Takara-Tomy has a habit of producing or distributing weird and wacky toys that incorporate interesting uses of technology, and two of its most recent releases are no exception.
If you were one of the millions of people who owned a Furby back in the late 1990s, then you may be pleased to know that the creepily-adorable speaking and dancing toy is back — new and improved.
Originally released in 1998, the Furby (both old and new) is an interactive toy that users can chat with. The toy comes out of the box speaking only Furbish, but it gradually matures and, as its owner plays with it, slowly "learns" English and responds to some simple commands. (There is a Furbish-to-Japanese dictionary available, but Furby will only respond to commands spoken in English or Furbish at the present time.) And while it also reacts to being tickled, the new Furby has evolved for the current generation of kids to include even more amazing capabilities.
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