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Furby is back.

Jul 7, '12, 11:48 AM

I always thought these little guys were cute. The new ones look very cool.

Furby gets a reboot for 2012, we go hands-on (video)

http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/06/furby-hands-on-video/

Of all the childhood toys to update for the early 21st century, the Furby seems like a no-brainer. After all, the hairy ball of amalgamated animal strangeness packed in electronics so baffled the general public that it managed to get itself banned from the Pentagon as a threat to national security. After the Furby was first decommissioned in 2000 (managing to sell an impressive 40 million units in its first three years), Hasbro attempted to revamp the line in 2005 with Emtro-Tronic Furbies, bigger versions of the toy that brought increased facial emotions and voice recognition, failing to recapture the success of the original line. The latest addition to the line marks a much more significant update for our old furry pal, bringing him up-to-date for a generation growing up with smartphones and tablets, with revamped aesthetics, new innards and an appetite for Apple's iPad. We managed to get our hands on the squirming and verbose little Mogwai-esque creature -- four of them in fact -- for a bit, when Hasbro popped by our office with a furry blue army packed in a duffel bag. Check out some impressions of the reborn furball after the break.%Gallery-158757%

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Jul 7, '12, 12:01 PM

Heard they're going to be pricey.

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Jul 7, '12, 12:16 PM

I use to have one back in the day...I saw the older ones are selling pretty good

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