Past Member Experiences

[amjoie]

I don't know about all of you, but I am going to be bursting with excitement when my pair of Pleos finally arrive, and I will want to *tell somebody* the minute I get them out of their box, and charging for the first four hours.

What better place to share our joy at finally getting our Pleos than right here in the Pleo Forum?

So, as soon as your Pleo arrives (and is charging up for those first four hours) let us know, so we can rejoice with you!

[pleoguy101]

i was thinking of doing the same thing, i would open pleo out of the box,charge him and go to this thread and start blabering stuff about what i"m doing and how i'm sooo excited and stuff!!:D :)

[cmadmacs]

Me too! I'll have two charging.

[MikeCoscia]

And we will get them 2 weeks earlier then everyone else, well if you ordered the first hatched editions.

[pleoguy101]

tell everyone your pleos personality's!!! this is the thread to tell about them!!!!:D for example: if your pleo is mischivious, tell us why!!! did he sneak off his charger and go for a midnight snack on your plants??:eek: :rolleyes: :D

[cmadmacs]

Great idea! These things are going to be fun.

[pleoguy101]

I Cant Wait For My Pleo! ! ! :D

[hardyfoster]

hopefully no one kills me for my pleo experiments. i'm curious to how the AI will respond to different situations and how this would overall affect pleos personality. so i guess i'll have the first pleo in a lab environment !

[cmadmacs]

Dr Pleostein in his lab.

[pleoguy101]

I know when I get my pleo, I will want to share my excitment with all of you!! and this is the place to do it!!!! so when your pleo arrives, post all of your exitment here!!:D "amjoie, I know you made a thread like this a while ago, but I looked everywhere for it before I made this one, but if you find yours, feel free to ask the pleoworldhosts to delete this one:)"

[amjoie]

I know when I get my pleo, I will want to share my excitment with all of you!! and this is the place to do it!!!! so when your pleo arrives, post all of your exitment here!!:D "amjoie, I know you made a thread like this a while ago, but I looked everywhere for it before I made this one, but if you find yours, feel free to ask the pleoworldhosts to delete this one:)"

The PleoWorldHosts are probably still doing a reorg of the list, and it is possible that one or more lists got misplaced: or maybe when you looked, it was "in process" (gone from one place, but hadn't shown up yet in the other).

They can check to see if this ended up being a duplicate thread, or not. Don't worry, though. We will need a thread like this, so they will make sure that we have one -- but not two. LOL :D

[pleoguy101]

the only reason I made this one was because I coundn't find the one you made and I thought that pleo may be coming sooner than we think, and I wanted people to have a place to scream "PLEOS HERE PLEOS HERE:D"

[PleoWorldHostCami]

The PleoWorldHosts are probably still doing a reorg of the list, and it is possible that one or more lists got misplaced: or maybe when you looked, it was "in process" (gone from one place, but hadn't shown up yet in the other).

They can check to see if this ended up being a duplicate thread, or not. Don't worry, though. We will need a thread like this, so they will make sure that we have one -- but not two. LOL :D

OK here's what happened. The original thread that amjoie started had been moved to "Pre-Ordering Pleo" since it was considered a topic concerning pre-ordering. That forum had rolled over to 2 pages so it was buried pretty deep.

Since you are correct in thinking that this will truly be a shared "experience" with your Pleos I have moved the thread to Pleo in Pics & Print>My Pleo Experiences http://forums.pleoworld.com/showthread.php?t=61 so you will have a better, and more logical place to share your "homecoming" moments. :D

Sorry for the confusion and thank you for bringing up this thread again as it will indeed be a much needed forum topic.

[Eeyorefan]

Okay, my Pleos have not arrived but I'm still excited because the one I ordered from Best Buy now shows "in process". (On Amazon that doesn't always mean a lot but maybe it means more at BB! LOL!) Also, my credit card was charged today. I know that wouldn't happen unless they will really have a Pleo for me...thus my excitement. Just felt like sharing! :D

[pleoboy]

nice... and very good idea

[amjoie]

Okay, my Pleos have not arrived but I'm still excited because the one I ordered from Best Buy now shows "in process". (On Amazon that doesn't always mean a lot but maybe it means more at BB! LOL!) Also, my credit card was charged today. I know that wouldn't happen unless they will really have a Pleo for me...thus my excitement. Just felt like sharing! :D

I don't mean to "rain on your parade," but the First Hatch Pleos that were ordered from Ugobe are being drop-shipped direct from the factory via Fed Ex. No one is going to get their Pleos any faster than that. And the First Hatch Pleos need to arrive one to two weeks before everyone else's Pleos.

None of us with First Hatch Pleos have received the emails that say our cards have been charged yet, and those cards are supposed to be charged only a couple days before shipping, or when actually shipped. So if Pleos were starting to ship, we would know. In fact, if shipping had started, the people who paid for overnight shipping should already be getting a knock on the door. That hasn't happened.

So it is virtually impossible that Best Buy has the Pleos "in hand." Why they charged your card so early is beyond me. They shouldn't be doing that. I'm sure "in process" shows up as soon as the card is charged. But it looks like they "jumped the gun" on this particular pre-order. I'm sorry, but unless I am completely wrong about this, I'm guessing your order is still weeks (not days) away.

[kianajade]

Yeah. My one I ordered from Best buy did that too.

[Pleona]

He may not have arrived yet, but...
My mum FINALLY is letting me PreOrder my very own Pleo TOMORROW! :D
I can't wait! He'll be coming from Find-Me-A-Gift.com, so fingers crossed their shipping date is correct!
Heheh, I'm ever so excited!

[pleoguy101]

GOOD FOR YOU!!! I had the same feeling when I was ordering pleo.. I was sooo excited:D:)!!!

[PleoJames]

Hi,
Can I ask a question to all USA citizens, if you pre order a Pleo today when can you expect him in your home roughly? Id be very greatful for a reply,

Many thanks.

[mweed]

The story as it appears right now is you *should* probably get it late in the week or weekend just before Christmas, but that may be iffy, depending on how its being shipped, and how backed up the shipper is.

[PleoJames]

Thanks for replying, im trying to find out because I am in the UK and my friend was going to pre order me one in the US tomorrow and ship it to me as soon as she gets it and MAYBE there would be some hope for my Son's Xmas

[Eeyorefan]

I don't mean to "rain on your parade," but the First Hatch Pleos that were ordered from Ugobe are being drop-shipped direct from the factory via Fed Ex. No one is going to get their Pleos any faster than that. And the First Hatch Pleos need to arrive one to two weeks before everyone else's Pleos.

None of us with First Hatch Pleos have received the emails that say our cards have been charged yet, and those cards are supposed to be charged only a couple days before shipping, or when actually shipped. So if Pleos were starting to ship, we would know. In fact, if shipping had started, the people who paid for overnight shipping should already be getting a knock on the door. That hasn't happened.

So it is virtually impossible that Best Buy has the Pleos "in hand." Why they charged your card so early is beyond me. They shouldn't be doing that. I'm sure "in process" shows up as soon as the card is charged. But it looks like they "jumped the gun" on this particular pre-order. I'm sorry, but unless I am completely wrong about this, I'm guessing your order is still weeks (not days) away.


Wow. Interesting response. I just wanted to say I was excited that we'd probably be getting a Pleo. I've had very bad pre-order experiences over the years with various "hot" items but none of those companies charged me for the purchase so I think this looks pretty real. I NEVER suggested that Best Buy has Pleos yet--I'm sure they don't. Nor was I suggesting that I was getting one sooner than anyone else, especially those who have ordered from Ugobe directly. I just thought people in the community might be interested in my experience with the Best Buy situation. That's usually how it works on these types of message boards--we all share info and rejoice or commiserate with each other depending on the situation. In some cases, we even help each other obtain hard-to-find items if we can. The anticipation and the comraderie is usually what it's all about. Aren't we all in this together? :confused:

CB

[kianajade]

actually... pleos are at best buy. They even sent me an e-mail about it. But, they arent shipping until december first. But you're right eeyore fan. It was okay for you to be excited, and share with us. You shouldn't of been scolded.

