{"id":55571,"date":"2016-04-14T10:37:12","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T09:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=55571"},"modified":"2016-04-14T14:51:19","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T13:51:19","slug":"robohon-a-robotic-smartphone-with-a-big-personality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/04\/robohon-a-robotic-smartphone-with-a-big-personality\/","title":{"rendered":"RoboHon, a robotic smartphone with a big personality."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/hub2016-04-1412.38.20mswm1.jpg\" alt=\"hub2016-04-14+12.38.20mswm1\" width=\"760\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/hub2016-04-1412.38.20mswm1.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/hub2016-04-1412.38.20mswm1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/hub2016-04-1412.38.20mswm1-450x279.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Is it a robot? Is it a phone? No, it&#8217;s a RoboHon! <\/em>A robot smartphone hybrid manufactured by\u00a0technology firm Sharp.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Combining two of our favourite things: robots and smartphones, this new &#8216;device&#8217; has just gone on sale in Japan for a not so modest\u00a0198,000 yen (that&#8217;s \u00a31,280 to\u00a0those of us in Blighty).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='730' height='441' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K2Z5YIZ24yI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;'><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Providing an alternative to your more conventional smartphone, the RoboHon runs on Android 5.0, has its own SIM card, plus\u00a0a touchscreen on its back, allowing you to receive and make calls&#8230; albeit while looking a little\u00a0bit\u00a0kooky.<\/p>\n<p>The RoboHon also receives and dictates messages &#8211; and while you might not want him\/her blurting out your personal messages in the middle of the office &#8211; this can be particularly handy, as can its ability to remind you of upcoming events and\u00a0take memos.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/talk.jpg\" alt=\"talk\" width=\"760\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/talk.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/talk-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/talk-450x256.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The RoboHon can walk, sit down and stand up. He\/she will also dance on request &#8211; shaking their\u00a0metallic booty\u00a0and proclaiming, rather ostentatiously in my opinion, &#8220;look how good I am&#8221;.\u00a0Presumably inspired by 90&#8217;s rave culture their eyes also change colour,\u00a0psychedelically transitioning through every colour in the rainbow, in time to the music.<\/p>\n<p>This pocket-sized pal\u00a0isn&#8217;t all about the good times mind, it&#8217;s also a mine of information and will answer questions you ask by trawling the internet to find\u00a0the right answer (success rate yet to be confirmed).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/suitcase.jpg\" alt=\"suitcase\" width=\"760\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/suitcase.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/suitcase-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/suitcase-450x256.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Like all the best smartphones, RoboHon will also indulge our passion for selfies by using the lens between its eyes to take a photo. It will then\u00a0bow down in front of you (read into that what you will!) to\u00a0project a quick shot of the image.<\/p>\n<p>Being multi-talented, RoboHon can also use its (1280 x 720 resolution) projector to beam films, maps and videos onto any flat\u00a0surface in front of it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/projector.jpg\" alt=\"projector\" width=\"760\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/projector.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/projector-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/projector-450x256.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re worried about other people tampering with your talkative pal, don&#8217;t worry, it also boasts facial and voice recognition &#8211; so it&#8217;ll be able to recognise you and your requests.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/kitchen.jpg\" alt=\"kitchen\" width=\"760\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/kitchen.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/kitchen-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/kitchen-450x256.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While\u00a0it&#8217;s unlikely that RoboHon will be released in the UK anytime soon, it&#8217;s refreshing to see a technology company that&#8217;s still not afraid to break the mould and try something drastically different, *<em>cough Apple<\/em>*.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, although I like the idea of having a little robot companion I&#8217;m not sure I&#8217;m ready to give up my smartphone for it just yet!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/cat\/Sim-Free.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sim-free-upsell.jpg\" alt=\"sim-free-upsell\" width=\"730\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sim-free-upsell.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sim-free-upsell-300x71.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sim-free-upsell-450x107.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.27.4 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad1\" id=\"quads-ad1\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px 0 0px 0;text-align:center;\">\n<div id=\"bari-widget\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it a robot? Is it a phone? No, it&#8217;s a RoboHon! 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