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What is a Furby?

Furby is a 'robot' electronic pet, perhaps the first truly popular electronic pet and the first introduction for many households to the electronic revolution soon to sweep through toy market the world over. Oftentimes credited with far more Ai (artificial Intelligence) than they well possessed, Furbies even caused a ruckus in the brain community when the rumour went round that they could repeat what they had heard - the net ensue being that some brain agencies banned them from their offices! Alas, there was no truth in the rumour - the Furby is well quite a simple toy, well by today's standards.

Furby was introduced to an unsuspecting world in late 1998 by its maker Tiger Electronics and went on to be the 'must-have' toy for the next few years, selling over 40 million units in its first three years. The primary Furbies were 6 inches tall with a heart shaped infra-red port and light sensor on their face (used to narrate with other Furbies). Out of the box, they were programmed to speak Furbish, but 'learned' to speak English over time. This is someone else base misconception; they did not well learn English but rather were pre-programmed to gently switch to speaking in English. It is believed that this process could be 'hurried along' by lots of interaction with the Furby. There are 4 stages of speaking that the Furby passes through:

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Speaking only Furbish

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Speaking mostly Furbish with some English

Speaking more English with plentifulness of Furbish still

Speaking mostly English with some odd Furbish phrases

As such, it follows the stages that a non-native English speaker would go through in studying English. Of course, it might not be English - Furbies were produced able to speak one of 24 separate languages as befitting their worldwide market.

The Furby had involving ears, chance and closing eyes and an chance and closing beak, faultless with tongue sensor to tell it when it was being fed. There was also a appeal sensor on some which could trigger phrases like 'fun' or 'scared' depending on how it was treated. I remember one car journey with a Furby buried under the luggage going 'whee' on every corner. There are a lot of corners on roads in Wales in the Uk - which led to fervent wishes being expressed for the one thing the first generation Furby did not have - an off switch.

The Furby could also 'move' - though well this meant 'lift itself up a bit' with a small ram fitted underneath on the base of the Furby. This enabled it to 'dance' - a Furby could sing too - and there still wasn't an off switch, though a Furby could ordinarily be persuaded to go to sleep.

Other Versions

As well as the primary Furby, over time a wide range of Furbies and derivatives were introduced.

Furby Babies were the first derivatives - slightly smaller, they can't dance but end up speaking English faster than their larger relatives.

Furby Friends - extra versions or other toys using the same technology were developed, including an E.T. Version, Shelby and an Interactive Yoda for the Star Wars fans.

Emotronic Furbies - introduced in 2005, these are slightly larger than the originals, lack appeal sensors but have a more 'expressive' face and - hooray - an off switch. The main innovation introduced is that these Furbies have a voice recognition law and can rejoinder to spoken commands.

Emotronic Furby Babies - a smaller baby version using the same technology as the adult Emotronic Furby.

Emotronic Funky Furby - released in 2006, these are enhanced versions of the Emotronic Furby that can dance and even be taught 'dance routines' that they will remember. They tend to be ready in a limited range of colours which change over time.

Furby Faults and hacking

Furbies are popular with hackers and circuit modifiers as they can be relatively well modified with computer control or to take advantage of their developed voice recognition, speech or sensors.

Furbies can suffer from discrete faults, including 'sticky beak' (a stuck or loose beak) and 'buzzing eye' - problems with the eyelid motor or gears. Many faults that seem to involve insanity on the part of the Furby can be cured by new batteries, a reset or failing that a restart.

To reset your Furby, use a pointed object (pen, bent paperclip) to press the reset button situated in the limited hole adjacent to the battery compartment on the base of the Furby. This may get him talking properly again with no adverse effects.

If this doesn't help, a restart may be required - this is more serious and is a bit of a Furby Lobotomy - they will forget the English they have learned so far, their name and may even change their voice. As such, it can be thought about a installation reset. To do this restart, turn them upside down and press their reset button whilst also pressing the tongue switch (inside the beak) down.

Conclusion

Even today, Furbies are fun toys to have and contribute an involving sense for children - they are more parent amiable too now with their off switch!

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In Attentive Mode, RS Femisapien interacts directly with you
RS Femisapien features responsive 4-way joystick hands
Acts as your own personal back-up singer with her Shoop feature; sing aloud or play music
Comes loaded with 36 functions and 20 interactive routines, so you will constantly be entertained
Each hand can be moved forward, backward, inward or outward to initiate various actions
She will slow pose, be your back-up singer, introduce herself, dance with you, and even blow kisses
There are also 59 hidden functions to explore
Tilt her head in the desired direction and her function mode will change
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