Disney's $249 remote-controlled Wall-E up for pre-order
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Chad @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:04PM
Does anybody else occasionally think "Dugg" and then remember you're not on that site?
phanbouy @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:05PM
yeah, this thing does kinda remind me of Digg Dugg
kavendano14 @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:21PM
no
dotty @ Sep 6th 2008 2:32AM
Hi!
Do you know if this robot is Iphone 3G compatible? Also, I keep reading @ it easily/constantly tips over- (which would no doubt be really bad for my Iphone, right)? I love the idea of Wall-E being my MP3 player... is there any hope?
laterite @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:04PM
So how long until the first one ends up in a landfill?
phanbouy @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:06PM
Johnny-5! Buried!
JedixJarf @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:07PM
I definitely want one of these.
tom @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:21PM
me too. A cheap Off-the-shelf robot to fight in the robot combat league.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Combat
Wolfticket @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:07PM
I'd still rather have one of the little robots out of Short Circuit 2.
M @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:13PM
Hell yeah. Johnny-5 FTW!
kjb434 @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:33PM
Except they weren't that little. They were almost 6ft tall!
And yes, i think Wall-E's looks were taken from Johnny 5. If you think about it, most of the parents of the kids seeing Wall-E remember Johnny 5. It'll prep them for the upcoming remake of that movie.....
makishima @ Jul 22nd 2008 4:14PM
@kjb434
He was talking about the Johnny 5 toys that they were making in the 2nd movie, remember?
Sudo @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:07PM
I want an EVE one.
wako @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:51PM
agreed.
ill take the pretty white one over wall-e any day
Evan @ Jul 22nd 2008 5:55PM
Yes, I'd love a hovering Eve! (Obviously anti-gravity doesn't exist and/or is too expensive for toys, but with a gyro she could hover stationary over a base providing a magnetic field.)
Pochi @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:10PM
If it can't compact my trash, what good is it?
Don Corleone @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:13PM
So, can this thing mix drinks?
neofolklore @ Jul 23rd 2008 8:10AM
I like how it phones home to disney and nobody even cares.
Mike @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:15PM
Johnny who? this movie was so amazing Wall*E was way better than johny 5 and the movie next to Dark knight was the best movie of the year i would deffintly get this
Maeztro @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:55PM
Yeah but some people think it makes them "Geek-chic" if they throw in a johnny-5 reference any time someone mentions wall-e.
Oscar5453 @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:17PM
Nice. I will make cubes of my enemies now with my new little firend!!!
MUUAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
deyanimay @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:28PM
He looks so sad. "Please sir control me."
Joseph @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:29PM
I'm guessing the "infrared remote control" won't allow me to make him turn all the way around.
kwanbis @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:29PM
"WARNING: This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, or birth defects or other reproductive harm."
WTF?
kjb434 @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:34PM
Anything we buy has that stupid warning.
phanbouy @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:41PM
ironically, this includes even black-market babies
Jon Doe. @ Jul 22nd 2008 6:29PM
I think they are talking about some substance that is a file retardant. Cal has required that warning now. I think. I could be wrong.
Stephen @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:32PM
Def want one of these. Such an awesome movie
RevFry @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:43PM
Odd, I swear I saw one of these at Toys 'R Us just around the time the movie came out. The actual remote control model.
Hastin @ Jul 23rd 2008 12:33AM
What you saw was the U-Command Wall-E, which is only $50-$60, depending on where you buy it. Not as many features as the Ultimate, but still a fun toy (and will tide you over until the Ultimate one comes out).
jymmyz @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:54PM
Oh the irony! These poor things'll end up in one of those huge piles that he'll later have to help clean up. It's a wonder the minds at Pixar didn't toss in a cameo or two of his own little toys in the trash heaps Wall-E was re-packaging. (I have a feeling they might have, only to have it nixed by corporate)
And that chemical they mention might be BPA
Maeztro @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:55PM
Well, there were broken down Wall-E units all over the place.
Shane @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:57PM
It would be awesome if it was 3' tall rather than just 18". I get the feeling it will be so small as to not be that fun.
flicman @ Jul 22nd 2008 4:00PM
So a movie whose central theme is the destruction of our environment is being marketed by expensive, battery-using toys that will all end up in landfills?
Can you say "marketing department/story department disconnect?"
Tim @ Jul 22nd 2008 4:15PM
I can see this being used by hackers. A ton of cool sensors and gizmos for $250. But it comes at a much higher cost, disassembling something as cute as Wall-e.
Devron @ Jul 22nd 2008 4:19PM
If he makes the Mac startup sound, they've got a buyer. :-)
(Kidding - didn't think the movie was so incredible.)
Shane @ Jul 22nd 2008 4:27PM
Do the eyes have the binocular-with-zoom optics of the animated Wall-E from the movie?
Alex Padilla @ Jul 22nd 2008 4:43PM
That movie was awesome. How anyone can pull off a love story between two robots is beyond me, but Pixar did it...spectacularly.
gb @ Jul 22nd 2008 6:01PM
it is a basic literary device called Anthropomorphism
phanbouy @ Jul 22nd 2008 7:05PM
@gb
win
Alex Padilla @ Jul 22nd 2008 10:41PM
But it's the fact that it was executed to perfection that amazes me. Not many films are able to do that.
crazydax @ Jul 22nd 2008 5:18PM
I'd like to see the case mod.
Bryan @ Jul 22nd 2008 6:47PM
Yeah I preordered on Jun 15th the day they showed up for order on Toys R Us site and got a confirmed order for 2 @ 199.00 Now the sku has been replaced and I am just waiting to see if they automatically cancel my order and put me at the back of the line or just jack the price on me and ship to me 1st
Charles @ Jul 22nd 2008 7:11PM
From the link on disneyshopping.com:
"WARNING: This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, or birth defects or other reproductive harm."
phanbouy @ Jul 22nd 2008 7:23PM
welcome to the discussion
SOCOMRAIDER @ Jul 22nd 2008 7:27PM
For $249, he'd better come with the movie's personality.
allenvanhellen @ Jul 22nd 2008 7:58PM
Even if it talks and awkwardly dances with a pot lid as a top hat, I wouldn't buy it because...
I don't need it! It won't last very long! It will end up in a land fill! It is made with toxins!
There are too many people in the world and too few resources to continue to make disposable entertainment products. The movie should be enough, people!
Time to evolve!
Davey @ Jul 22nd 2008 8:07PM
There's a 10% off discount code for the Disney store. I don't know when it expires, but it worked for me.
Code: WALLE
Han Cho @ Jul 22nd 2008 9:42PM
Just bought it!
SOOOO cute! Thank you so much for the discount code! It worked!
Subtotal: $249.00
Discount Savings: ($24.90)
Shipping & Handling: $22.50
Sales Tax: (estimated): $22.20
Total: $268.80
khakiman @ Jul 22nd 2008 11:29PM
The 10% is great and you can also put in code SHIPFOR5 and only pay $5.00 for shipping.