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NXT - anyone sighted these in stores?
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Sat, 26 Aug 2006 08:28:27 GMT
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I was at Robocup Junior today (it's not often you see hundreds of RCXs in
one room!).
Anyhow, one of the sponsors was Education Experience (who supply Lego to
schools) who had a table with a NXT on display, although they didn't let you
get hands-on with it. But none the less it was interesting to see this beast
in the flesh (ABS?) for the first time. They said that the NXTs would be
available through them in Sept. However, I was somewhat curious if they are
already available in stores, as I thought the official Lego release date was
earlier. Certainly it would appear we can get them from S@H.
So, my question is ... has anyone sighted these in stores yet?
I must confess to mixed feelings about buying one. On the one hand I have
"been there, done that" with the existing Mindstorms. And I was disappointed
that the number of motors and sensors on the NXT is not hugely increased,
but having said that there are some new & interesting sensors and I like the
idea of built-in rotational sensors in the motors, so maybe it would be
kinda fun. And if you are rich enough to buy a couple of them, there are
interesting Bluetooth communication opportunities.
Hey, Gary Q, how come I didn't see you or your school at Robocup? I thought
it would be your kind of thing.
Kerry
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 | | Re: NXT - anyone sighted these in stores?
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| (...) Check out your DSE powerhouse. My local has them for about $380 each. They came in i think on Monday. Too late for Fathersday.... I sure hope Santa can bring one or several... Steve (18 years ago, 13-Sep-06, to lugnet.loc.au)
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