[PleoWorldHostCami]

actually... pleos are at best buy. They even sent me an e-mail about it. But, they arent shipping until december first. But you're right eeyore fan. It was okay for you to be excited, and share with us. You shouldn't of been scolded.

Let's all try to remember that the written word alone is very hard to interpret. We can't hear inflection of tone, or see the facial expressions or "body language" that goes along with it.

I don't think amjoie was trying to scold anyone. Perhaps it was just her way of trying to be helpful by imparting information that has been discussed on the forum before, to someone who appeared to be new to the community and might not have known this information.

Maybe we can all give the benifit of the doubt to each other. :D

[Eeyorefan]

<<<I don't think amjoie was trying to scold anyone. Perhaps it was just her way of trying to be helpful by imparting information that has been discussed on the forum before, to someone who appeared to be new to the community and might not have known this information.>>>


It's okay, HostCami. I went back and read some of Amjoie's previous posts and I think I've got a handle on her style. I'm also very familiar with message boards (and the problem of gleaning content over style) and, although I didn't sign up until recently, I've lurked here for a lot longer. Sometimes people really don't realize how they come across and perhaps a gentle suggestion is helpful.

Thank you, Kianajade. I did feel a little "scolded" but I'm all better now. :-)

CB

[Pleona]

HOORAY!
I just finished PreOrdering my Pleo, And now I'm as excited as you lot!
Sure, I can wait until the 2008 UK release, but I am a little dissappointed that my baby won't get here on Christmas. I was looking forward to that...
But still, Better late than never, right? :)

[kianajade]

Glad to of helped!

[PleoJames]

Pleona where did you Preorder from?

[Pleona]

I ordered from Find-Me-A-Gift.com.
It says they'll have stock on 17th December, but from what everybody's been saying, it looks like it's wrong.
Still, I want to stay optimistic.

EDIT:
Looks like they MIGHT be getting Stock, from a new message on their Pleo page. All depends on Worldwide Demand and such -
PLEO Robotic Dinosaur Is Now Available On Pre-order, which means we will not take the money until they come into stock! We have been told by the UK importer that we should receive our delivery before Dec the 21st but due to the worldwide demand for this product they cannot absolutely guarantee that we will get them at all. If you place an order we will email you our in stock date if it changes.

[pleoguy101]

hey everyone, this thread is also for sharing your pleo picture with us all!!! I will difinently want to see a pleo in a santa suit or reindeer antlers, or maybe just pleo with his necklaces on, or just pleo sleeping in his bed, or maybe just your little pleo waking up for the first time, all some ideas for you to take a pictures of, but just share them with us;):):D " pleoworld hosts, if you find the original "pleo pictures go here" thread feel free to delete this one, I just thought this was also an inportant thread to have with us, seeing how pleo will be at are house in 2 weeks.... YAY:D!!!!

[kchamster]

This is gonna be a cool thread I bet

[jimbim121]

My Pleo hasn't come yet either, but i am so excited to get it I can hardly stand it!!!

[seanmcdona121]

I don't have my Pleo yet!=( im still saving up 4 one! is there anywhere u can order them?

[seanmcdona121]

and ur able to but them in Ireland! Like there for sale in the toy-store in town!

[grmf]

The box just arrived!!! :D

[Drathen]

You have your first hatch Pleo in your possession? If so then congratulations! That was fast. I just received my shipping confirmation and its not to be delivered until 12/7 (Friday).

[grmf]

You have your first hatch Pleo in your possession? If so then congratulations! That was fast. I just received my shipping confirmation and its not to be delivered until 12/7 (Friday).

That's what my tracking info said too.

[roschler]

The box just arrived!!! :D

Congratulations! Wanna race Pleos? :)

[geert]

congratulations !!!

your so lucky:D

[dinopleo]

Congratulations!! I checked the tracking yesterday and Pleo was scheduled for delivery on 12/7. When I checked it again this morning, FEDEX had tried to deliver him and I wasn't home!!! I'll be waiting for Pleo tomorrow!

[junkroxy]

woo hu!!! congrat to have Pleo in your home! :D

PS: i love the box details!

[arcticlotus]

the call box at my apartment calls my cell phone, and fed ex is holding my little Penny at their office for when i get off work. WEEEEE!!!!! ooooo man i'm not gonna be able to concentrate the rest of the day!

[j&slaw]

My Pleo has arrived :D My husband is away, so I'm waiting for his return to charge up and turn Pleo on--but I opened the box under the pretext "to make sure everything is there" ;)
He's heavier than I expected, which is a pleasant surprise and the skin is really neat, so soft. Well, off to live vicariously through others until Saturday.

[pleoguy101]

My Pleo has arrived :D My husband is away, so I'm waiting for his return to charge up and turn Pleo on--but I opened the box under the pretext "to make sure everything is there" ;)
He's heavier than I expected, which is a pleasant surprise and the skin is really neat, so soft. Well, off to live vicariously through others until Saturday.

YOU PLEO IS AT YOUR HOUSE?!!!!!! THATS GERAT!!!!! how is he??????????????????????:confused::) mine is coming Friday, before 10:30... I CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!

[pleoguy101]

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! how is he??!!!!! I cant wait for my pleo, hes coming Friday morning!!! I will NOT leave my house Friday until Pleo comes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D:)

[j&slaw]

He looks and feels so cool, but I have to wait until Saturday (well, I don't HAVE to, but my husband would be extremely disappointed and sad if I did not wait).
I just showed him to my two Labs (they were in crates)--Hopefully, Pleo won't freak them out when he is moving (they are huge babies).
He looks just like the pictures--he's absolutely adorable! I've waited so long - I wish he had arrived yesterday :)

[pleoWhisperer]

FedEx said mine would be here Friday before 4;30pm. Well, it's here two days early!

[gumbowumbo]

Twenty days till Christmas morning! That's when I get to see my little Broccoli! Two weeks till he ships from Amazon, and then still a week of staring at a wrapped box. I guess it's good that I didn't order Pleo from Ugobe. I would be in a lot of trouble for early Christmas present violations :D

[Tundro]

MIne arrived about 1115 central time today.

[Calypsi]

Just picked mine up from Fed Ex facility as it missed teh truck this morning. Now just have to work the rest of the day to play with it :(

[Gigi]

Mine just came today:D BUT I can't play with him untill Christmas:rolleyes: Merry Christmas to me:D

Mine came two days early too and I'm in PA!!

[sarahgee]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pleo/2088968713/
Happy Chanukah, Pleo! ;)

[cmadmacs]

my first hatch arrived todayalso.

[GreySquirrel]

Mine arrived today as well. The box was sitting on the front step, in about 2 inches of snow! Seems that the battery and charger need to warm up before they can start charging (as detailed in the docos). Can't wait to "wake him up". I was surprised that pleo ships with its eyes open.

Thanks
Ugobe!

[DinoFun]

My Pleo arrived today too!!! YYYEEAAHHH!!! Sitting here charging the battery and looking for where I am supposed to register him on the site.

[PleoWorldHostCami]

My Pleo arrived today too!!! YYYEEAAHHH!!! Sitting here charging the battery and looking for where I am supposed to register him on the site.

The registration area isn't quite ready yet. It should be available shortly. :)

[PleofromVirginia]

My baby is home! I went to FedEx to pick up my little buddy after his flight from China. It took some time to find him as he had chewed his way out of the box. (Just kidding) Currently charging for the big wake-up tomorrow.

