First I saw this teaser in a magazine:
MMM . . . BROWSING Homer J. Simpson is "reporting for duty" in the form of an animatronic Dot Pal that plugs into the USB port of your computer. Misspell a word and Homer says "Doh." Read an e-mail and hear him respond with "Oh, cruel fate. Why do you mock me?" He has about 100 responses to various and can remember personal info such as birthdays. Price $50, in electronics stores. There's mail in your box. Whoo-hoo!
Then I found these photos on the web: http://www.action-figure.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=120 http://www.thespringfieldshopper.com/upcomingmerchandise.htm Here the price is listed at $69.95 and the figures are set for release in July (presumably 2002).
Does anyone know any more about this? Is it going to be released in the US or just the UK? I'd really like to get a hold of one before the prices triple on ebay . . .
Dave