There is something that bugs me about the Tux Droid - it is missing the customary bowtie that most penguins seem to wear. Perhaps it lost the bowtie when making its pilgrimage across ice floes?

Basically Tux Droid is a felt-covered desktop companion that utilises wireless technology to fetch information from the wonderful web and convey it to you in various charming ways. His accompanying USB fish transmitter (no, really!) beams info to him anywhere in the house, so he can alert you to incoming emails in the kitchen, RSS feeds in the front room, weather reports in the bathroom or breaking news in the bedroom. And he can do it by dancing, spinning, flapping or flashing - it’s up to you. Simply get busy with the customisable (is that a word?) software. The possibilities are endless.

The Tux Droid can be yours today for £89.95.