ApriPoko - the robot remote control

By Shay • Mar 29th, 2008 • Category: Bonus Happy Fun Time, Features     

When the remote control came out, it met some criticism like “how lazy?” and “just get up and turn the dial on the TV”. Well, if you thought the remote was a cool invention, Toshiba’s ApriPoko takes things to a new level.


ApriPoko learns how you use the remote and will take over universal remote control duties once it does. The story on Gizmodo says:

Programmed to be fairly smart, he’ll wait until you use a controller for your electronics, then ask you what you were doing: the next time you want to perform the same action, you just have to tell ApriPoko to do it for you. He’ll then wave his IR transmitter arm and *bing*, on goes your TV.

ApriPoko is voice operated and comes with a camera and infared transmitters.

He looks like Squirtle :)

via GeekAlerts and Gizmodo

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4 Responses »

  1. HardwareKid on March 30th, 2008 at 6:32 pm:

    Haha that is seriously cool
    Finally a useful invention, question is though.. how much will it cost? under £100 and I would seriously think about buying one. That is if it can actually hear you over your TV

  2. Jamaipanese on April 1st, 2008 at 12:08 pm:

    wow, I love this and he’s so cute, might blog about this as well!

  3. Apple on April 4th, 2008 at 1:28 am:

    Awww..he is really adorable.

  4. Shay on April 4th, 2008 at 2:16 am:

    Yeah he’s really cute :P I bet he’s expensive though >.>

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