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Ugobe, Maker of Pleo, Files For Bankruptcy
Slashdot — AshboryBassPlayer writes "Ugobe has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy — i.e., not reorganization but liquidation. We first discussed the company's Pleo robotic dinosaur toy in 2006. According to the company, 100,000 Pleos were sold in 2008. CEO Caleb Chung is optimistic about the auction value of intellectual property that Ugobe holds. Pleo featured 14 servo joints, a camera, and an SD Card for storage. The final street prices were commonly between $275 and $350, much higher than an earlier hoped-for price point under $200." ...

Afternoon Linkage for April 24th, 2009
GEARFUSE — [image] GEARFUSE: tech-inspired TOP STORIES Type Cube DESIGN: Type Cube JBL On Time 400 iHD REVIEW: JBL On Time 400 iHD Noby Noby Boy GAMING: Noby Noby Boy Corpse Bird Feeder HOUSEHOLD: Corpse Bird Feeder Afternoon Linkage for April 24th, 2009 By Vince Veneziani April 24, 2009 Comments (0) Filed under: Features Please excuse me but I’m feeling a bit under the weather today. So without further nonsense, here are your links: Details on Apple’s billionth iPhone app sold Get a motorcycle that really sets you apart Use your chest as ...

Roundup: Pleo is dead, Twitter spreads swine flu, Google earth solves plane crash and more
VentureBeat — Verizon iPhone in the works — Apple and Verizon have been talking about launching an iPhone for the Verizon network as early as next year. USA Today has the story. Tragedy strikes as Pleo, the magic dinosaur, is liquidated — Ugobe, maker of Pleo the robotic dino, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and will liquidate its intellectual property. Cleantech funding not so miserable — Investor Rob Day questions the reported 84 percent drop in cleantech investing last quarter, arguing that there are a lot of discrepancies between data sets. ...