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Furby is back, with LCD eyes

Furby, the creepy children's toy from the late 90s is back, this time with a bigger price tag and new tech.

The 2012 version has backlit LCD eyes with mechanical eyelids and touch sensors, a built-in microphone and more realistic fur and ears.



Hasbro, the toy maker behind the doll, added this: "You never know what Furby might do or say." The toy can now differentiate between the rhythm of different songs, the sound of your voice, and the sounds of another Furby.

Additionally, Furby "can understand high frequency audio codes to 'talk' with your iPad or another Furby," says the NYT.

Here is a review of the new toy:



Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 6 Jul 2012 19:02

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• 10 comments

• KillerBug

  LCD eyes with touch sensors? Can't wait to see the hacked ones with robot legs.
  

  
  

  6.7.2012 19:10 #1

• ZippyDSM

  I WILL SHALLOW YOUR SOUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  

  Until lobbying is a hanging offense I choose anarchy!
  Ah modern gaming its like modern film only the watering down of fiction and characters is replaced with shallow and watered down mechanics, gimmicks and shiny-er "people".
  http://zippydsmlee.wordpress.com/

  7.7.2012 11:02 #2

• Bozobub

  ...Creepy. The original ones were bad enough.

  7.7.2012 12:19 #3

• JST1946

  I would never buy my grandchildren one.I wouldn't want them possessed by the devil.
  

  7.7.2012 12:28 #4

• Hyasuma

  this is going to be a Epic fail, great toy for creepy ppl
  

  Being nice always has its own consequences

  7.7.2012 23:08 #5

• ZippyDSM

  Originally posted by Hyasuma: this is going to be a Epic fail, great toy for creepy ppl *put 10 in his room with motion sensing set on high and have them say I WILL SHALLOW YOUR SOUL*
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vBsNvKbbQE
  

  Until lobbying is a hanging offense I choose anarchy!
  Ah modern gaming its like modern film only the watering down of fiction and characters is replaced with shallow and watered down mechanics, gimmicks and shiny-er "people".
  http://zippydsmlee.wordpress.com/

  8.7.2012 00:12 #6

• voyager

  good improvement i buy like 6 of total Furby toys in the late 90's
  NOW...how much $$$$$?

  8.7.2012 10:26 #7

• DADEO1

  Originally posted by ZippyDSM: Originally posted by Hyasuma: this is going to be a Epic fail, great toy for creepy ppl *put 10 in his room with motion sensing set on high and have them say I WILL SHALLOW YOUR SOUL*
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vBsNvKbbQE This thing looks like it would say "I WILL SWALLOW YOUR SOUL."

  8.7.2012 15:01 #8

• DXR88

  i still have the original.

  12.7.2012 00:20 #9

• xboxdvl2

  thinking one of them could be fun for an april fools day prank.
  

  R.I.P. mr 1990 ford falcon.got myself a 1993 toyota corolla seems to run good.computers still going good.

  12.7.2012 05:26 #10