The Moto 360 smartwatch went on sale in the US today at noon EST. 2 hours and 25 minutes later, and Motorola has already announced that it is sold out, while Best Buy and Google Play online stores are also displaying “Out of Stock” messages.
“Unfortunately, Moto 360 is currently sold out on Motorolaom,” the company confirmed. “Availability may be limited for a while due to high demand.” Naturally, Motorola didn’t discuss how much supply it had, so it’s unclear whether the device really is selling well.
If you’re interested in buying the $250 gadget as soon as it’s available, Motorolaom has a notification option just for that purpose. Just go here , hit the “Notify me” link, and enter your email address. Meanwhile, Best Buy has announced select stores will have the Moto 360 on September 14, though it’s not clear how many units they’ll have in stock.
See also – Motorola unveils the Moto 360, its first smartwatch running Google’s new Android Wear platform and Hands-on with the Moto 360: It’s as beautiful as promised
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SoftBank’s emotion sensing robot Pepper will be sold at a loss
SoftBank unveiled its “emotionally aware” robot Pepper last summer. Now the device is finally going on sale for over $9,000 – less than it costs to build.
The first production run of 300 robots will be available from Friday, with the company hoping developers will build apps for the automaton. The company has said that there will be approximately 100 apps available for Pepper when it launches on Friday.
Rather than selling Pepper for a standalone fee, the network is offering a payment scheme. Buyers will be asked for $1,660 up front and $206 a month for three years. The subscription will give them access to Softbank’s cloud-based artificial intelligence software and insure their robot against damage.
Softbank claims Pepper is able to understand people’s emotions by using voice and face recognition to detect tone of voice and facial expressions.
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