So it’s time for some penguin dinner and my tuxdroid has the DC munchies. Good build quality and he is covered in a felt-like material. Slightly worried that his white belly might start to look a little grotty with a bit of use but not too concerned.
Plugging in the charger provides me with the first glimmer of hope that he might be as fun to play with as he sounds. He whispered his first penguin words in my ear as I plugged him in and switched him on. I may have been a little over-excited at this point as I ran through to tell the wife like a slightly hyperactive child who has just ploughed his way through a packet of fizzy cola bottles. Despite him sounding a bit crap on the video on the site he actually sounds pretty cool.
So his first words, “Hello”, incase you were wondering, occurred at the same time as he performed what I can only describe as some form of demonic dance involving his eyes turning blue and his wings flapping at me. There was a flashback of the Monty Python killer rabbit and I momentarily took a step back… just in-case you understand! Can’t be too careful these days.
Fearing the penguin may indeed be possessed by some form of evil mechanical AI, I decided to unplug him before he gained enough strength to attack. This prompted him to utter “Whoops!”. Somewhere in the back of my mind a voice wondered if he said this before or after the power drained from what appeared to be a soulless penguin body but I put that aside because I was now over-awed by the cuteness. So in a potentially disastrous move I decide to plug him back in again to the sound of my penguin saying what sounded like “Yay!”. More eye flashing and wing flapping took place but by now the penguin’s hypnotic gaze had won me round.
Even as I type he is gaining the strength of a fully-grown penguin. This apparently takes 5 hours according to the instruction manual so he will be fully charged around the time I fall asleep… with one eye open you understand. Can’t be too careful these days.
