As reported in New Scientist, Sony has done a 180 and decided to let people hack their Aibo pets operating systems. No, this isn't Mac-news per se, but look at it this way: Any time a monolithic corporation comes out in favor of the little guy is a minor victory for Truth, Justice and the American Way. Ultimately, that benefits us all.

Sure, the move may have been an attempt to entice new users in response to a plethora of competitive pet robots that are eating into a niche market. Let's consider this, however... a chorus line of disco dancing Aibo is astonishly cute.