No home should be without...

Discussion in 'Conversations Forum' started by togata57, Apr 24, 2009.

  1. togata57

    togata57 Generous Contributor 10 Years

    Messages:
    3,430
    Likes Received:
    377
    Location:
    Columbus, Ohio
    Pekoppa! It's a toy...it's a plant. I kid you not. It's from the ingenious folks at Sega. Google and look. I want one---how 'bout you?
     
  2. Barbara Lloyd

    Barbara Lloyd Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    1,024
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Anacortes, Washington, USA
    togata,
    Egads! What will they think of next? barb
     
  3. togata57

    togata57 Generous Contributor 10 Years

    Messages:
    3,430
    Likes Received:
    377
    Location:
    Columbus, Ohio
    The mind boggles. Maybe one that would change color depending on light. Or send up new leaves or a flower stalk and bloom if it was happy!---Reminds me of a little ceramic owl my grandma had...as I recall it had moisture-sensitive bits on it (flocked-paper sort of thing) that changed color with variance in humidity levels. Pink and blue. ---Whoa! Haven't thought of that for about thirty years!
     
  4. Liz

    Liz Well-Known Member 10 Years

    Messages:
    1,526
    Likes Received:
    2
    Location:
    Victoria Australia [cool temperate]
    Why????!!!!!!

    Liz
     
  5. Yubalover

    Yubalover Member

    Messages:
    18
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Sierra Nevada Foothills
    Ditto Liz... why?
     
  6. togata57

    togata57 Generous Contributor 10 Years

    Messages:
    3,430
    Likes Received:
    377
    Location:
    Columbus, Ohio
    Why not? I think of my non-plant-person friends...they try so hard, and are so sincere, but kill off every plant they get. Pekoppa would cheer these folks, I think. ---Let's see. Which do I prefer? Violent, disgusting video games...obnoxious walkie-talkie cell phones...ipods and suchlike with volume turned up so high that it's loud to me even though the user is wearing earphones...or a simple little plant that responds to sound and does nothing but make one smile. Which is my preferred use of electronic technology? Not the former.

    I think that Pekoppa would be great for folks in nursing homes or in hospitals where live plants are not allowed.

    Chacun a son gout!
     
  7. Yubalover

    Yubalover Member

    Messages:
    18
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Sierra Nevada Foothills
    Vive la différence!
     
  8. Liz

    Liz Well-Known Member 10 Years

    Messages:
    1,526
    Likes Received:
    2
    Location:
    Victoria Australia [cool temperate]
    OK but difficult for me to accept a pretend for the real thing. Then again a dying indoor upsets me so each to his own.

    Liz
     
  9. Michael F

    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

    Messages:
    11,511
    Likes Received:
    537
    Location:
    Britain zone 8/9
    Who can come up with the best scientific name for this thing?

    ;-)
     
  10. Laticauda

    Laticauda Active Member

    Messages:
    236
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Oklahoma, US
    Genus: Elektronika
    Species: vibrans
     
  11. togata57

    togata57 Generous Contributor 10 Years

    Messages:
    3,430
    Likes Received:
    377
    Location:
    Columbus, Ohio
    Good one, Laticauda!
     
  12. togata57

    togata57 Generous Contributor 10 Years

    Messages:
    3,430
    Likes Received:
    377
    Location:
    Columbus, Ohio
    Hey, folks...I got one! A dear friend purchased Pekoppa on eBay for me---it traveled all the way from Hong Kong. I gotta say it: It is the cutest thing EVER!!! One finds oneself talking to it as one would a pet..."How are you, Pekoppa? Are you a happy plant?" Now, I am not a sappy person...but this little plant just makes me laugh. Looks like a 2-leaved bean seedling in a terracotta-colored pot, about 5" tall. Sound-activated: bends its stem and waves its leaves in response to your voice, music, etc. I think its success is due to the fact that it looks realistic, and its motions are ones that plants do make. Sega might be on to something here: it was designed as a mood-lifting gadget, and it sure does work for me! Go Pekoppa!
     
  13. The Hollyberry Lady

    The Hollyberry Lady New Member

    Messages:
    726
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    London, Ontario, Canada (Zone 5b)
    Yeah, I heard on the news lately that they have these new robot seals that they are using in nursing homes to cheer up the elderly folk. The robot responds to voice and sound. It is the same idea as your Pekoppa plant, togata57, and it apparently has worked absolute wonders in cheering up the elderly and lifting their spirits!

    Unfortunately, not everyone is able to care for real plants or pets, so this is a way for them to still get the benefits. I think it is a fabulous idea! Thanks for sharing togata57.

    : )
     
  14. SanDiegoLarry

    SanDiegoLarry Member

    Messages:
    17
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    San Diego, California, USA
    That's crazy!

    I guess it is good for people who can not care for a real plant.
     
  15. Barbara Lloyd

    Barbara Lloyd Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    1,024
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Anacortes, Washington, USA
    I guess I can add to my "House plant" speach for Garden Clubs. For those Challenged in raising house plants there are other solutions. They are: Genus Silkis, Genus Plasticus, and now Genus electronicus. ;)))))) barb
     

Share This Page