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Nabaztag says, "I'm a newborn bunny..."

"...one of a unique species of intelligent, smart objects. I'm 23 cm tall, I wriggle my ears, I sing, I talk and my body lights up and pulsates with hundreds of colours. Thanks to Wi-Fi technology, I'm always connected to the Internet. Oh, and I'll only set you back 95 €...

"I can tell you about tomorrow's weather, about traffic jams on the ring road, keep you posted about the stock market's roller coaster rides. I can tell you discreetly, just by flashing or moving my ears about. I can also do it with music or talk. Obviously, you're always in control of what news you want to hear...

"But that's still not all. This only the start of a new era of smart objects, and you'll have plenty of opportunities to discover and invent new uses - as useful, futile or subtle as you choose...

"The following examples are not binding. Stories, events and characters described are fictional; any similarities to your life and your friends, living or dead, are entirely coincidental.

"All of a sudden, my Nabaztag starts flashing and sings "I JUST CAAAAALLED TO SAAAAAY I LOOOOVE YOUUUUUUU." It's my boyfriend Nick sending me a song...

At last! Nabaztag's face is blushing pink. The client's email I've been expecting for hours has finally got here. Quick, let's go check the computer...

"Paris, 15:09. My Nabaztag's ears are moving. Virginie has just got to her office in New York. It's a secret code between us. When she moves her Rabbit's ears, the ears on mine move at the very same time..."

The Dal Lamp

"Dal is a lamp connected to the Internet via a wireless connection, you can personalized to your needs or envy...

"Dal can receive messages sent by your friend via email or via your telephone. The messages are colored animations that can be created for each type of emotions you want to show. A personal language and grammar can be created between two persons: only them knows what the lamp is expressing...

"Dal can display by subtle changing colors the weather forecast, the reception of an email from a loved one, the stock market, the traffic conditions... Whatever information you find useful to have in your daily environment...

Dal Lamp price: 790 € from Violet, "the smart object company"

[Wi-Fi: 25 September 2005]