Hands on with Voice Command Dalek at Stuff 2007

Well this was my first time at the Stuff event and the first thing that got my attention was the Voice Command Dalek, well it was hard to miss this little gadget as it was the first thing that greeted me as I came out of the hotel restaurant, it was a greet position as this toy is direct from the Dr Who franchise and we know that parents will be wanting to buy their children one of these gifts for Christmas. The stand was I Want one of Those and my college Dan walked up and asked one of the people on the stand what this gadget was all about, as you would expect he was only too happy to give us a demonstration.

The man from I Want one of Those walked over to the Voice Command Dalek and switched the toy on, we found out that the Dalek is directed him by radio control so you just command it something and the gadget complies. There are over 30 voice commands that it follows and once he is commanded he will reply and then start to move, some of the modes that the Dalek has are Follow Me, Guard Room and Seek Locate. Kids will love seeing this foot and a half high Dalek coming towards you and as it has heat sensors the Dalek will come to a stop before it bangs into you.

I did notice that it did not want to tackle going down the escalator, as I would have loved to see how that one would have worked out. Although the Voice Command Dalek is a great gadget, I do wonder how long it would be before kids got bored of it as I found after 5 minutes the thing got very boring, but hey I am not a child.

Some of the features of this Voice Command Dalek that was at Stuff Event 2007 are:

• 50 Dalek phrases up his metaphorical sleeve.
• A glowing exterminator arm and eye stalk.
• A life-size Dalek towering at 18 inches.
• A remote control for multi directional movement.
• Built in modes – ‘Seek Locate’ , ‘Follow Me’, ‘Voice Programming’, ‘Guard Room’ and ‘Static’.
• Independent head, body and eye movement.
• Light and sound effects.
• Multiple sensory inputs; touch, movement, heat.
• Recognition of Dr Who character names.
• Requires 4 x D Cell Batteries, 4 x AA Batteries and 1 x 9V Battery (not included).
• Responds to over 30 spoken commands.
• Size: 46cm tall.
• Suitable for ages 8 years+.

The Voice Command Dalek will cost £99.99 from I Want one of Those