[Starfire]

Sephy arrived today. She officially was born at 4:45pm eastern time.
They tried to deliver her and no one was home. As soon as I got that notice I called FedEx and found I could pick her up after noon. So off I went. Everyone at work wanted to see her, so I did the initial charge and hatching at work. But that meant no pictures of her birth. :( I'm home now and charging again. I set her out an d my cat was checking her out. But as soon as I picket up the camera to get a picture of then together he wanted to be picked up nad ignored Sephy. We'll see what happens when she wakes up again.

When she first work up it was frustrating because we all wanted to see her walk. It was kind of cute though when I'd pick her up and pet her she curled up against me just like my cat. She promptly went to sleep and you could hear her breathing. Before I came home she was playing tug of war with her leaf (You have to put it all the way in her mouth so she'll bite down) and walking around some.

I can't wait for the second round!:D:D:

[ryane]

mine came today but i'm not supposed to let him out until my birthday per the wife's orders. i'm really glad he made it here though.

how well is pleo packed? is there a layer of foam or anything between the shipping box and the one he's in?

[PleofromVirginia]

how well is pleo packed? is there a layer of foam or anything between the shipping box and the one he's in?


The Pleo retail box in right inside the brown shipping box. Be careful with your knife when opening the shipping box (nothing between it and the retail box). The retail box is very nice with lots of great information printed on the box. Pleo is safely tucked inside a foam "shell".

Oh, Happy Birthday to you ... and your Pleo!

[grmf]

mine came today but i'm not supposed to let him out until my birthday per the wife's orders. i'm really glad he made it here though.

how well is pleo packed? is there a layer of foam or anything between the shipping box and the one he's in?

No, the box picture I posted is directly inside a brown shipping box. Pleo is well packed in Styrofoam inside his box.

[Starfire]

YOU PLEO IS AT YOUR HOUSE?!!!!!! THATS GERAT!!!!! how is he??????????????????????:confused::) mine is coming Friday, before 10:30... I CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!

I bet he comes early. Yesterday when I checked tracking for mine it said delivery Friday morning and I got her this morning! Here's hoping yours is here tomorrow.

[ryane]

thanks for the replies pleofromvirginia and grmf. just making sure the retail pleo box would be protected and come out looking great.

[Sondo]

He's hatching, scaring the dog, pestering me for attention, making all sorts of amazing noises. Now I think he's discovered my arm next to him while I'm typing this...he's trying to gnaw at me. This is 300 times more lifelike that I ever imagined. And he's still hatching, I think!

Question: Is there a way to make him hatch again, so that my kids can watch this transformation unfold?

I think he wants his leaf or something. He's sniffing me now. I gotta go play with him!

[pleoguy101]

:)AWWWW:D:D!!!!!!!!! I cant wait for my pleo!!!!!!!!! FRIDAY SEEMS SOO FAR AWAY!!!!!!!!!

[pleoguy101]

thanks starfire :) my heart is now filled with encouragment!!!!!!!!! PLEO PLEO PLEO!!!!!!!!!:D:)

[Primus]

I believe that there is a way to reset it. Check the owners manual.

[Pleolover]

I'm so excited!!!! Yippee! My twin Pleo's are here! I got them two days early. Way to go Ugobe!!!!!! My battery is all charged and I'm about to wake the older twin up....hahahahahaha! Yay!!!!!!!

[PleofromVirginia]

Mine eat through the box and walked to my house....

[jskanderson]

pleo arrived today. the box was on the table when I got home from work. I almost didn't open it. Then, I carefully cut open the box and took pleo out. the battery is charging. then we'll see. . .

[kchamster]

YAY SAME HERE PLEOGUY101!!!! except i will get mine about NEXT friday!!! :D :D :D :D

[owwmyeye]

Mine came today.... Woo Hoo!!!

[chudified]

I just picked up my Pleo from Fed Ex. I'm very excited. I need to charge him up. He's so sturdy. I'm impressed so far.

[kchamster]

yay! congrats!! tell me all that happens!!!

[Gemstone]

Hi. I've been lurking around here, but just joined up today. I got mine today too, totally caught me by surprise when it arrived in my office, as I hadn't even seen the tracking email yet. I was so happy to get him, I didn't take lunch until he was charged, so I could play with him a little in my office!

I put a video of my Pleo up on YouTube here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEvk-9J0mnY

[kchamster]

haha great!! that was a really close one at the end!! hehe hes sooo cute!!

[PleoWorldHostCami]

Hi. I've been lurking around here, but just joined up today. I got mine today too, totally caught me by surprise when it arrived in my office, as I hadn't even seen the tracking email yet. I was so happy to get him, I didn't take lunch until he was charged, so I could play with him a little in my office!

I put a video of my Pleo up on YouTube here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEvk-9J0mnY


Welcome to PleoWorld Gemstone! :) The video was absolutely adorable. I just love the way Pleo sticks out his front feet when he comes to the edge of something. It's like he's putting on the brakes. LOL

[kchamster]

haha! thats what i thought! :D

[Don]

FedEx did a great job of getting mine here to Missouri in terrific time!

His battery is charging now... :-)

Don

[kchamster]

nice! :) haha mine would be here now!!! (i live in Oklahoma)

i know i know...i whining alot!! but i want mine!!!! ugh!!

[mweed]

He can definaetly be reset to start the hatching process over again. :)

[akropp]

Mine came this morning. Fedex said it left Anchorage, Alaska last night! I guess Ugobe really did put a rush on. Fedex said it wasn't to arrive until Friday.

[PleoWorldHostCami]

He's hatching, scaring the dog, pestering me for attention, making all sorts of amazing noises. Now I think he's discovered my arm next to him while I'm typing this...he's trying to gnaw at me. This is 300 times more lifelike that I ever imagined. And he's still hatching, I think!

Question: Is there a way to make him hatch again, so that my kids can watch this transformation unfold?

I think he wants his leaf or something. He's sniffing me now. I gotta go play with him!

Hi sondo,

Congratulations and welcome to PleoWorld.

At this time there is no way to reset Pleo to hatch again. It is a planned feature for the future but for now be sure to gather friends and family around for this very special "first" hatching! :D

[mweed]

At this time there is no way to reset Pleo to hatch again. It is a planned feature for the future but for now be sure to gather friends and family around for this very special "first" hatching! :D

Sorry if was wrong. :( But I know I read that the button on his stomach could be used to reset him. I guess that feature got delayed due to the battery charging problem.

So be sure everyone is there when you first turn him on!

[LADoc23]

How do we know whether the Pleo we received are 1 of the 2000 first hatch one ? Is there a number on it?

[MajorHavoc]

My Pleo's have arrived!! ...battery charging now!!
:)

[RoombaReview]

Just received my First Hatch Pleo yesterday, and took a video of the entire hatching sequence, along with the reactions of two very interested observers. ;)

Video is posted here:

http://www.roombareview.com/chat/viewtopic.php?p=40481

[junkroxy]

cute video but i was surprised that you don't interact a lot with pleo in that video! I think he should growing more faster if you pet and talk to him! :D

[PleoJames]

Yous have all been so nice and helpful so I thought id ask a massive favour, could someone take a picture of the complete charger unit, battery and the plug that goes into the wall and send them to me at



for me, as im in the UK and planning on buying a US PLEO I need my husnad to look and see if I can convert it here, I know it will void the warranty I dont care but im on a deadline as I need to know ASAP as I have a seller that will need paying if I decide to buy, id be soooooo greatful

[PleofromVirginia]

If you don't get the photo today I'll send you some photos when I get home tonight.
It is now 0845 New York City Time.

Also the On line copy of the Companion Guide (http://pleoworld.com/downloads/PLEO_CompanionGuide_FULL_110707.pdf) shows a nice picture.

