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Nabaztag, Meet Tux Droid!

January 22nd, 2010 | Add a Comment

Nabaztag, Meet Tux Droid!

Bored of your Nabaztag? Or have you perhaps not made the plunge and bought your own inanimate but undeniably adorable computer friend yet? Well, if the rabbit isn’t your style or is wearing a little thin on charm, this may be for you! Tux Droid, from Firebox.com, comes at a somewhat spendy £90.00, but you’re guaranteed to love him. He is exclusively a Linux friend (will not work on Windows or Mac machines), and has … Read entire article »

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