Fun with Bitzee

You can interact with the pet by tapping the moving leds. A bit scary but it seems strong enough.

One of the many nice things about having kids around for a while is that you get to look at their toys. For example there’s the Bitzee digital pet. It comes in a little case like a ring-box and when you open it you see a little vibrating bar which has OLEDs on the end. These use persistence of vision to display your little pets. The picture above was the best I could get after several attempts. It has slightly cut off the head of the little bird.

You get to feed and clean up after your pets. There are also some simple mini-games and you can attract new pets over time. I really like the display - it’s much more interesting than a panel and the different animals have distinct personalities. It doesn’t look like it will take over your life either, as when you’ve done playing with it you just close the box and everything stops. It’s a bit pricey but I think it is worth it given the display.