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.

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This means you're limited to the (fine, but nothing to write home about) quality of the internal mic for any recording if you don't want to spring for the dock.

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This means you can run your own mic solution if the internal microphone isn't up to your standards (and there's a good chance it won't be).

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