![]() Examination of the newer unit did seem to indicate they had made minor adjustments to the “eye”, in that the black “straw” that directs light back to the sensor was shorter, which would no doubt allow more light to get to the sensor.Īll and all, the product is great, and ThinkGeek’s service was exemplary. This is a plush toy Turret with built in motion sensors that emotes our favorite lines when you pass in front of it, topple it or lift it off the ground. GLaDOS, Atlas & Peabody, Cave Johnson, Wheatley and yes, the sing-song Turrets. It could “see” me walk by in the hall, and would respond to other motions. For more information, visit Valve nailed it with Portal 2. Cool! The new one arrived a few days later, and low and behold, it worked great. At that point, I contacted them again, and they promptly shipped out a replacement, and rather than having me ship the old one back, just asked me to toss it. Rather than ship the old one back for a refund, I decided to wait until they had them back in stock, which was about 2 weeks later. A quick email to ThinkGeek resulted in a prompt response of “seems defective”, but alas, they were out of stock. 'Goodbye.' 'Sleep mode activated.' 'Your business is appreciated.' (unused, except for the toilet in Portal ) 'Hibernating. The motion part worked great, and knocking it over resulted in various sayings from the game.Ī quick examination of the “eye” found a stray piece of plastic in the opening, but still lousy performance. These lines are subtitled as 'Target lost' except for the toilet in Portal, which is subtitled as 'Your business is appreciated.' as it has a different file name, even though it says the same thing. It basically required shining a flashlight into the “eye” (which is actually a small black tube opening below the glowing eye). Upon receiving it, I thought it looked extremely cool, but was a bit disappointed with the performance of the motion sensor. Plush Portal Turret ThinkGeek, via Tomopop. I waited patiently for them to come into stock, and promptly ordered one for early December. An Official Portal Turret Replica (That you can Snuggle With) This Portal 2 turret stands 14.5 tall. When I first saw ThinkGeek advertising the Plush Portal 2 Turret, I thought it sounded extremely cool.
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