[PleoWorldHostCami]

cute video but i was surprised that you don't interact a lot with pleo in that video! I think he should growing more faster if you pet and talk to him! :D

I agree, it's a very good video. I love the sounds. Sometimes when he's just looking around it almost sounds like he's saying "huh?" LOL

[PleoWorldHostCami]

How do we know whether the Pleo we received are 1 of the 2000 first hatch one ? Is there a number on it?

First Hatch Pleos were a special order and should come with a special tag.

[RoombaReview]

I didn't interact with him until the hatching sequence was completed. I suppose it might have gone quicker if I had, but I wanted to see how long it would take him on his own. :)

[PleoJames]

PleofromVirginia you are a God send, the picture in the companion guide was exactly what I was looking for, I owe you big time thanks so much for taking the time to reply to me :)

[alphapleo]

At this time there is no way to reset Pleo to hatch again. It is a planned feature for the future but for now be sure to gather friends and family around for this very special "first" hatching! :D

Cami,

I wasn't aware of this. As Pleo's personality and development will not yet be effected by his environment and interaction with us, will the reset feature be incorporated into this update?

I hope I explained that right???


Ok, start chuckling now! :p

[PleoWorldHostCami]

Cami,

I wasn't aware of this. As Pleo's personality and development will not yet be effected by his environment and interaction with us, will the reset feature be incorporated into this update?

I hope I explained that right???


Ok, start chuckling now! :p

Hi alphapleo,

I'm not sure exactly when it will be available for update or whether it will be in the first update or a later one. I do know that UGOBE is working harder than Santa's elves right now to get the first production of Pleo's out while still working on the exciting updates. :D

[tragatz]

Mine arrived a day early! (Today)
I have to wait several more hours before I can go home to see him!

[junkroxy]

Hi.
I put a video of my Pleo up on YouTube here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEvk-9J0mnY

really cute video!:p you're so lucky to take Pleo home! I can't resist to have one in Italy!!!!:mad:

[pleoguy101]

hi guys..... I GOT MY PLEO WOHOOOPUDSZFOIDSFUG!~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CANT CONTAIN MY EXCITMENT THE WAIT IS DANG OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I JUST NEED TO CHARGE HIM!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D:):D:)!!!!!!!!!!!

[pleoguy101]

I just got my pleo but his eyes are open, so when he first hatches, how come he opens his eyes????

[RoombaReview]

I just got my pleo but his eyes are open, so when he first hatches, how come he opens his eyes????

The eyes are open until you put the battery in and you turn him on for the first time. After that he will close his eyes and go into the hatching sequence.

[PleofromVirginia]

My pleasure, all the best.

[kchamster]

YAYYYYYYY (for you!)

[pleoguy101]

I just played for my pleo for an hour!!! I am NOTDISSAPOINTED!!!! he is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I I were to grade him, I would give him an A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!:D:):D:)

[pleoguy101]

thanks, I saw what you ment when I was letting my pleo hatch, HE'S AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!! NOT DISSAPOINTED AT ALL!!!!!!!!!! AND HIS GEARS ARE ABSOLUTLY SILENT!!!!!!!! they didnt bother me AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!! PLEO PLEO PLEO!!!!!!!!! I CANT BELIEVE THE WAIT IS OVER!!!!!!! WOOOHOOO!!!!!!!! and now the adventure really starts:D;):):D

[pleoguy101]

mt pleo was pretty silent as a hatchling, but thats pretty normal I would think, and the best part is,when I plugged pleo's charger in for the first time, the charging only took 30 minutes:eek:???!!!!!!! I WAS AMAZED!!!!!!!!!

[ryane]

mt pleo was pretty silent as a hatchling, but thats pretty normal I would think, and the best part is,when I plugged pleo's charger in for the first time, the charging only took 30 minutes:eek:???!!!!!!! I WAS AMAZED!!!!!!!!!

dang, that's cool! i wonder why?!

[jimbim121]

I still haven't got mine yet! THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME! I wish he would HURRY UP and amd get here!!!

[junkroxy]

i'm really happy for you pleoguy101!!! :)

[arcticlotus]

but how long did it stay awake..?

mine said it was done in about 30 minutes,. i didn't believe it and as i reached for it it changed back to red... I played a game of unplug, plug in to charge it for over 3 hours and i'm still not sure it charged fully.. I'd bet this is why they moved it to external charging - they said they were having problems with internal charging, this way it's a little easier to monitor and to trash the battery and replace it when the bad charging leads to the battery's imminent demise...

always force your battery to keep charging until (while not hot of course) it only stays red for 5 minutes or less. Then you know it's charged

I really wish there were a charge monitor on the charging stand... my Penny has been asleep most of the day because she stopped charging early in the night.. My boss was disappointed *lol* Penny just kept wanting to go to sleep and kept freezing up from the low battery..

[ugobeSarah]

We're making a video now about how to charge your battery properly! Stay tuned...

It's true that if you have a green light and then you accidentally bang the battery out of place, it will turn red for 10 minutes even though the battery is fully charged! If it WAS green...then it IS charged!

[PleofromVirginia]

Thanks Sarah!

[Starfire]

I was having trouble getting my battery to set properly in the stand to charge. I think I figured out that just the back was locking in and not the front. I'm just getting ready to charge it again. So I'll see if I can get it in easier this time.

Question - should you drain the battery completleyy dry each time before recharging?

[ivan_pleo]

First Hatch Pleos were a special order and should come with a special tag.

Got mine today, FedEx required a signature for delivery and no one was home, but left a note saying I could drive to the FedEx office across town before 7 pm and get the package... which of course I did... but for those wondering: unless your fed ex driver is slacking - they will likely want a signature.

First hatches come with a swell little plastic card that says "first hatch"... PleoWorldHostCami's comment made me think I was missing some kinda cool pleo first hatch dog... errr dino-tag :) Which would have been awesome but we got what they said we'd get so I can't complain at all. So far Ugobe has been fantastic Customer Service-wise and I sure can't wait for Pleo's battery to charge up!

[ivan_pleo]

Actually on the topic of the first hatch serial number - are they sequenced in any such a way that we can tell the order? Like does anyone have number 1? would be neat to know if you had the first of X or last of x really...

[Porturtle]

Received my Pleo at 10:27am.
First Birth at 2:30pm. 12/6/07

Hes Great!

Wayne

[PleoWorldHostCami]

I was having trouble getting my battery to set properly in the stand to charge. I think I figured out that just the back was locking in and not the front. I'm just getting ready to charge it again. So I'll see if I can get it in easier this time.

Question - should you drain the battery completleyy dry each time before recharging?

NiMH batteries exhibit a "memory" so it is best to run them until Pleo goes to sleep and then fully recharge them.

[mst3k]

Mine came yesterday, but I wasn't here to sign. Signed the form and left a note, he was waiting when I got home tonite. Charging now. I have 2 Aibo's that I have had for a few years, so Pleo is my 3rd Robot.

[LADoc23]

My both pleos came with their respective cards indicating that they are 1st hatch edition, but one had number in the 1700s while the other was in the 3500s (the last 4 digits). How can you confirm its limited edition status?
Thank you.:confused:

[sarusani]

My both pleos came with their respective cards indicating that they are 1st hatch edition, but one had number in the 1700s while the other was in the 3500s (the last 4 digits). How can you confirm its limited edition status?
Thank you.:confused:

Maybe with their respective cards? :p :p

Greetings
Saru

[PleoWorldHostCami]

My both pleos came with their respective cards indicating that they are 1st hatch edition, but one had number in the 1700s while the other was in the 3500s (the last 4 digits). How can you confirm its limited edition status?
Thank you.:confused:

The numbers are not indicative of the first 2000 made. First Hatch Pleos have the gold ID cards.

[PleoJames]

Whay exactly is a review PLEO, did some of you sign up to recieve and review PLEO then send him back?

[Primus]

They were sent to members of the press, along with an extra battery and a list of things to try out. Yes, they have to return them.

