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.
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>Three thousand ``Aibo'' robotic dogs were sold at $2,066 each, it said.
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>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.