Gadget Envy: WowWee Alive Singing Elvis Head
 

What It Is: From the same people who brought us Robosapien, this eerily realistic bust is the worlds first singing, talking, animatronic Elvis head (and hes all decked out in play-with-me doll-like hair and the leather jacket he wore on the Elvis 68 Comeback Special).
Who Its For: Elvis worshippers, karaoke lovers and gadget-hounds who like to creep out their party guests by putting this thing on a shelf, turning it on and letting it do its autonomous singing-and-dancing-thing (its got IR sensors that make Elvis react to movement and light).
Why Its Worthy: Besides the realistic facial and head movements that look like a disembodied King is actually coming out of your, say, desk and singing and talking to you, the WowWee Alive Elvis has twenty licensed songs and thirty-seven spoken Elvis-isms (“Lookin for trouble? Youve come to the right place”) thanks to a deal the manufacturers made with Presley’s estate. But its really just the novelty of having something on your bookshelf that not too long ago would have been too expensive for life outside a theme park. Besides, we guarantee that youve never seen a karaoke contraption like this (youll need to buy an external mic to use the karaoke feature).
Our Only Complaint: The little cartridge you stick in the back of the Elvis bust only has twenty songs, including “Jailhouse Rock,” “Hound Dog” and “Trouble,” so we hope WowWee makes good on its promise to offer more cartridges with additional songs in the future.
Where To Get It: $329.99, wowweestore.com


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