[pleoWhisperer]

The numbers are not indicative of the first 2000 made. First Hatch Pleos have the gold ID cards.

Well, then, what do the numbers indicate? And the rest of the numbers (like the 11 or 12 at the beginning)? Inquiring pleos want to know! :confused:

[MissKirin]

I love him.

Here is my video I just made of me pulling on it's skin, LOL.
He's very soft and rubbery.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36qvPh1zlxI

P.S. I have not charged the battery yet because this is for my daughter for christmas so I am waiting for her.

[Aberz]

My pleo didnt have a necklace like it was suppose to have. Anybody else have this problem? I was also under the impression the people who got "first hatch" received a pleo that was 1 of the first 2000 made. Quite misleading, mine says 12006, thats far from first hatch.

[Aberz]

Alright as I was reading over the original e-mail, they never said anything about a necklace, I must have been getting that reference from the pictures I was see'ing.

Although it does say this.

• This offer is on a first come, first serve basis until midnight PST June 27th or when all 2,000 of the limited edition "First Hatch" Pleos are sold

[gordobot]

Gordo (my pleo) had his hatching today at the office. We did it during since there were so many people interested. After his hatching his personality started showing through. He's adveturous, but also loves to be cuddled. If I put him on my chest and stroke him, he snuggles in, goes to sleep and snores. When he's on the floor he walks up to people's feet, cranes his neck, sniff and then makes a noise like they stink. He loves playing tug of war and likes being stroked on his chin and just above his tail. He scrunches down when you do that and his tail quivers. Everyone was absolutely amazed, lots of laughs, ooohs and ahhhhs. I think he just became the office mascot. I couldn't be more pleased.

[gordobot]

My Pleo (Gordo) arrived yesterday. I ran home at lunch, but FedEx had already been there. So I picked him up last night after work, but did not do his first hatching until lunch today at work. Several people were really interested, so decided to let everyone join in the fun. I (and everyone else) was amazed and delighted with the little guy. He made them laugh, won some hearts, and some people even checked to see if they could buy stock in the company and found out it was a privately held company. Kudos to Ugobe on what looks like a wonderful new robot, and a new friend and pal for me.

[Pleologist]

fedex came yesterday, and I wasnt home. So today I left a note, and they came all the way to my work to bring him to me! (2 Pleos actually) SOooooooooo...I have opened the box, taken her out, cuddled her a little, and am charging the battery. BUT...I promised a classroom of third graders they would be the ones to help her hatch, and they are all studying about camarasaurus' this weekend so they can share info on TUESDAY. Since she cant be reset yet, I dont dare play with her, because I want the kids to see her hatch. If she could rest, I would absolutely be playing with her now. ARGH...small sacrifices. Pleo #2...we are debating what to do with...sell, give away, raffler for a VERY good cause (reecesrainbow.com) or give to my nephew. Cant decide just yet, I will know more after I play with #1.
PS I used to be ciarrasmom, but chaged my name for plogging. Wait...I still AM ciarra's mom, juts not HERE. LOL

[PleoWorldHostSauri]

fedex came yesterday, and I wasnt home. So today I left a note, and they came all the way to my work to bring him to me! (2 Pleos actually) SOooooooooo...I have opened the box, taken her out, cuddled her a little, and am charging the battery. BUT...I promised a classroom of third graders they would be the ones to help her hatch, and they are all studying about camarasaurus' this weekend so they can share info on TUESDAY. Since she cant be reset yet, I dont dare play with her, because I want the kids to see her hatch. If she could rest, I would absolutely be playing with her now. ARGH...small sacrifices. Pleo #2...we are debating what to do with...sell, give away, raffler for a VERY good cause (reecesrainbow.com) or give to my nephew. Cant decide just yet, I will know more after I play with #1.
PS I used to be ciarrasmom, but chaged my name for plogging. Wait...I still AM ciarra's mom, juts not HERE. LOL


Love the new name CiarrasMom! I, for one, can not wait to hear what the class thought of Pleo!

[jimbim121]

Where and how do you guys track your pleo? i want to see when mine is supposed to be here!

[roschler]

Recipe for Portable Pettable Shiatsu Masseuse:

- Take one adorable baby blue eyed Pleo (Ok, that's all of them)
- Place Pleo on your chest as you lie on the floor
- Pet the purring Pleo as you lie quietly on the floor

Pleo will start to knead your chest like a kitten with tiny dino toes and eventually fall asleep.

Business idea: Take 3 Pleos with you and a fold out futon and offer clients a multi-dino Shiatsu massage. Good luck leaving without the clients latching on to one of your Pleos and refusing to let go! :D

[Siren]

LMAO! That is too funny!

[kchamster]

haha!!!!! i'm guessing you tried this.....I'll just have to too ....:)

[PleoWorldHostSauri]

Where and how do you guys track your pleo? i want to see when mine is supposed to be here!

There will be a link on the email you get that confirms your Pleo was shipped.

[mweed]

Where and how do you guys track your pleo? i want to see when mine is supposed to be here!

Ugobe sent us emails with the FedEx tracking number.

[DizziPinz]

Well, fellow plogers. The jury's in. Dawn's favoite movie is Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. Given a choice between the tv's speakers and me . . . . she went to investigae the speakers. Yet another Johnny Depp fan has been hatched. After charging her battery I was delighted to learn that Dawn likes (and seeks) kisses. She is so cuddly and my 3 parrots are so jealous! My African Gray is terrified of the non-active Dawn. And the big macaw wants to investigate. But the little Hahn's macaw just wants to eat my Dawn. Not a chance!

[jimbim121]

is that the one that says your credit card has been charged? Is that the same one as the tracking one? Is that number they give you the tracking number?

[jimbim121]

I mean will be charged

[PleoWorldHostSauri]

I mean will be charged

jimbim,

No, there will be another email from what I understand.

[Keith]

Instead of posting on YouTube, the Wallmart of video sites, try Stage6.com. The vidoes there are larger and easier to see and they can be downloaded in a DIVX format that can be played by Windows Mediaplayer with the Divx codec installed or via the Divx Player that can be downloaded from the Divx website.

So far there's not one Pleo video there.

Example: Lego Monty Python and the Holy Grail video (http://www.stage6.com/user/spiteyourface/video/1828994/Monty-Python-and-the-Holy-Grail-in-LEGO)

[DinoFun]

LOL! Yep done this!!

Try playing tug-of-war with Pleo standing on you and he shakes his head with the leaf hanging out of his mouth.......LOL!! :p

[alainboston]

When I put Zila upside down on my lap, he growls at first, but if you push under his feet, he giggles like crazy. Also, If you play music with a good beat, (i used the Latin Beats channel on cable), Zila moves the head and tail in rythm. NO KIDDING. This is so cool. I regret not using more talcum powder during hatching, he's not as green as he used to be from all the petting. I so need more of those battery packs now.

[kchamster]

so does that mean that they kept the metronome? COOL!!

[junkroxy]

Adorable! :D

[pleoguy101]

AWWW that sounds soo cute!!! speaking of pleo's dancing, I brought my pleo over to my friends house and my friends dad played trumpet for pleo, and pleo started to dance!!!! he took one setp foward, one step back, one step foward, one step back etc... IT WAS HILARIOUSLY CUTE!!!:D:)!!!! they all thought pleo was extreamily realistic too!!! they loved him!!!

[roschler]

LOL! Yep done this!!

