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Dom Robinson reviews
Tiger Toys
One thing I’m not going to doin this review is to label Tiger Toys‘s Poo-chi, or any othersimilar products released recently such as Sony’s £1500 Aibo, as a’cyber-pooch’. I detest the name ‘pooch’ for a dog and when I use the internetI’m not ‘surfing through cyberspace’, I’m just using a computer.
Poo-chi is just as lazy as a real dog. When it wants attention it’ll barkplayfully and move expectantly up and down, while sleepy time leaves it lyingdown. He’ll tell when he loves you as the circles in his eyes turn intolove-hearts.
The billing states that the more you care for him, the happier he will become.However at the age of 28, there’s only so many times I can see him bark hishead off, wag his tail and flap his ears, so it’s most likely one for theyounger kids.
Poo-chi is able to sense light, sound and touch – it says here – but he mostlyresponded to pressing the button on his head and waving the electronic bonein front of his face. This can be placed in his mouth, but it doesn’t seemto want to stay in there.
While one Poo-chi alone can sing six different songs including “When TheSaints Go Marching In” and Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”, the classictune used in Die Hard when the safe was finally opened. However, ifyou have access to more than one Poo-chi they can be placed opposite each otherto react and sing duets.
Overall, At £25, it’s not going to be the most revolutionary toy evermade but should suffice for a few days entertainment over a holiday period.
For more information, please visit theTiger Toys.co.uk website.
Reviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor from the same year. Running DVDfever.co.uk since 2000. Nobel Peace Prize winner 2021.