The Rovio in itself is very impressive. At the same time though the setup could prove to be very difficult if you do not have patience and lack problem solving skills. Essentially you have a home surveillance robot on the cheap. A price tag of $150 is actually a good deal in my opinion. However the instructions to set up the robot lack information and are pretty useless. As a matter of fact when you open the box and the first thing you see is a CD with the label "Don't use me!" You know your going to be in it for a couple of nights to figure this thing out. The resolution pretty much needs full lighting and the headlight on it is pointless unless your planning on looking at a wall 2" in front of you. Steering takes getting used to but is manageable. For what I use this thing for it does just enough for me. Really there isn't much out that can do what this thing does. Somewhat revolutionary IMO but would just wish it were easier to set up and had a big name behind it. With a little love this product could provide people with something they never had. A real window into their home or where ever you want some one to view something from a far distance. I'll be keeping mine as I think it's pretty unique. Just be prepared it isn't plug and play by any means.
***MY Setup experience***
When I first started setting this thing up I charged it for about 3 hours as suggested. Then tried connecting to the USB to my computer on Win7 and Win Vista. Both of my machines had no idea what I was connecting. My only option was to set it up via ad hoc. This was a way that it connected wireless to my laptop that has a wireless model on it. After I was able to get this to all connect which it did. Strangely enough I was able to connect it to my pc and I was good to go. Internal setup was very easy and I did it pretty seamlessly. When I started to set up the external access that became tricky. Go online to some Rovio community sites and you can piece things together from there to set up. Make sure you understand your router as well. After about 3 days I finally got lucky and opened up enough ports to make the thing work.
***Usage***
I can access my Rovio via my iPhone just about anywhere. Usually a wifi network is more streamed but so far my 3g network has worked very well also. It's very handy to check things out at home for personal curiosity or even to check on the pets. Have not been able to set up the voip communications so far or email forwarding for photo's.Get more detail about WowWee Rovio Wi-Fi Enabled Robotic WebCam.
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