FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Museum of Robots in Second Life Introduces Real Life Housewares Line Virtual World Museum of Robots Debuts Housewares Line SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 11, 2008 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Museum of Robots (www.MuseumofRobots.com) in Second Life debuts its line of real world housewares at the New York International Gift Fair. The line features plates and tableware with a robot motif and will be available for wholesale purchase. Virtual versions of the product will be available at the Museum's gift store in Second Life. Museum of Robots offers visitors an immersive experience with art, exhibits and robot-related events. With its new product line, the Museum crosses over from virtual to real with products that are designed to capture the unique blend of future and nostalgia that robots represent. Says Museum of Robots co-founder Vicki Kung (Bibi Bayliss in Second Life), "The Museum is located in a virtual world, but the exhibits and art are very real, and behind each of our visitors' avatars are real people from around the world. Our goal is to extend the Museum's robot-themed environment of fun and discovery with a real product line that is both engaging and functional." Museum of Robots will be exhibiting at the New York International Gift Fair in booth 8562 ("Details," Javits Center). In Second Life, Museum of Robots is located at (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kubrick/98/161/26). An introduction to Museum of Robots is available on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLx03bmC4yQ About Museum of Robots Museum of Robots is dedicated to the appreciation of robots. Its mission is to promote understanding of the place of robots in popular culture, art, and science and features exhibits, art, and special events. Current exhibits include: "The Art of Eric Joyner" featuring selected works from his new book, "Robots and Donuts"; Celebrity Robots Hall of Fame, featuring famous robots of cinema and television; Toy Robots, featuring toy robots from a private collection, and Bot Shots, featuring robot photography. More information: http://www.MuseumofRobots.com. About Second Life Second Life(R) is a 3-D virtual world created and inhabited by millions of Residents from around the globe. Second Life residents engage in as many activities as you find in the real world: shopping, going to clubs, attending live music and cultural events, lectures and education, recreation, visiting with friends. The limit is only defined by the imagination of the user. *(LOGO Link 72dpi: Send2Press.com/mediaboom/08-0707-MORobots_72dpi.jpg) Video News Release (VNR): Send2Press.com/newswire/2008-08-0811-004.shtml All trademarks acknowledged. Send2Press(R) is the originating wire service for this story, Copr. 2008. NEWS SOURCE: Museum of Robots # # # //RELEASE END// MEDIA ONLY CONTACT(S): [ contact info not for publication online or in print ] Vicki Kung [AKA Bibi Bayliss in Second Life] of Museum of Robots info @ museumofrobots.com +1-415-299-0268 /Note to editors: print resolution images available on request. ......... Plain Text Copy, and Story Permalink: http://www.Send2Press.com/mediadrome/2008-08-0811-004.txt Release PDF: http://www.Send2Press.com/mediadrome/news_2008-08-0811-004.pdf Get our full-text news via RSS: http://www.Send2Press.com/RSS2/rss.xml ......... Text provided by news source (and/or the source's authorized agency), who is solely responsible for accuracy and legality of content transmitted. ......... This news story from Send2Press Newswire may be redistributed and re-posted in part or in whole by members of the media. Copr. (c) Send2Press, a unit of Neotrope(R). For news aggregation sites, blogs, and bureaus, you must retain Send2Press as the original wire service source. You may capture and self-host images linked to in above release, but do NOT stream from our server. ......... The original version of this release was issued on behalf of the above organization (the "news source"), by Send2Press(R) Newswire, a service of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com. ......... August 2008 Press Release / S-NAB CA / IND: TECH WEB ART MULTIMEDIA ROBOTIC / Kung Design / REF: DotCom Newswire(TM) + California Newswire(R) / ytv = YLx03bmC4yQ /