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News pointers!!

• Jetta is updating PLEO
  


1. New skin
2. Better Paint
3. Better Tail and Neck support
4. Better Battery
   
5. New Charger
   

• The PDK should be out this month watch pleoworld.com or bobthepleo.com for it!

• Jetta has made a new division called Innvo labs which replaces Ugobe. inc
• Innvo labs is hiring old Ugobe Staff to update LIFE OS
  
• New Life forms Next Year!
• Innvo Labs has released a progress update! found here >> PDF
  

myugobe.com is now mypleo.com

SAME BLOG NEW NAME

MyUgobe.com is now MyPleo.com

PLEO IS BACK !!!!

Yes, it is true that Pleo has new owners. Jetta, the factory that manufactured Pleo, won the IP auction for Pleo. Jetta strongly believed in Pleo and they worked very hard to bring this complex product to market. They are committed to advancing consumer robotics in many forms and are a good home for Pleo.

NEWS FLASH!! PLEOWORLD IS BACK ONLINE!

NEWS FLASH!! PLEOWORLD IS BACK ONLINE!

Pleo's official website is LIVE once more but without a forum........

we'r looking into this, more news as we get it....

PLEO SOLD! Ugobe no more!

Ugobe has been sold off bit by bit!
http://www.corbettauctions.com/auctions/09/0528/

the Ugobe auction has been completed last week and rumor has it someone brought the Pleo assets
i.e. the rights to production

If someone willing to pay for Pleo assets, it should be a good indication that Pleo production isn't ended yet.

Let us cross our finger and see if there is any more news from the new owner soon.

we'r looking your way wowwee !

The Rise and Fall of Pleo, a Fairwell Lecture by John Sosoka

The Rise and Fall of Pleo, a Fairwell Lecture by John Sosoka UGOBE

http://www.gorobotics.net/the-news/latest-news/the-rise-and-fall-of-pleo-a-fairwell-lecture-by-john-sosoka-former-cto-of-ugobe

http://www.stanford.edu/class/ee380/Abstracts/090527.html

VIDEO http://stanford-online.stanford.edu/courses/ee380/090527-ee380-300.asx


VIDEO may not work on MAC

Ugobe files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy

Ugobe Inc. dismissed its workers and filed for liquidation of its assets under Chapter 7 of the federal bankruptcy code Friday in Boise.

Ugobe ("you go be") moved to the Treasure Valley from Emeryville, Calif., earlier this year. Its chief executive officer, Caleb Chung, attracted nationwide publicity for his baby dinosaur toy, which had the characteristics of a household pet.

The company said it sold 100,000 Pleo toys last year, collecting $20 million.

In the bankruptcy filing, Ugobe said it had assets of$1.6 million, including $1.5 million in machinery to make Pleo in Hong Kong, and liabilities of $3.6 million.

Ugobe said it owes Chung $353,500 in unpaid royalties.

Chung did not return a phone call requesting comment. Ugobe's attorney, Bruce MacIntrye, with Perkins Coie in Seattle, said all of Ugobe's employees had been laid off, and the company is no longer in operation.

"Now it's up to the trustee to identify the assets and decide how to get the most value out of them," he said.

A creditors' meeting is scheduled for May 21.

http://www.idahostatesman.com/business/story/741879.html

Ugobe Update

Well Ugobe has moved servers once again & has told the media that a press release outlining its future will be sent out in the coming weeks.

The latest public information surfaced in an article by the Idaho Business Review
http://www.idahobusiness.net/archive.htm/2009/04/03/Is-Pleo-headed-for-extinction

Also New York-based Arrow Electronics alleges the company is in breach of contract for failing to pay for more than $284,000 worth of electronics products. Arrow said it is suing to recover the amount owed by Ugobe, plus attorneys’ fees.

New forum for fans @ http://bobthepleo.com/forums/index.php?board=2.0

You may want to check http://idea.sec.gov/ for company filings over the coming weeks....

NEWS FLASH !! Ugobe Dinosaurs Battle For Survival

WIRED REPORTS http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/02/ugobe-dinosaurs.html

Ugobe, the company behind the Pleo, is struggling to save itself from extinction as it tries to raise fresh funding and keep its pipeline of products alive.

Over the last six months, the company has seen a host of top management departures, run through two CEOs, closed down its office in California and pared down its marketing and PR staff in an attempt to weather the current economic storm. Emails to the company's media contact info on the its website bounce back. And good luck trying to get someone to pick up the phone when you call its corporate office.

So is Ugobe still alive? Yes, says company President and COO Doug Swanson. "Believe me, we are still in business," he says. In July, Ugobe CEO Bob Christopher stepped down and former CFO Liz Gasper took the reins. Christopher says he left the company to move on to other ventures he was interested in. Gasper focused on cutting down the company's burn rate and finding fresh funding.

With the collapse of the credit environment, though, fund raising came to a halt. Meanwhile, the company's entire board of directors resigned before Christmas to give control of Ugobe back to the co-founders, says Swanson.

Ugobe also closed down its Emeryville, California office and moved all operations to its other outpost in Boise, Idaho. The company has only about 20 employees now.

Last month, Gasper left the company and original co-founder Caleb Chung found himself back in the hot seat. Chung did not respond to requests for an interview.

Pleo support...

While Ugobe.inc gets over a disastrous server move and relaunch...

New Pleo owners can get Pleo support from the following ...

PLEO ROOM http://www.pleoroom.com

BOB the Pleo .com http://bobthepleo.com/forums/index.php?board=1.0

MyUgobe (AKA us) just email info at MyUgobe dot com or post a comment on the blog!


Rumors has it Pleoworld will be back up this week..................................

offical pleo name tags!! coming soon

Pleo Room (pleoworld for south east asia) have a pleo dino tags listed on their site,
register interest if you would like to buy one!

LINK

http://www.pleoroom.com/index.php/PLEO-Merchandise.html




Please note Myugobe.com is not part of Ugobe.inc

Downloads - Since pleoworld's is "offline"

Since Ugobe.inc is still having technical problems alot of owners can not access Pleoworld.com

Well Pleo Room (pleoworld for south east asia) have all the downloads online!

For LIFE OS updates http://pleoroom.com/forum/dload.php?action=category&cat_id=3

For Personalities http://pleoroom.com/forum/dload.php?action=category&cat_id=2

Ugobe.inc on the move!

Fans may have noticed Ugobe Inc (ugobe.com, pleoworld.com) having technical problems. This is said to be due to Ugobe moving to Eagle Idaho from California.