We got these things into the L.A. Parent office a couple of weeks ago. They were giveaway prizes at the booth for the California Baby and Kidz Expo. They are called MoPods. These were Series 1 of the Moshi Monsters edition.I'm not too familiar with these Moshi Monsters MoPod things. There are 6 different characters to choose from: Luvli, Furi, Diavlo, Poppet, Katsuma and Zommer. They are little ring detectors that you attach to your bag or jacket and when your cell phone rings, the MoPod spins and lights up. It is supposed to alert you when your phone receives a call, text, email or voice message on your cell phone.
My editor gave me one to try out. When she saw the little characters on these, she knew I would get a kick out of them. I got the one called Furi. After opening the package, I removed the tab that blocks the battery power at the bottom. The MoPod did a little spin and flash, then stopped. I called my cell phone from the office phone, but nothing happened when my cell started to ring. Started to read the packaging and searching online. Found out that it does not work with CDMA networks or 3G enabled handsets. So it will not work with my iPhone... bummer. But there is a chance it could work with the 1st generation iPhones. Also it could activate due to the proximity of another person's cell phone.Not a total loss though... each of these come with a secret code for a virtual accessory that you can use when you adopt a pet monster at moshimonsters.com. I went to the website site and it looks like one of those online communities for kids. Not sure if I will even use the code, but I might... Just to take a deeper look at the site.
