Just when I thought my life was complete, Disney makes a possibly life-changing (for me) announcement. In preparation for the much-hyped and mind-blowingly adorable new Pixar movie, Wall-E, the company will release a line of Wall-E products, including a robot! So what if it’s $190? I can drop that kind of cash for anything that does all this (and includes voice controls)–

With voice activation and a follow-me mode, WALL·E can follow the sound of a human voice and detect someone entering a room. He also has several emotional states and an easy system for programming thousands of combinations of movements with the remote. Numerous sensors allow him to detect and respond to his environment, including infrared sensors that allow him to detect obstacles and steer around them, sonic ears that detect sound direction, and touch sensors.

Can I please get one? Please? In the meantime, follow the jump and watch the Wall-E preview for further explanation of why I’m so excited for this movie. And why everyone at work is going to make fun of me for posting something so sappy. [Source: MakerFaire.com; Image: FirstShowing.net]

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I used to spend half a day futzing around Apple’s movie trailer site. I’d spend the other half at Gametrailers.com, because I really can’t consider myself a productive individual unless I’m watching video game trailers until the cock’s crow.

Tom Clancy’s EndWar looks pretty cool, and is of particular relevance if you’re interested in speech recognition.

That’s because this real time strategy game (in which you mobilize entire armies) is controlled almost entirely by voice.

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