Your life with a Rabbit
Picture yourself at home. In a corner of the room, on a coffee table, a shelf or a desk, a pretty little white Rabbit, knee-high to a grasshopper, has made his abode. He says nothing, just sits there unobtrusively, silently flashing funny little luminous animations on his tummy. You glance at Nabaztag and, through the colour of his lights, effortlessly discover that the NASDAQ is down but that tomorrow's weather is sunny, and that over there, between Maillot and La Chapelle, the traffic on the Paris ring road is flowing smoothly.
Suddenly, your Nabaztag comes alive and begins talking and moving his ears. He tells you that the important e-mail you were expecting has just arrived, he reads out breaking news from The Times website like you asked him to, or he breaks into "I Just Called to Say I Love You", a musical declaration of love sent by a special someone. Or perhaps Nabaztag is just enjoying a few relaxing Tai Chi exercises.
That's Nabaztag: a companion who is often discreet (but loud when he has to be), adaptable and versatile; in turn useful, funny and poetic, or all of these at once. A magical presence in your real world.
Nabaztag isn't only a Rabbit. He's also a new kind of technological object.
Nabaztag has just one wire, for electrical power. But his true umbilical cord is cordless: he connects to the Internet through a broadband connection and Wi-Fi Access Point.
Adopt a Rabbit, set him up in your home. Log on to violet.net, give him a name and select all the things you want him to do for you.
Nabaztag lives his quiet life, while continually monitoring the internet to provide the services you have requested, accomplish the tasks you have assigned, give you real-time info and transmit messages from your friends. He's usually tame, but occasionally voices his own opinions and moods.
Best of all, because Nabaztag feeds off the Internet and because the Internet is boundless, there are no limits to what he can do or could do tomorrow.
Nabaztag Culture
Features
Technical specs
- Blinks, moves his ears, talks, plays music
- Reads out loud written texts in 32 languages
- Obeys spoken commands (voice recognition)
- Detects and reacts to the presence of a Nano:ztag or any other object featuring a RFID Ztamp
- Feeds off the Internet. Transmits, reacts, obeys what's on the Web
- Gives short news with speech & colour-coded lights (Weather, Markets…)
- Reads out loud real time news from any Website (RSS)
- Reads, sings and dances messages and songs sent by your friends over the Net
- Sings and dances MP3 tunes sent by your friends over the Net
- Chat with other Rabbit owners through voice, music and ear movements
- Ability to create your own content channels and applications (API)
- Ever-expanding set of free services and content
- Easy to program through a Web interface
- Connects to your Wi-Fi network and works even when your computer is powered off
- And much, much more…
Technical details
- Size and weight: Height excl. ears: 16 cm / incl. ears: 23 cm – Diameter of base: 13.5 cm - Weight: 1 kg
- Interchangeable magnetic ears
- Power supply: 110-220 Volts
- Wi-Fi card: 802.11 b or g
- Encryption supported: WEP and WPA
- Built-in 2 W speaker
- Audio-out jack for outside speakers
- Volume adjustment control
- Microphone
- Ears with output/input motors
- RFID reader, ISO14443 Type-B. Includes one Nano:ztag Micro-Rabbit containing a RFID Ztamp (additional RFID Ztamp stickers available separately)
System requirements
- Broadband Internet connection and Wi-Fi Access Point
- Wi-Fi card (built-in or USB key) needed for the inital setup
- Mac, PC/Windows, PC/Linux compatible
- Compatible Mac, PC/Windows, PC/Linux
Warranty and Support
- 1 year warranty, repair & replacement
- Technical support Hotline