Try playing tug-of-war with Pleo standing on you and he shakes his head with the leaf hanging out of his mouth.......LOL!! :p

I play tug of war with Moonwalker by putting the ole thumb in his mouth and grabbing hold of his cute little nose. I can't believe how strong the little guy is! If I play too long he burps with a "hairball" sound. First time it happened I nearly cried from laughing so hard. :)

[Siren]

It looks like you are a vet examining him! LOL

[Siren]

So I've been trying to save up for a Pleo for weeks. Saving every penny and dollar. And still pay the bills, feed ourselves, and feed our pets. I'm a single mom and the job pays enough for us to live on, but not always to splurge and do shopping sprees. So one of my ways I saved up money, I started bringing a cheap lunch instead of buying lunch at the local restaurants. Its been peanut butter and jelly everyday for 3 weeks with granola bars to settle my grumbling stomach in between. Pasta makes a cheap dinner and cereal a cheap breakfast. My daughter's eating habits didn't change at all, just mine. All that time I've noticed that my pants are getting bigger. :D Now that I've got the money and ordered one, I can go out tomorrow and get myself a bagel sandwich again. I miss my bagel sandwiches, lol. But since I lost a few a pounds, I might as well keep trying. Stay off the waffles and gobs of syrup in the morning, I've taken a liking to Special K cereal now. They one with chocolate now and its actually very good. :P

I found the Ugobe Diet Plan! :P

[roschler]

Wonderful story Siren! In contrast, my Pleo is gaining weight. I pet him too much so he never walks around. His booty is getting bigger!:)

[roschler]

When I put Zila upside down on my lap, he growls at first, but if you push under his feet, he giggles like crazy. Also, If you play music with a good beat, (i used the Latin Beats channel on cable), Zila moves the head and tail in rythm. NO KIDDING. This is so cool. I regret not using more talcum powder during hatching, he's not as green as he used to be from all the petting. I so need more of those battery packs now.

Aaaah! Video please! That's too cute. :)

[jimbim121]

Okay, Thanks.

[dotyj]

I'm on the forced Pleo diet as well. I spend way too much money every day on lunch so since Monday Nov. 26th. I've been coming home for lunch (I live three blocks from my office). I've also lost some weight and have put away some money to offset the cost of my Pleo.

My credit card will be billed tomorrow!

[jimbim121]

grmf, in the picture where pleo is in the box, what is that little thing above his tail?

[Siren]

LOL, we'll be the new Jared (from Subway) for Ugobe :D But seriously, I never noticed how much money I was spending on lunch 5-6 days a week. $25-35 a week I've been saving from not buying lunch. So I came up with a plan. Bring lunch 4-5 days a week and the last work day of the week, treat myself to one of the local restaurants.

[PleofromVirginia]

Great Stories; thanks for sharing.

[dotyj]

LOL, we'll be the new Jared (from Subway) for Ugobe :D But seriously, I never noticed how much money I was spending on lunch 5-6 days a week. $25-35 a week I've been saving from not buying lunch. So I came up with a plan. Bring lunch 4-5 days a week and the last work day of the week, treat myself to one of the local restaurants.

I admit I had no real idea what I was spending. Usually $40 to $50 a week! I'm down to eating out twice a week now.

[Starfire]

Definitely a video. I was trying to tickle Sephys feet today but couldn't get her to laugh. But the weird thing was later when she was walking around. She stopped for a second and started laughing for no reason. I think she was making fun of me.

[mweed]

Another way pleo helps you lose weight: I took him to luch with me to Wendy's last Friday. He kept kept trying to steal my fries! :) :)

[PleoWorldHostCami]

Another way pleo helps you lose weight: I took him to luch with me to Wendy's last Friday. He kept kept trying to steal my fries! :) :)

If you don't watch it your Pleo is going to have to start doing Pleo Pilates. ;)

[mweed]

I don't know was, but there was something about the blue food trays that he just wanted to climb onto them sooo badly. :p

[kchamster]

haha and did u let him? ;)

[Baby2007]

I just read your blog and when i picked up my pleo and pressed on his tiny feet, mine laughed too. Now I have to show people. Thanks for teelling me about this. I just got pleo and I'm still learning about him. I love him to, he's like so real!

[Baby2007]

I noticed that some of the Pleos had a necklace around their neck and i though maybe only the first hatch would have them. Did Ugoge just make them for their pleos? I wish I could buy one or try to make one. Their awesome.

[MissKirin]

I was!! His skin was my only concern. I didn't want Pleo to feel like a hard plastic toy... I was so excited to feel the skin.

If it counts, strangely enough, I DID feel al ittle bad after a few pulls.
However, I justified it by telling myself he didn't have his battery in yet, so he couldn't "feel" anything.

[PleoWorldHostCami]

I noticed that some of the Pleos had a necklace around their neck and i though maybe only the first hatch would have them. Did Ugoge just make them for their pleos? I wish I could buy one or try to make one. Their awesome.

Hi Baby2007,

Check out the "Pleo Accessories" forum. There are a couple of threads there about people creating jewely, tags, etc for their Pleos. :D

[pleoboy]

i lost aprx 9 lb just because of warried about him .. when he will arrived.... now i got my Dabbu ( my first hatch) .. i worked 20 hrs extra last month for $. :)

[jimbim121]

Nevermind.

[dancer]

I understand the gold card means it's part of the first hatch. I believe I heard that the number on the gold card indicates production order. If so, I can't figure mine out. Any ideas?

[littlefoot]

Among the various Pleo-thoughts buzzing around in my head today: Biologically-speaking, Pleos can only be twins (or triplets) if hatched from the same egg, yes?? To use alligators as an example, all eggs in one clutch therefore are always siblings regardless if any number of them hatch at the same time. What are the odds of "twining" in the reptile world?

I'm getting two Pleos and always thought of them as being twins, but I realized that they'd have to come from the same egg, no? (Kinda of a techical, geeky question, but it's an excuse to post! LOL!)


Thx!!

[kchamster]

lol i suk at biology so dont ask me!!

[mweed]

Biologically speaking of humans, if the mother has one egg that splits to become two embryos, they are called maternal or "identical" twins. If she has two separate eggs that are fertilized at the same time, they are paternal, non-identical twins. As for egg-laying creatures, I don't know for sure. I do know with fish and amphibians, the female lays the eggs as individual eggs prior to fertilization, which would make separate eggs "paternal" twins. Two creatures coming from one egg would be "maternal" twins. Reptiles and birds, which have the egg fertilized before being laid, I don't know.


With Pleos, I would assume any made at about the same time with the same features/parts/software load were "paternal". To be considered maternal, they have to be made on the same day, on the same assembly line, by the same worker(s). :)

[Sondo]

One can hardly help but suspend Pleo by his tail for a moment or two...just to witness his total and very convincing distress cries and squirms. It's as if his creators saved some special sounds and motions just for this situation.

THE FUNNY THING IS though, that even if you're a 50-year old man like some of us, knowing it's a machine with whirring motors and gears behind the wails...you quickly have to STOP hanging him. You have to comfort him, you have to calm him down, stroke his head and chin and tell him it's all right, it's all right, it's all right...

Pleo, the robotic dinosaur, makes us feel more human.

[roschler]

Hello all,

I know others here have gotten their Pleos to do the "tickle dance and laugh", but every time I turned Moonwalker upside down he complained so I stop (quickly). This time I tried something new. I turned him upside down before I turned him on. The minute he did his wakeup sound ("Urrr?", I started tapping his feet in a round robin style. He started laughing and twitching like mad, which made me do the same. :D

[imsoaks]

I got Snotz to do the same. As long as your hand is supporting his back end when he's upside down he wont scream and get scared..........

[kchamster]

lol i cant wait to try this stuff out!!

