WowWee Rovio Wi-Fi Enabled Robotic WebCam
WowWee Rovio Wi-Fi Enabled Robotic WebCam
- Wi-Fi enabled robotic webcam/ led illumination/1 x speaker/1 x built in microphone
- Detects your computer settings for you and guides you though the process
- Interactive audio and video streams from ROVIO to the PC
- Control from web accessible devices
- With stored location points ROVIO can navigate itself around the home
WowWee Rovio Wi-Fi Enabled Robotic WebCam Access your home from anywhere in the world with the Rovio Robotic WebCam! Rovio detects your computer settings for you and guides you though the process. Let Rovio roam freely and see its point of view directly on your PC using its Wi-Fi remote controlled webcam. Interactive audio and video will stream from Rovio directly to your PC. See and hear exactly what Rovio sees and hears, on your screen, anywhere in the world. Store location points so that Rovi
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List Price: $ 229.99
Price: $ 139.94
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Review by Dustin Boyette for WowWee Rovio Wi-Fi Enabled Robotic WebCam
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As a previous reviewer said, I really, really want to love my Rovio. It has great potential, but these first units are awful. WowWee should not have succumbed to pressure to release it before it’s ready. I can’t recommend anybody buy one at this time, for the following reasons:
1. The robot won’t play back paths with any accuracy. I’ve given mine clear paths with no obstacles, and it still manages to run into chairs and the TV. And that’s with the NAV signal showing strong. Maybe if you had your own empty gym, it’d work great, but if you live in a real house with furniture, the robot won’t navigate reliably.
2. The robot usually runs out of battery power before it manages to dock, so the self-recharging feature is a bust.
3. Audio doesn’t work (in or out) on any browser but Internet Explorer.
4. The camera positioning options are poor (low, a little lower, and let’s-stare-at-the-ceiling are your only choices).
5. The battery life is poor too. Maybe an hour if you’re lucky, and since it won’t make it back to the recharger, Rovio will die and be useless from remote.
6. The headlight is absolutely laughable. The camera can’t be used at all in low-light conditions.
7. While there’s almost no forward illumination, Rovio will annoy you with the pulsating blue LEDs on top.
8. My dock died after less than two weeks of ownership.
I’m sure I could think of more reasons to wait for a new version before buying, but those are just the ones that I immediately recall as unacceptable. This product simply doesn’t work.
Bye bye, Rovio. You’re going back to Amazon.
Review by Mark Rahmani for WowWee Rovio Wi-Fi Enabled Robotic WebCam
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I want to like Rovio.. I really do… But I still haven’t decided if I’m keeping mine…
I’ve got docking issues with mine – not sure if it’s just this unit, but it keeps trying to dock too far to the left (sometimes it succeeds – every other time it doesn’t.. and when it does work, it takes forever to dock.)
The webcam on this is ok for well lit rooms, but is *really* poor for dark rooms – and the headlight is a joke – it’s really dim. For being what it is, Wowwee should have concentrated on a better webcam/better light.
The navigation works ok, as long as it doesn’t move it while trying to dock to it (which it always does – despite being against the wall..)
As a toy, it gets a solid 5 stars from me (althogh I think it’s overpriced – they should have priced it ~$200 or so..)
But as a remote controlled webcam sentry robot (in my case, to be used in spying on our pets), it gets 3 stars…
-mark
(PS – it has problems with the 1/2″ ledge between our kitchen and living room..)
Review by Raag for WowWee Rovio Wi-Fi Enabled Robotic WebCam
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It is true that it is a mobile webcam. Web interface is really good. I checked with IPhone but the browser crashed 2 out of three time on IPhone. I have not checked the two way Audio yet so I can not comment on it.
For this high price the webcam pic quality is really bad and way too dark. The only way you can see the picture clearly if the area or room has very good lighting like 2-3 tube lights in a very small room otherwise you are out of luck to see anything in larger room with 1-2 lights in it.
Front LED which suppose to help to see in poorly lighted area is useless, it shows the tiny part of object if it is very close (like few cm)to that object.
I saw one hack to install more LED in it to increase the visibility but it is not for everyone you need to have very good knowldge of electronics which I dont.
In this price you can buy three entry level Axis IP cameras and get very good pic quality in very low light ( I have two of them and I am surprised by the quality of those cameras)
I dont recommend buying this for such high price unless they reduce price around $150.
The other review here, is very misleading most probably written by their own people.
Very disappointed with the product.
Review by Jeffrey D. Forrest for WowWee Rovio Wi-Fi Enabled Robotic WebCam
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I was excited about this toy because of the cool factor and its uniqueness at the time. I was able to use the product for just a short time before the battery failed to hold a charge. I contacted WowWee and after a few emails and providing the necessary documentation, was told I would receive a new battery in a few weeks. After 30 days past and I did not receive the battery, I contacted WowWee again and was assured via a confirmed email that the battery had just recently been shipped and I would receive it in 3 weeks. After another 30 days had past I contacted WowWee yet again and was told that they would ship a new battery out right away and that it could take 3 weeks to arrive. Needless to say I was quote upset at this point and communicated the string of emails that had gone back and forth between myself and them and was told a supervisor would contact me. About 2 weeks later I received a new ac adapter from WowWee. I contacted them yet again asking why I received an ac adapter in lieu of a new battery and again asked for a supervisor to contact me. They said that the ac adapter should solve the problem and that they would communicate my problem up the ladder. I tried the new ac adapter 3 times different times with no improvement and asked for again for a new battery. I’ve been dealing with this issue for months and have not received a simple apology for the delay or a call from anyone. I’m usually a pretty patient guy but this poor customer service experience has tested my patience.
Review by zacware for WowWee Rovio Wi-Fi Enabled Robotic WebCam
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I had wanted to buy a Rovio for a while but the bad reviews and high price kept me from doing so. I had been keeping an eye on the firmware updates being released for the device, and right after hearing that the beta firmware now supports WPA Wifi security, I happen to walk into a BJ’s wholesale club on Christmas Eve and saw the Rovio on sale, so I decided to pick one up. Taking the risky move of uploading the beta firmware, and dealing with some initial battery charging weirdness, my gamble paid off. My kids and I are having a blast with the Rovio. All of us are amazed at the engineering behind the device, especially the way it moves. You do need good lighting in rooms, but after tweaking settings of the device a bit we got great video quality. This type of toy really helps open kids eyes as to the wonder of science and engineering. It wasn’t entirely just plug and play for us, you do have to take some time to set it up right, but the payoff for us has been great. As of this writing, the beta firmware was causing jerky movement using the Safari web browser, but FireFox works great. Also if you have an iPhone, check out the free app on the iTunes app store which lets you move your Rovio by simply tiling the iPhone in the direction you want to travel in. They probaly should have waited a little longer before releasing the product, but it seems they are starting to work out many of the issues with firmware updates. Hopefully, the firmware will continue to improve and the price will come down a little and more people will have a positive experience like we have (so far anyway…..)