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Is It All A Hoax?

A sharp-eyed internet denizen has put together an interesting video comparing the two videos that Ugobe has released of Pleo in action.

Check out the video below:


One one hand it probably wasn’t the best idea for Ugobe to use the exact same demo for both videos. On the other hand, they’re probably under a tremendous time crunch, and I can understand.

Regardless, they’ve created some negative PR especially coming off the heels of a nice big link off of Digg, only to have an even bigger link off of Digg to the video above!

So, is it a haox? I highly doubt it. It’s just a case of someone not thinking through things. Think about it. If you were doing a presentation in front of hundreds of people you’d want it very well scripted. Hopefully Ugobe will do something to prove it’s the real deal.

Ugobe, now’s your chance to avert a disaster.

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3 Responses to “Is It All A Hoax?”

  1. PleoBot.com » Blog Archive » Ugobe Talks Back, “It’s Real. We Promise” Says:
    August 15th, 2006 at 2:52 pm

    […] PleoBot.com   All about Ugobe, and their new robotic toy Pleo! « Is It All A Hoax? Who’s Doing Ugobe’s Marketing? » […]

  2. GoRobotics.net » Blog Archive » Pleo A Fake? Ugobe says, “No, It’s Real” Says:
    June 14th, 2008 at 4:40 pm

    […] Pleo A Fake? Ugobe says, “No, It’s Real” Ugobe seems to be facing a bit of controvery over its new Pleo toy. Hot off the heels of a big story on Digg about Pleo, came another, even bigger story, about how the dino wasn’t all that smart after all. Somone took the two released videos of Pleo and compared then, noting that they were almost identical. Were Pleo’s actions scripted? You can see the video and some initial commentary here.I contacted Ugobe about the problem via PleoBot.com and posted their reply. Apparently both videos were made for DEMO2006 and they were scripted. The real Pleo is still in development and is slated for a Christmas 2006 release.It’s unfortunate for Ugobe that all of this came up. How about helping them out (and me) by going and digging the story about their response.Stay tuned to PleoBot.com for more info and pics on our loveable not-fake-anymore robot dino pet. […]

  3. double double bonus video poker tutorial Says:
    July 6th, 2008 at 2:58 am

    It is as much of a hoax as the Sasquatch and Locheness monster. All in good fun :)

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