Custom-made USB puppet jumps to attention when your chat buddy comes online

[macbrain]

This is so freakin' cool I can't hardly stand it. You have to see it to really get it. And don't forget to watch the demo video.
Availabot is a physical representation of presence in Instant Messenger applications. Availabot plugs into your computer by USB, stands to attention when your chat buddy comes online, and falls down when they go away. It’

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[violetdaisies]

oh my god. that was cool!

p.s. i use flock too. it's a great browser...and so much more! :)

**M

[macbrain]

Yes, Flock rocks. I admit I was one of those early users of their first public beta, who then promptly thrashed them because that early version sucked so bad. But I'm glad I came back to try this latest version, because it's definitely better (love all the integrations).

And Flock definitely helps me post more often, even if it's only weblog stuff-I-surfed-and-found-interesting. It doesn't help me with 'journaling' so much, but I still have to work on that. ;-)

[violetdaisies]

hi! so uh...where are you?