy version of the iDog. Purchased in Romania July, 2007.

In 2007, Tiger Electronics released the iDog Amp'd. It was an upgraded version of the iDog with stereo speakers which nodded its head and tapped its foot in time to the music being played on it.

Also in 2007, a basic version of the iDog was manufactured as a promotional tie-in for the Burger King corporation,[1] based on a similar, but smaller chassis with reduced functionality and different styling. The toy has a switch on its underside that turns on the toy and subsequent pressing of the nose button causes the lights in the head to flash varying colors. There is no speaker or movement. the last iDog that came out in 2007 was the iDog PUP a puppy verson of the idog witch had posable Ears and a moving head and does not need to be plugged in to a musical divice to function instead it listens through its micro phone located on his belly. The iDog PUP comes in 4 stiles rock=red,dance=green,hiphop=yellow,and pop=orange.

the idog PUP (dance).

In 2008, three new versions of the iDog were released. The iDog Clip is a fully-functional mini-sized iDog which can be clipped onto a backpack etc, The iDog Dance is a full-sized iDog that stands up and dances in time to the music being played on it, and the iDog soft speaker which is a giant, plush, but fully functional iDog. The different colors mean different things.

[edit] needs

music attention
his middle led will blink blue his middle led will blink pink-purple-pink-purple

note~ the seqence blinks faster the more music or attention he needs

[edit] iCat

The white version of the iCat from Burger King. Purchased in the United States in October 2008.

The iCat is a feline version of the iDog. Similar to the iDog, it reacts to music from an external source, such as an MP3 player. It features seven flashing LED lights on its face and has the ability to 'dance' to the beat of the music. It also has switches on its tail, head (nose), and 6 touch sensors which allow it to react to user input. It has various emotions which change based on user interaction and music played with it that provide different color patterns on its LED lights.

It has four built-in riffs that come in four different music genres (rock, hip-hop, country, and dance).

The iCat is designed to personify different traits. When it is tapped on the nose, the iCat purrs with delight. It acts sick when it has been without music for a while; "feeding" the iCat music makes it feel better.

Hasbro also sells clothing for the iCat, called the "Chill" series, including hats, scarves, and tail-warmers.

The iCat comes in two colors: white and black.

[edit] needs

she has the same needs as the idog

[edit] iFish

A piscine version of the iDog, the iFish plays music and moves in a swimming-like motion. The iFish also has an internal selection of music. The fish, as with the dog and cat, comes in two colors: white and black. It comes with a 3.5 mm audio cable for audio input. Like the iDog, it is touch-sensitive.

[edit] iCy

red Burger King toy version of the iCy purchased in Ohio, December 31, 2008

The iCy is a penguin version of the iDog. In addition to playing music, it dances and the LED lights on its stomach flash in time to the music. Unlike its predecessors, it has only two touch sensors for user interaction, its tail, which is designed to annoy it rather than reward it, and beak, which you press to pet it. It has various emotions which change based on user interaction and music played.

The iCy is designed to personify different traits and acts irritated when it has been without music for a while, waving its arms and squawking; "feeding" the iCy music makes it feel better. You can also show it attention by tapping its beak, tapping it twice will prompt it to dance, sing one of its pre-coded songs, and display its current mood.

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music attention
middle Led blinks blue outer ring leds pulsulate orange-yellow (slowly)

note~ it blinks faster the more music or attention he needs

[edit] iTurtle

The iTurtle is a reptile verson of the iDog with multicolored LED lights on its shell. comes with a plug cable (3.5 mm)
with 2 toch sensors it's tail and its head. dobble clicking his head makes him show you his mood!

[edit] needs

he needs the same things as the icy

[edit] moods

note~ moods go from bottom to top dobble click idog's nose and idog will show you a mood iDog changes his moodbased on how much love and attention you give it and the type of music you've played for it.

  • ECSTATIC This iDog is so well-fed and cared for it can't contain itself!
  • EXCITED This means you're feeding your iDog lots of music and attention. It is feeling the love and it shows!
  • HAPPY This means you're giving your iDog enough music and attention. But it wouldn't mind a little more...
  • NORMAL This means your iDog is content. It hasen't been getting enough music and attention, but it's doing OK
  • BORED This means that you're not feeding your iDog pet enough music or giving it enough attention. It's bored!
  • LONELY This means that it's feeling lonely. It misses you!
  • SAD This means you've left your iDog alone for too long! It'll start to cry and play sad music.be shure to feed him happy music
  • SICK When you see the iDog glowing green and yellow lights,and doesen't play a musical riff, this means it's feeling sick (it really hasen't been getting enough music and attention)

note~ the mood Bored is with iDog amp'd, Orignal Idog, and Soft Speakers. for more info on moods go to www.hasbro.com/customer-service/toy-game-instructions.cfm?page=&per_page=10&order_by=I some idogs don't include all the moods for example the iCy only has excited,happy,lonley,sad,and ''sick''
the icat has excted,happy,sad,and sick
the iDog PUP has excited,happy,lonely,and sad

[edit] personalitys

the color of iDog's LEDs shows you his personality

personality outer ring led color
rock/punk red
hip-hop/rap yellow
dance/techno green
contry orange
personality middle led color
pop pink
blues blue

[edit] See also

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[edit] References

  1. ^ ""Form 10-Q for BURGER KING HOLDINGS INC"". 2008-02-05. http://biz.yahoo.com/e/080205/bkc10-q.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-04. 
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