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Japanese humanoid robot I-Sobot offered at New Ton can make a cool present for almost anyone. pobot.org New Ton store, known as one of the best places in town to shop for original and cool gifts, now has a “brother” that recently opened at Karavan shopping mall. The new store is bigger than the one at Metrohrad, and, therefore, its assortment is wider.

The most original item to be found in the store is the I-Sobot, which is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the smallest human-like robot in the world. Featured by Japanese company Tomy in 2007, it is 16 centimeters high and weighs 350 grams, supplied with 17 motors and a gyroscope. The robot is programmed to perform 200 different functions. It can walk, dance, lift light objects, get up, play drums and imitate pets. You can even communicate with your I-Sobot, which has a vocabulary of 180 sounds, and keeps on bubbling away most of the time, commenting on what he’s doing. And he can recognize about 10 voice commands. With a remote control you can manage his actions, or pre-program a whole range of them according to your scenario. Hardly anyone could be unimpressed by such a gift (Hr 2,800). But if you cannot afford it, there are other cool options.

For example USB-slippers that can be heated (Hr 394) are sure to come handy in the approaching winter. There are plenty of original clocks – a vinyl record clock or tennis ball clock, ashtrays and USB memory sticks of funny shapes. There are also: plenty of cool gadgets, like mini-speakers shaped like a little pink dog (Hr 707) or flower, web cameras disguised as toys, and TV sets designed as an apple or a football. For home parties, you can purchase fountains for hot chocolate or champagne (Hr 374).

For a workaholic who spends whole days at the office, a stress reliever will be a great gift. It can be useless but amusing item, for example, a miniature drum kit for fingers, anti-stress paperclip magnets, various mechanical insects and a strange egg-shaped object with holes in it called smell-annihilator.

Gifts from New Ton are mostly not so cheap. However, you can get something even for Hr 17 – Spy Sunglasses. They have built-in rearview windows that show who is walking behind you. Sure to make a great present for a slightly paranoid friend.

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