March 31st, 2015
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Doctor Who Smartphone Operated K-9
Doctor Who : Smartphone Operated K-9
Available to order from www.amazon.co.uk
Also available to order from www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk
Complete with moving ears, light up eyes and extending nose probe, our faithful K-9 is at your service. Just use the app on your IOS or Android device to control the Doctor Who K-9. The power is now in the palm of your hands and with the bluetooth controlled K-9 at your side, you’ll be safe in your travels.
- Interactive K-9 Unit controlled direct from your Android or iOS unit
- Personality, user controlled voices, interactions and movements
- Moving ears, flashing keypad buttons and user controlled extending probe
- Requires 4 x 1.5v AA Batteries (not included)
- 100% officially licensed Doctor Who merchandise
Categorised under: Computer and phone, General
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Moony
March 6th, 2021 - 10:38amOh wow IOS-App isn’t available anymore. So I have a sweet toy and can’t play with.
finn
December 22nd, 2020 - 5:23amhow can i get my hands on one
Dalek Commander
December 22nd, 2020 - 7:14amThis and the Dalek were not very well made. App was buggy. Unless you really have to have one I would avoid.
Angel
September 11th, 2020 - 1:36pmQue app tengo que descargar para comandar K9
Simon Mykolajenko
May 19th, 2020 - 7:25amDON”T BUY ONE! I opened the box and when I went to put the batteries in realised there was a metal piece missing from the battery cover, so NO POWER. Not that it really matters because there is nowhere you can download the app to drive K9. All in all a bloody expensive paper weight. : (
Nicky French Martyn
December 20th, 2019 - 10:27pmBought K 9 and no app on iPhone and the app downloaded on android doesn’t work. Extremely disappointing!!!
wee j
December 25th, 2017 - 6:49pmits not working I can move it
Debbie
January 2nd, 2018 - 9:22amI bought one for my daughter who got it for Christmas and we can’t get it moving either. We have tried on several devices as I thought there was something wrong with my bluetooth on my brand new phone but can’t get it to move. It lights up and connects to my phone but it will not move. I have tried 2 lots of brand new batteries and nothing. We followed the instructions and also followed instructions on a YouTube video and nothing is happening. The back lights flash and the nose says that it is connected and on my phone it says it is connected but the K9 will not move, how disappointing and so frustrating. My 9 year old daughter is so upset that her Christmas present is not working.
Wayne Richards
April 26th, 2019 - 1:28amNo point in wasting money on this toy, or presumably the Dalek remote controlled toy either. Neither Android/Google or Apple Stores have the application required to operate them and longer. The links from the Zeon website do not function either.
Lauren
November 19th, 2017 - 1:21pmThe app needs to be updated with the new iOS 11 so far it’s only working on androids but not iPhone please update the k-9 app. Why sell this product if you can’t keep up because the box falsely advertising the product with instructions saying it’s compatible with “iOS 4 and later”
booboo
November 19th, 2017 - 2:46pmThis post is 2 and half years old
you need to contact zeon, we dont sell anything here its their resolvability or the shop you purchased it from
Bideah
August 26th, 2017 - 1:44amHelp! The app isn’t coming up!
ZB
September 3rd, 2017 - 11:14amThe app isn’t available in the Australian iOS App Store.
Ronald Oden
November 21st, 2015 - 4:05amI am interested in where to get the app.
Michael
September 4th, 2015 - 1:22pmHi all, i bought one. It is 1/4 scale (i did not check yet how good the scale is), the color is too light blue. It functions well with my Wiko Lenny (Android 4.4.2). It’s made of plastik, you CAN NOT remove the sidewall, that image does not belong to the product! Driving is ok, the ears wiggle only when it’s driving. It can play 8 sounds i think, and you may use it as (lousy) bluetooth speaker. The nose extended one times, never retracted again and even if manually pushed back, it will not shoot out again. Maybe mine is defect. The lights on the keypad flicker randomly, all together, driven by one RGB-LED.
So i would say, nice to have for any Whovian, but a bit expensive for the quality.
Best regards Michael from Germany
The Legend Doctor
May 19th, 2015 - 10:28pmThis looks to me like the first 2005 K-9 Remote Control but has app controls inside
g7even
May 19th, 2015 - 10:00pmThe BBC shop have this in stock at the moment.
http://www.bbcshop.com/doctor-who/doctor-who-smartphone-operated-k-9/invt/dr301
Got 10% off with code RPMAY15 and free delivery
Brads
April 2nd, 2015 - 11:12pmWhat’s the app for k-9
VespiformsSting
April 1st, 2015 - 2:27pmSound pricey….so they connect to the internet anywhere….or do you connect somehow via your isp ?? Dont you have a problem with batteries powering it – forever running down ??
