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maybe its not a physical gadget, cos of the cgi pictures, but a graphics programme or software that the ipod uses

Posted by henry on August 9, 2005 at 8:37 AM (PDT)

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I haven’t a clue what it is or what it does...BUT, if it’s available for RESALE I have the business and the outlet to do so...WHOM do I contact?

Posted by Ernie Steele on August 9, 2005 at 8:43 AM (PDT)

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I read about it in TIME magazine and I feel like Ernie above, extremely interested in buying for resale.

Posted by Greg Witters on August 9, 2005 at 8:51 AM (PDT)

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Maybe it’s a robotic dog that plays music.  it has legs which look capable of moving, and it has what looks like a small tail.  It could play music from an iPod mounted inside, on top, or maybe even pick up a signal from a wireless transmitter.

Posted by Nick Littell on August 9, 2005 at 9:09 AM (PDT)

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iZ is a toy come high tech music making tool.  its got a speaker it looks kind of space age with white bendable legs.

i think it will be aimed at children, judging by the looks and colour of it, probably 9-13 years old perhaps?

i guess ill be waiting for the last image!

Posted by James Cadman on August 9, 2005 at 11:50 AM (PDT)

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its a tripod that projects light form that arm to the ball. the light reacts with the music.

Posted by Josh Sullivan on August 9, 2005 at 8:09 PM (PDT)

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everyone, seriously go on
“http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0508080071aug08,1,4851652.story?coll=chi-business-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true.” copy and paste.loads of info on iz toy. ha

Posted by get in on August 10, 2005 at 5:43 AM (PDT)

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is it a high tech musicmaking tool and external speaker for the ipod. has a sputnik space age look with three posoble white legs, a shiny green/blue body and a orange and white belly button that doubles as a control. iZ is pronounced ‘is’.It will be $39.99.Its like macs garage band.iZ has three tracks of rhythm, each with seven sounds, for a total of 340 different combinations.Besides cymbals, you can add bass and vocal sounds, plus squeaks, cranks and beeps. You also can speed up and slow down the tempo, and iZ’s eyes bounce accordingly.It also burps and passes gas.

Posted by cool on August 10, 2005 at 5:48 AM (PDT)

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Looks like a fab. toy

Posted by cool man on August 10, 2005 at 6:33 AM (PDT)

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cool,

Maybe if you would have actually read the article, you would see that the prototype had 340 different combinations.  The retail version is bound to have more, right?

Posted by Genius on August 10, 2005 at 6:36 AM (PDT)

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Its a knocked off i-dog

Posted by SCORPIO on August 10, 2005 at 8:40 AM (PDT)

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Designed by BIG MONSTER TOYS,it took 6 months to develop iZ using computer technology and a software program “RHINO”. iZ has a horn-shaped nose that lights up and BIG eyes that bounce according to the tempo at which you set iZ.  iZ burps, passes gas, makes funny noises and speaks, sort-of.

iZ has a jack, causing iZ for iPod or other players, enabling iZ to react to the sounds “pumped” into iZ. At $39.99 (so far), iZ should be popular with boys AND girls ages 8 through 13, an age range that gets into bodily-functioned noises.

YESS! Girls like those sounds too, and even excel at making them. LOL.

by Mackattack 08/10 @ 12:45 PM

Posted by Mackattack on August 10, 2005 at 10:43 AM (PDT)

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Second par. shld. rd.: “causing iZ to become an external speaker for iPod, etc.”

Posted by Mackattack on August 10, 2005 at 10:51 AM (PDT)

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BIG DEAL.....i have a belly button too

Posted by hoping4vPod on August 10, 2005 at 7:35 PM (PDT)

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This is what/who iZ really is…

IZ Reloaded

Posted by Lord Kimbo on August 11, 2005 at 10:17 AM (PDT)

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I bet it eats iPods.

Posted by Joseph Karasick on August 11, 2005 at 10:34 AM (PDT)

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well...while all of you guess what this is, I’m going to tell you that I know exactly what it is because i’m the daughter of one of the men who designed it.  And that I can’t tell you, because I’m a good girl.

Posted by Kaurina Crisanti on August 11, 2005 at 4:56 PM (PDT)

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ok ok ok...let’s get to the important stuff, when will iZ be available and at what stores.  iz really iz a great fusion of music and toy...i’m excited

Posted by jes0303 on August 11, 2005 at 6:15 PM (PDT)

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according to engadget.com
“And neighbors with Mork from Ork, no doubt, but will be showing up in Times Square next month for its terrestrian debut. iZ is — oh yes — Yet Another iPod Accessory, but luckily not your average speaker system nor (yawn) case. It’s a “funky-looking, 9-inch tall, three-legged plastic characterâ€? that freaks to the beat of your iPod and is controlled by an orange-and-white belly button (what else, really?). It’s not completely dependent on the iPod for its unusual antics — it plays seven musical beats on its own when you, uh, touch its tummy. You add layers of sound by turning its ears and touching the “flickerâ€? switch (we didn’t ask). After its debut next month, it’ll be available for $40 at Toys R Us, Wal-Mart, Target, and other big box stores we know and love.”

Posted by Mike Paul on August 11, 2005 at 7:47 PM (PDT)

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Oh, it WILL be a sex toy

Posted by nad on August 11, 2005 at 7:55 PM (PDT)