USB Virtual Pet from Solid Alliance

August 2nd, 2007

USB Virtual Pet from Solid Alliance Solid Alliance is more famous for their line of quirky USB flash drives, but they have recently unveiled a USB Virtual Pet known as Tengu developed by ‘Crispin Jones’ who resides in England. Sharing roughly the same dimensions as a cigarette pack, the Tengu will display an LED face whenever connected to a USB port. It’s face will change in response to the sound around it, and all this is done in real time. I wonder whether it will cringe whenever your colleague belts out a horrible tune. A prolonged silence will send the Tengu to sleep, while gently blowing into its microphone will awaken it. This interesting desktop toy will hit Japanese store shelves at the end of this month for approximately $38.