When I was a kid I remember begging my parents to get me the #1 shit-hot toy for Christmas (or my birthday, whatever it was) and that was the first-generation Furby. The fluffy adorable thing that ...

The Associated Press reports that, “Thailand’s craze for the fluffy, owl-like robotic toy “Furby” has led to an online scam that cost dozens of victims a combined $200,000.” A teenager who posted an ...

For those unaware (anyone under 18, perhaps), Furbies were immensely popular when they were released in 1998 in the US. The owlish fluffy dolls were one of the first commercially successful "robot" ...

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