VespiformsSting
April 1st, 2015 - 2:28pmDrat hit the wrong arrow this should be under your reply thanks BooBoo
booboo
April 1st, 2015 - 2:35pmno via mobile broadband so virtually anywhere
with average use they will last me a day then i just recharge via usb , i have a car charger as well
I have an iphone 4 which is £14.99 a month including the phone, unlimited internet (and i use it a lot) and so many calls and text free, i have never needed to “top up” but i hardly ever use the phone.
it just depends on what you do, for me its brilliant, i have a memory like a sieve so the alerts and alarms are great, as are the maps if you need to find somewhere, obviously been able to check comments (and reply) and check emails when I’m out in invaluable.
VespiformsSting
April 1st, 2015 - 5:25pmHmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm sounds interesting seems you cna do some interesting stuff with these things….
VespiformsSting
April 1st, 2015 - 12:08pmLol someone tell me about smartphones..apart from controlling a dalek or k9 what use are they….I still use my pay as you go phone bought in 1995 for a few quid from tesco and rarely use that….
whats the difference between using a phone and a remote control unit ??
booboo
April 1st, 2015 - 1:59pmi dont know much either but i find mine very useful ( and I’m not a techno person)
I actually hardly ever use mine as a phone
As they connect to the internet when you are out and about you can check emails, leave (check) comments etc useful for me
they have built in alarms, timers if your cooking, note pads of your out and think of something, reminder alarms, calculator and of course the time.
all sorts
The have apps where you can check the weather play games, loads and ,loads of stuff
if you travelling you can see live train updates or road problems, it has maps as well
its an app that controls K9 so they can do updates with different phrases etc
its basically your smart phone “talking” via K9
Derrick
March 31st, 2015 - 11:22amProduct Dimensions 2.9 x 1.2 x 2 cm
booboo
March 31st, 2015 - 12:03pmThat’s odd the finished on we saw at the toy fair was considerably bigger than that
It takes 4aa batteries to start with which wouldn’t fit into that
Steve
March 29th, 2014 - 12:53pmCan’t wait to own an RC K9….how cool is that?!!!
One bit of advice, I know its easy to be lazy but please support vendors other than just Amazon.
Professor Marius
March 28th, 2014 - 9:32pmWell I have gone for the easy option and just asked the makers of the product what scale it is.
the astronaut of death
March 28th, 2014 - 7:16pmNice!
Derek Smith
March 26th, 2014 - 10:35pm‘Life size” for 70…? No. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kvkFHEtVOc
NCC1701D
March 27th, 2014 - 8:17pmDoes this use the same body as the old character K-9 because even got the removable side panel, it’s cool though, even if the price is a bit steep.
CG
March 31st, 2015 - 9:23amNew smaller body
KEVIN BUNKER
March 26th, 2014 - 9:34pmDo you have to pay for the app too or is it free? I definitely want this & the Dalek, just hoping they’ll be cheaper than £69.99 each from another retailer, especially as FP want £5.50 on top of that for delivery. 🙁
Cherryl Walker
March 26th, 2014 - 9:13pmYes, the dimensions would be nice to know. But how secure will the operations app be on a cell phone?
Tammy Morrison
March 26th, 2014 - 8:00pmWANT! I have the old remote control one, but this one would be great for cons depending on how large he is.
Taranach
April 2nd, 2015 - 3:41amSeveral years ago (late 90’s) I built a “life size” K-9 with foam core board and mounted on an RC off-road truck… the ears moved and it all lit up… even got the laser to move in and out by using a floppy disk motor… It was a hand held remote control but I put some coils on the side walls and it would automatically “follow me” through a convention if I didn’t walk too fast or make sudden crazy moves… I had a simple display screen on the side but the “voice” portion never really worked right…
I might have to try it again with the arduino/ raspberry pi options now available…
DoctorWhoFan101
March 26th, 2014 - 6:17pm£70 for this… Might buy…
Dalek fan12345
March 26th, 2014 - 4:50pmgessing it wont work on nokia 106! 🙄
Last white point star
March 26th, 2014 - 4:37pmNeed.
luca vagnoni
March 26th, 2014 - 4:35pm…a version for blackberry?
NCC1701D
March 26th, 2014 - 4:19pmIs it just me or does the head look too small and squished to match the body.
matt9982
March 26th, 2014 - 4:12pmWOW! That is awesome! I am totally getting my own personal K-9!
matt9982
March 26th, 2014 - 4:12pmBooboo what size is it? 🙂
booboo
March 26th, 2014 - 4:13pmdon’t know to be honest
matt9982
March 26th, 2014 - 4:21pmOk thanks, hope its life size 🙂
JellyBaby100
March 31st, 2015 - 3:12pmLooks like the same mold as the 1/4 scale CO version.