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It's immediately clear, right off the bat, that we're not dealing with your older sister's Furby here.
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That's right, Furby is back--and with six times the memory of the original.
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Furby's mood is also affected by speech (be it from you or fellow Furbies).
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These sort of interactions will alter Furby's character, sending it into a transformation with flashing eyes.
ENGADGET: Furby gets a reboot for 2012, we go hands-on (video)
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In place of those familiar plastic spheres are two big LCDs that comprise roughly a third of Furby's body.
ENGADGET: Furby gets a reboot for 2012, we go hands-on (video)
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Furby's also got capacitive sensors in its head, stomach (also home to its internal mic), back and sides that react to touching such as tickling.
ENGADGET: Furby gets a reboot for 2012, we go hands-on (video)
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The new eyes significantly contribute to Furby's range of emotions, allowing Hasbro to design different dot matrix pupils for different moods like anger and innocence.
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As with his predecessor, this Furby's got eyelids, though they play a fairly limited role, like opening up when it wakes up from sleep mode.
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Furby's certainly a fascination.
ENGADGET: Furby gets a reboot for 2012, we go hands-on (video)
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For those having trouble with the famous Furby language, there's an app for that.
ENGADGET: Furby gets a reboot for 2012, we go hands-on (video)
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Slowing sales for Star Wars and Furby toys also contributed to the company's slackening earnings.
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Beyond the eyes, Furby looks largely similar to earlier units, if "slightly larger, " according to Hasbro's measurements.
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