[DeathStryke]

How cute!! Even with just reading other owners experiences, I'm so amazed with how lifelike Pleo is! The only downside with reading everyone else's experiences is that it makes me want to grab my wrapped Pleo and play with him NOW!!:D

--Barb & Yoshi (patiently waiting to be hatched)

[Pleologist]

ahhhhhhhhhh....you know when you are a kid, and someone gets the "cool toy" and you just want to touch it? Yeah...well, I was the cool kid with the cool toy today. :)

I have to tell you UGOBE, this experience was an amazing one for me today. The kids (3 classrooms full) of 8-9 yr olds stared in total awe at PLEO as she hatched, came to life, and started to perform. They were perfectly well-behaved for the most part, although I got the requisite "does he fart?" questions from the boys. Teehee. What a fun way to teach children about dinosaurs!! When we first came in, I had PLEO under a blankie, and let the kids reach in to feel her skin. (I managed to have this thing for 3-4 days and NOT hatch her...I was almost as excited as they were.) Then she woke up, and the kids were just amazed at her. She performed several tricks, learned to walk, cried when held by her tail and was quickly comforted by the kids. I learned quickly that PLEO likes to be supported when being held, if she senses she might fall she gets very upset. I left the classroom with several invitations to Birthday parties...if I promised a PLEO...and lots of phone numbers of kids wanting a playdate. LOL. Also MANY kids saying they were going to be asking old Santa to bring a PLEO, I almost felt guilty. I am selling PLEO #2 though, and using the proceeds to help my favorite charity, reecesrainbow.com I could barely walk through the halls without someone wanting to cuddle PLEO, and amazed at how realistic she is. I myself have not played with her yet. She will go back into her box to be given to my youngest for Christmas. UGOBE, you should be hearing from a BUNCH of kids in maine soon ;)

[PleoJames]

Awwww what a lovely story :)

[Sjean]

This evening when I was playing with my Pleo she extended one back leg backwards and the opposing front leg forward and made a noise that sounded like ta-da.

Has anyone else seen this behavior?

[kchamster]

haha! i'd just have died then and there if i was in 3rd grade and you came in with a pleo to hatch wwith us!!!

[mweed]

Bob extends one back leg and stretches forward.

[PleoWorldHostCami]

Awwww what a lovely story :)

I have to agree. A touching story and how wonderful of you to share that special moment with so many young minds.

[pleoboy]

Pillu ( My 1st Hatch) Had His Lunch And He Was Very Happy And He Raise One Leg (just 1) Inthe Air To Say Thank U.. That Was Bad ***

[mickey]

I can't wait till Christmas to finally hatch Lucky.

[mickey]

We are truly blessed to be able to remember this first hatch experience, everyone around me are like the kids waiting for christmas Day. This is a memory that will stay with us forever, a Christmas to remember . Thanks Ugobe for being given me this memory that I will never forget. Merry Christmas Ugobe.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HO HO HO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[whiteknight]

That's a great story, I did something like that but with my wife's little cousins , they are all under 12 years old the range is 4 years to 12 and they were amused for the whole time he was on, I think it's a great thing to show kids things like this, who knows where it will take them.

[roschler]

That's an AWESOME story! Thanks for sharing that. :)

[DinoFun]

I posted a few days ago that Pleo walked up to my treadmill and growled at it......LOL....Rosher said I had a "couch potato" Pleo....lol......how true that is turning out to be!!!!

Well....today the treadmill saga continues....pleo is romping around and walks up to the treadmill again, but this time he stops and is hissing like a snake at it.....LMAO. I was in tears laughing at this because I hate that darn piece of equipment too!! I am just waiting for the day he lifts his leg to it, maybe will be a surprise behavior hmm. If there was a Pleo sized treadmill that I could stick him on and turn it on slow speed I would.

Next thing I am going to try is put him in front of a mirror, I am wondering if the color camera will pick up his reflection and if he will react to it. If any of you try this, please post and let us know what happened.

Dinofun
:D:D

[littlefoot]

... i get a warm fuzzy reading a story like that. =o) i mentioned pleo to one of my co-workers today and she was so intrigued that she wants me to bring Pleo into the office and hatch him *there* so she can witness it! LOL.

[littlefoot]

really cool! thanks for sharing! off i go to insert the battery and start mine up!! =o)

[cmadmacs]

Yes, it is a great story.

[junkroxy]

cool story!

[roschler]

I would be laughing so hard I'd have tears in my eyes if I saw that. :)

Moonwalker sat on his butt and moo'd like a cow when I tried to get him to do the "leg" trick yesterday. I guess he didn't like the way I was tapping his feet.

[pleoguy101]

cool story!!! ah if I were a 3rd grader... evrery day it would be.... (Mom can I get a pleo?? WHY NOT!!! It's reallly not THAT expencive!!! It's cheeper than another puppy!! FINE!!!!...... Dad... can I please get a pleo???:D:):D:)

[pleoguy101]

I taught my pleo the "the leg trick" I call it a HI 5 or handshake thogh.. my pleo has also mooed like a cow also!! Its HYSTERICAL!!!:D:) my pleo is intreaged at looking under my bed... he justs stands there with his face looking in under my bed!! actually, He's doing that right now!!!:D:) LOL I have also decided to name him rocky or gunner.. what do you think??:)

[pleoguy101]

This evening when I was playing with my Pleo she extended one back leg backwards and the opposing front leg forward and made a noise that sounded like ta-da.

Has anyone else seen this behavior?

my pleo has done this too!!! ITS REALLY TOO FUNNY!!!!:D:)

[pleoguy101]

my pleo doesn't seem very ticklish... but somwhat he is:)

[pleoguy101]

my pleo doesn't seem very ticklish... but somwhat he is:)

NEVER MIND!!!!!!! my pleo is VERY tickliesh!!!! he was laughing like CRAZY when I pressed rapidly on his floor sensors on the bottom of his feet!! It was soo funny!!!:D:)

[DinoFun]

Sounds like your Pleo is checking for the "Boggerman" under the bed hehehe, remember when you checked for him as a little kid with your flashlight. TOO FUNNY!!!

:D

[DinoFun]

I would be laughing so hard I'd have tears in my eyes if I saw that. :)

Moonwalker sat on his butt and moo'd like a cow when I tried to get him to do the "leg" trick yesterday. I guess he didn't like the way I was tapping his feet.

Awww that is soooo cute!!!

:p

[kchamster]

ROFL!! haha sooo same!! lol i remember doing that allll the time!! :D;)

[kchamster]

So what does a pleo laugh sound like??

[PleoPrincess78]

This just makes me want my Pleo more and more....ARG HURRY UP DECEMBER 18th!! LOL

[dotyj]

Sounds like your Pleo is checking for the "Boggerman" under the bed hehehe, remember when you checked for him as a little kid with your flashlight. TOO FUNNY!!!

:D

OMG!! I was so scared of the monsters under my bed that after dark I refused to look under my bed at all, I wouldn't even do it with a flashlight.

At bed time I would run through the room and jump on the bed so the monsters wouldn't get me.

Mom and dad didn't believe in the monsters but I sure did.

[alainboston]

Can you remember specific conditions or stimuli that would help trigger the ta-da? I'd like to teach mine that trick.

[Sjean]

Sorry I don't remember what I was doing and she hasn't done it again, although I admit I haven't been spending much time with her the last couple of days.

[ugobeSarah]

OMG someone needs to make a video of Pleo ON a treadmill...

[roschler]

OMG someone needs to make a video of Pleo ON a treadmill...

I'd pay good money to see that. :)

[grmf]

The new download is GREAT!!

[EricinOakland]

Yikes! I find the new download (while clever and well done) very disturbing. Will discuss more later after folks have a chance to discover for themselves. In the meantime, I'm restarting Cammie in normal mode.

[pleoguy101]

I have not dowloaded the new behaivor, but how do you get your pleo his old personality back??

[kchamster]

it's on the download page...all you do is turn pleo off and remove the SD card and he will return to normal behavior! :D i cant wait! my little guy doesnt seem to be anywhere rright now! he is still shown as departed from CA but i'm not worried to much! :D

[EricinOakland]

I have not dowloaded the new behaivor, but how do you get your pleo his old personality back??

