It was not quite the droid we were looking for, as it didn’t have either the integrated MP3 player or the egg-whisk attachment. Nor did it have the optional City-destroying laser. But it did have the chest-mounted coffee machine and the chain gun. So all in all, despite some less than stellar customer reviews we did – in the end – plump for this one.
On the whole it is not too bad. However, it does insist we call it ‘Steve’, despite us already knowing seven Steves already. This does play havoc with its internal contacts directory. I have, of course, tried to reset its name from the default, but every automatic upgrade – for some reason – always sets it back to Steve. It even has the manufacturer’s Customer Services baffled. Although, as we all know, it never takes much to baffle Customer Services. They always seem so surprised - and puzzled – that you are not as head over heels in love with their products as their adverts suggest you ought to be.
Still, it does make a nice cup of coffee.
Although, for some unknown reason, the Coffee Ready light also usually sets off the chain gun. This does make retrieving your coffee without significant bullet damage to you, your favourite coffee-cup or you selection of biscuits sometimes a bit more trouble than it is worth. This – as some on the user forums have pointed out – can make neighbourhood coffee mornings somewhat problematic. Especially in areas with a more elderly demographic, as senior citizens are not as sprightly on their feet as they used to be. Their age and infirmity making it much harder for them to duck for cover behind the furniture.
Still, I’m sure – in time – these rather minor bugs will be sorted out in the next operating system upgrade. That is, of course, providing enough engineers can survive the inevitable chain gun strafing to perform the necessary upgrade.
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