AIBO: The Next Generation

Sony has sold 150,000 of the little AIBO robo-dogs since their release in 1999. Incredible, when you consider its price tag of around $1700.
Still, if I had the money I'd buy one. When ti comes to a usable robot, I prefer the new open-standards, upgradeable droids available at White Box Robotics. But for purely entertainment purposes, the Aibo intrigues me.
Eventually they will hit-on the idea of implanting wireless software, MP3 capability and the like, and then the little puppies should really take-off. It's just a matter of time.
After all, we'll need some sort of pets to take to the lunar base. Dogs and cats can't come until we have artificial gravity. Even then, it may not work.
Besides, the little 'droid dogs are neat.