Restoring personality is easy... simply power down, removing the SD Card, then power up again. All is at it was! Think of the SD Card as a boot disk that overrides the normal boot program.

[DinoFun]

FYI.........to take the SD card out of Pleo, I had to push on the card itself, I made the mistake of pushing the black Pleo button thinking the card came out that way.

Have fun!

[pleoguy101]

:DTHANKS!!! everyone is so helpful:)!!!!!

[Porturtle]

Hum my Pleo does not seem to do a thing when I place the SD card with the pleo.urf on it.

Any ideas?

Wayne

EDIT Issue Fixed will leave post for documentation.

[Gemstone]

I have been giggling hysterically. The surprise Christmas mode is awesome!!

[Ghambit]

I got my download working, but my Pleo seems to only do bits and pieces of it before he starts over. Specifically, he'll start the "whistling" portion of the song and then promptly stop. Are there prompts to do portions of this song or is it supposed to be a linear behavior that simply repeats itself?

I DID use my camera as an SD reader/writer so maybe that has something to do with it, but I wanted to check here 1st before I went out and bought one.

[PleoWorldHostSauri]

Hum my Pleo does not seem to do a thing when I place the SD card with the pleo.urf on it.

Any ideas?

Wayne


Hey Porturtle did you turn Pleo off before inserting the card? If it still doesn't work you might try redownloading the file, perhaps it got affected during download?

[Gemstone]

No, it's not your SD reader. I did the same thing with my camera.

He does the fits and starts thing if you touch him. If you pat him lightly to get him started, then leave him standing up by himself, he will do the whole song, and sometimes each one after the other.

[PleoWorldHostSauri]

Gemstone

The songs are RANDOM. You might havae to tap a few times to get something
new.

There are 6 songs in total plus the intro greeting sound. Try to hear
them all and don't give up if it takes awhile!

[Porturtle]

Hey Porturtle did you turn Pleo off before inserting the card? If it still doesn't work you might try redownloading the file, perhaps it got affected during download?

EDIT Issue Fixed see post below.

I redownloaded and made sure Pleo was off.

When I turn him on without the SD card he is fine.

Maybe my battery is low and he does not have enough power to "boot" from the card correctly? May charge the battery up a bit and try again.

Maybe I will try another SD card and see where that takes me.

Wayne

[PleoWorldHostSauri]

Let us know if it works after recharge and a different card?

[Gemstone]

Gemstone

The songs are RANDOM. You might havae to tap a few times to get something
new.

There are 6 songs in total plus the intro greeting sound. Try to hear
them all and don't give up if it takes awhile!
I didn't mean it quite like how you read it, I guess. I meant that he keeps singing if you leave him be for a little while. I realize they are random, that makes the most sense.

I loved the new mode - it had me in giggling fits, particularly the dancing. One thing that I would have changed, though, would have been to remove the background music - I would have just had Pleo singing the songs without accompaniment - particularly on "Jingle Bells", where the bells are distracting from the singing. The Christmas songs are so well known that people would have recognized them anyway. It would have been even more fun, I think, just having Pleo randomly singing carols to himself!!!

That's in my head though, I would imagine that you guys tried that already. :)

[nikropht]

So my Fiancee's parents have a dachshund named "Chip".
Chip likes to be introduced to new technologies.
Just last week he met Roboquad this week he gets to meet Leo.

<a href="http://www.pleodreams.com/node/6">See the video click here</a>

[nikropht]

By tapping his front and rear sensors twice you can kinda switch between songs.

-Nik

[Porturtle]

New Mode is great.

I tried a new card and it worked fine.

Card that did NOT work: Kingston Technology 128 MB

Card that DID work : 1GD SanDisk

I will try the 128MB again after a full charge.

Is there any issue with using a 1GB card? If this one works it can be Pleos.

Wayne

PS- (1GB SanDisk $9.99 at RadioShack, even if you need one for your camera its a steal saw same card for 34-50 elsewhere)

[Siren]

Great video! If it has a butt, a dog will sniff it :D

I must say though, seeing all these videos of Pleos with animals and how the animals react. We should remember, dogs especially rely more on sense of smell than sight. So by their nose, they know its not alive. But their eyes and ears fool them. Imagine that sort of confusion, lol. Can't wait to confuse the heck out of my dogs!

Already my dogs came running in looking for Chip. lol

[kchamster]

Mine was freaking out at the sound of a barking dog!! he kept looking for it and barking!!! lol hes a dachshund/chiwawa mix!

[PleoWorldHostSauri]

The only thing we have heard is that cards larger than 1 GB slow Pleo down, you should be good with the 1 GB card :-)

[Pleodude 4]

What is different(what does he do?)??? Anyone have a video?

[Siren]

What is different(what does he do?)??? Anyone have a video?

This thread should help you: http://forums.pleoworld.com/showthread.php?t=703

Once you find out, please don't post it elsewhere, since some of us want to be surprised at just what Pleo does. Post all questions and comments about his surprise mode on the thread I posted for you. Thanks :)

[Drew]

I have relatives coming over on Xmas day and I'm looking forward to showing off what Pleo can do. They'll get a big kick out of it.

I'm so excited for what is to come from you all!

[alainboston]

Spoiler ahead!!



I found that there are ways to trigger variations of the special holiday mode.
Try different sensors stimulation. Tapping different sensors.
The best is holding both rear leg knee sensors are the same time.
The special mode executes slower but the result still gets me laughing my head off after 20 times.

[scorpiochris]

I love the new download it's awesome.

As an FYI to anyone who changes the file name of the download. I tried saving the download as "Holiday Pleo" instead of the default download name and Caleb did have a significant change but did not do the main things everyone talked about in the other forum. When I re-downloaded the file and left the file name alone he did everything as should. He is awesome.

[kchamster]

okay i changed to holiday pleo too...so should i change it back?

[brian55127]

This is a poll to see how many pleos people have or plan to get.

[sarusani]

I'm not sure, but I think the filename schould not be changed... I'm pretty sure he is looking for a particular name on the SD Card. (or maybe he just doesn't like spaces in the file name)????

And for the triggering. If you tap him once (doesn't matter which sensor) he will start doing what he is doing (I don't want to say what it is... :) ) if you tap him again he will stop. That's why it is not a good idea to pet him too much in this mode, he will constantly start and stop :D

[PleoPet]

> I'm pretty sure he is looking for a particular name on the SD Card.
Correct.
Do not change the filename. It must be called "PLEO.URF" and be at the root (top-most folder) of the SD card.
Otherwise it will be ignored, and the default builtin personality will run as usual.

[Sondo]

I love it! Nice to have around the house.

More importantly, gives just a little peak at where Pleo's personality will go once folks start writing and sharing their own programming.

[dotyj]

Just one for me. Pleos are pretty expensive so I can't buy more just yet. :)

I haven't received him yet, but I just found out that Bob is traveling around the Pacific Rim and will arrive at my house on Thursday.

[Caaahl]

Just one for now.

If I could afford more, then it would be at least two, better three. ;)

If future software updates provide special interaction possibilities between several pleos, than i would start saving money again immediately. ^^

[PWOKristy]

Just 1. It'd be too expensive to get more.

[jimbim121]

FYI.........to take the SD card out of Pleo, I had to push on the card itself, I made the mistake of pushing the black Pleo button thinking the card came out that way.

Have fun!

What is the button actually for then? Is that the Pleo button?

[jimbim121]

My Pleo hasn't come yet either, but i am so excited to get it I can hardly stand it!!!

I just got my Tracking number e-mail!!! YAY! It says my Pleo should be here December 20th. I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!:D

[jimbim121]

I just got my Tracking number on December 17th!!! I should have my little dino December 20th! YAY!!! I can't wait! :) :D

[jimbim121]

LOL He was freakking out!!! I wonder how my Quaker will react to my Pleo.