So, I have finally managed to register and bring to life the Nabaztag given to me for Christmas 2006.
The abundance of new "rabbits" in to the market over the festive season caused their server to keel over due to the rise in website traffic. Most of the business seems to be back to normal now.
It presence in the living room has been met with unequivocal joy. Its, or should that be his?, gently spinning ears, pulsating disco lights and eccentric behaviour are captivating. However, it is the rabbits' capacity to render messages typed in text to actual voice that has proved the most entertaining.
Having the rabbit recite the words to "Happy Birthday" to my girlfriend's Mum was met with jubilation all round. However, that was nothing compared to the arse-clenching conniptions of my next house guest when the little, white, plastic sweety called him the "fist fucking king of the golden ring". Thankfully all messages are free until 14 February. Disgusting and at no extra expense. First class.
Cutesy those these things may be the, potential to deliver audio and music via the Nabcast facility presents some interesting business opportunities. Unfortunately the MP3 upload functionality is not working at the moment. Once we are able to add audio files the experience should broaden immensely. The API looks fairly accessible too.