Furby teardowns are a favorite of ours, and there’s nothing quite like flaying open a creepy talking deformed animatronic owl/hell beast. There’s a lot you can do with a set of screwdrivers and a pair ...
Last year, Hasbro reinvented 1998's hottest stuffed holiday sensation for the early 21st century. Furby got a full-on reboot, bringing improved locomotion, wireless communication, a tablet app and ...
Those of you who were traumatized by the Furby phenomenon in the ’90s will be horrified to hear that the toy is making another comeback. The Furby line first launched in 1998 and quickly became the ...
The popular '90s toy is back with a bigger and higher-tech personality. July 10, 2012 — -- Fifteen years ago, a little furry toy became all the rage. Toys "R" Us couldn't restock its shelves ...
Loveable or creepy? Depends on who you ask.Furby, the ’90s toy phenomenon that divided kids and parents into opposing camps when it first hit stores and quickly became a craze, is making yet another ...
The revival of toys from childhoods gone by is fairly common practice among marketers. Trading heavily on nostalgia, reboots seem to crop up once a toy’s original target reaches parenthood. The ...
A new generation will have their own version of the Furby. After debuting in the late '90s, the fuzzy creature is back and it has a new look, Hasbro, Inc. announced on June 23. “Generations of kids ...
The newest version of the interactive toy is now available to purchase on Amazon, and will later be available at all major retailers starting July 15 Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE ...
In 1998, Tiger Electronics released what would become the first truly successful robot toy. Furby was an instant hit, selling more than a million units during its holiday launch, and going on to sell ...
Is Furby, the hottest toy of 1998, still in demand? These days, there may not be actual fights and stampedes breaking out in stores over Furby shortages, but the furry, talking toys can still fetch a ...
It’s cute, cuddly and has a plan to take over the world. For anyone suspecting that Furby — the quintessential toy of the 1990s — has a slightly sinister undertone, then you may have just been proven ...
Update: A Hasbro spokesperson has informed NJ Advance Media that the new Furby toys have sold out, but the toymaker will restock them later this week. “The initial sales of the next generation of ...