Funky Gadgets – Availabot – gives you a physical IM presence
October 27th, 2007
Check out the Availabot, it is designed to work with your instant messenger on your PC.
It connects to your PC via USB and gives a physical representation of the availability of your friends on your IM application, laying flaccid when the contact is gone, and quickly standing upright when the contact is available.
Here is a video of it in action.
They can be custom ordered to look exactly like you or one of your IM contacts, they are in the early stage of development at the moment, no news on when the will go into full scale production or how much they will cost, but I bet these will be a hit.
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This is the goofiest thing I’ve seen in a while. I love that they can be custom ordered to look like someone I know. Clever and funny!