I’m trying out the Nabaztag. It’s a wireless rabbit.
Let me explain: a few years ago this French company created a wireless device that was supposed to usher in the era of low-budget smart homes. They called it Nabaztag, which is Armenian for “rabbit.” The Nabaztag looks like something from the Japanese bizarro-kawaii pool:
I’m a quasi-techie, which means I like things like the Nabaztag but can only figure out 50% of their intended functionality. So this wireless rabbit–it can serve as a PA, an email hound, and can read stories to your children–has become my ambient weather center and my talking clock. Sometimes it reads NYT headlines, or moves its ears in semblance of Tai Chi. It also plays hip-hop from Beat Basement. Nabaztag supports dozens of other web radio channels. Some rarely work, like the 70’s soft rock channel. But so what. Do I need to hear The Carpenters?
So yeah, it’s fun. And if by some wild chance you own a Nabaztag, you can send me a message. The name of my–ahem–”rabbit” is Holliston.
The curious can read more at Nabaztag.com.
