Black-Hasbro i-Cat Robotic Music Loving Feline
by Hasbro
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Category: Toy
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: HasbroBrand: Hasbro
Release Date: 2006-09-07
Model: 76778
Product features:
- This kitty got the beat and she'll entertain you for hours with electronic lights, movements and sounds based on the music you play
- Taps into her own cat-alog of melodies, tunes and beats, stroke her head to keep her happy, watch i-Cat purr, meow and change moods
- Works with most portable and non-portable electronic audio devices, she also plays back music through her built-in speaker
- Easily connects to any standard headphone jack with the dual-plug cable(included)
- For ages 8+ years
Toys and Games Reviews of Black-Hasbro i-Cat Robotic Music Loving Feline
Customer Review: Fun, but not good for work environment
Summary: 3 Stars
I opened this (which caused a nasty cardboard paper cut - why must they make it so annoying to open) and started playing with it at home. My one cat was very curious.
I enjoyed it so much that I thought I'd need to buy a second i-Cat so I could have one at work and one at home. Then, I decided I'd buy an i-Dog and switch them out from time to time to have one at home and one at work.
Unfortunately, all the reviews I read talked about how quiet the i-Cat is. I thought that was perfect, since I wanted to use it at work and didn't need (or even WANT) it to be loud. I didn't find it too quiet at home, though it is a bit odd to control the volume only by the iPod.
The reviews I had read left out a couple key elements about why this toy is horrible for a work environment.
1. You can't change the volume (or turn off) the sounds the i-Cat makes when you turn it on & off.
2. You can't turn down the volume the cat makes when purring or scratching.
3. When you mute the i-Cat it ONLY mutes the music and makes it start purring or making other noises.
4. You can't listen to the i-Cat without it moving around.
5. When the i-Cat moves around it makes a LOT of noise as it does so (sort of a robot movement sound almost - like gears moving...).
So, the i-Cat didn't even last half a day at work. It will be taken home and I'll buy another (more "normal") speaker for work, since my speakers I was using there have died and are crackling too much now.
Very sad, but I work in a professional environment and can't have weird sounds coming from my office all the time. As I was packing it up, my boss came by to give me something. I explained why the i-Cat was going home and she said, "Oh, is THAT what I was hearing all day?" Her office is on the other side of our department, but she heard it...
Description of Black-Hasbro i-Cat Robotic Music Loving Feline
Meet i-CAT, the little cat with BIG sound. Just plug i-CAT into your music player and he plays your music through built-in speaker or your headphones -- and really rocks out! Wanna dance with i-CAT' Try placing him near a speaker and dance along as he grooves to the beat.i-CAT even changes his mood to suit your music. Simply play something new and i-CAT entertains you with expressive movements and flashing LED lights that change color. Touch the lights on his face to add "scratch" and "drum" effects to the music. He even features a "Beat Builder" Memory Game, where you have to repeat i-CAT's lights and sound sequences. Requires 2 "AA" batteries, not included. Measures 3.25" x 3.25" x 3".
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