IDog

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. 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 of 2005. The iDog now comes in several colours 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.

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").

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, [cite web |url=http://biz.yahoo.com/e/080205/bkc10-q.html |title="Form 10-Q for BURGER KING HOLDINGS INC" |date=2008-02-05 |accessdate=2008-03-04] 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 colours. There is no speaker or movement.

Personalities and moods

The type of music you play for the iDog affects its personality:
*Punk/Rock: red
*Hip Hop/Rap: yellow
*Dance/Techno: green
*Country: orange
*Blues: blue
*Jazz: purple
*Pop: pink

See also

* Aibo
* iCat
* Poo-Chi
* iFish
* iCy

External links

* [http://www.idog-segatoys.com/ Official iDog Website]
* [http://www.hasbro.com/tiger/idog/ Official iDog Website]

References