IP: SONY Robotic Dog sells out in 20 minutes

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> Sony, I don't have one!!!!! :-)





> Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 10:29:10 -0400
> To: farber () central cis upenn edu (David Farber)
> From: Jean Armour Polly <mom () netmom com>
>
> Tuesday June 1 3:04 AM ET
>
> Sony Robot Dog Sells Out On Internet In 20 Minutes
>
> TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE - news) said its robotic dog sold out in Japan 20 minutes after going on sale 
> exclusively over the Internet Tuesday morning.
>
> Three thousand ``Aibo'' robotic dogs were sold at $2,066 each, it said.
>
> Another 2,000 Aibos will go on sale also exclusively over the Internet in the United States Tuesday for $2,500 each.
>
> Sony has no plans to make additional sales, a company spokesman said. The 11 inch tall Aibo can go for walks, wag its 
> tail and be programmed to do tricks, although it cannot answer to its name.