Furby (Black)

by Hasbro

• Who your Furby becomes might surprise you
• Furby responds to your voice and to music
• Get the free Furby app that lets you virtually feed your Furby and translate its Furbish language
• App is optional and works with iPad, iPod touch and iPhone with iOS 4.2 or later
• Includes 1 Furby and instructions

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5 x 8 x 8 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Origin: Imported
• ASIN: B008C0O4Q6
• Item model number: 99889
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 months - 8 years
• Batteries 4 AA batteries required.
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,078 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (74 customer reviews)

Product Description

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Time to dust off your FURBISH dictionary because FURBY is back and ready to take the world by storm! And you had better be prepared because FURBY has A MIND OF ITS OWN. Feed it, speak to it, tickle it, play music for it, and shake, tilt or turn your FURBY upside down. But be warned - how you treat your FURBY will shape its personality! Are you ready to handle a FURBY?

Hold it, pet it, tilt it, shake it, turn it upside down, speak to it, and play music for it. View larger.

How You Treat Your FURBY Will Shape Its Personality

Who will your FURBY become? It all depends on how you play with your FURBY. So when you are feeding, tickling, shaking, tilting or turning it, pulling its tail, speaking to it or playing music for it, keep in mind that your actions will shape its personality. Who your FURBY becomes may surprise you!

FURBY has A MIND OF ITS OWN. You see, FURBY has likes and dislikes just like you. You will discover them as you and FURBY get to know one another. FURBY may not react or behave the way you expect or the way you want, so you may be happy about some of its reactions and not so happy about others!

There is something you should know about FURBY. FURBY can be unpredictable. Be careful how you treat FURBY. Who your FURBY becomes may surprise you. So, are you ready to handle a FURBY?

FURBY responds to other FURBYs (each sold separately). Introduce your FURBY to other FURBYs and see what happens. Again, you never know how your FURBY will react, so it may get along well with some FURBYs and may have a bad attitude with others.

FURBY will interact with other FURBYs.
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Feeding and FURBISH Fun

When you first meet your FURBY, it will speak FURBISH. But the more you play with FURBY, the more English it will start speaking. Not sure what your FURBY is saying? Do all those ee-tays and noo-loos have you scratching your head? Then check out the complete FURBISH dictionary at www.furby.com or in the free FURBY app to translate FURBISH into English and find out what FURBY is talking about.

Feed your FURBY! Pretend to give FURBY food with your finger. Get the free FURBY app that lets you virtually feed your FURBY: Feed it a hot pepper and you may see fire in its eyes. Try different foods and see how it responds. Because FURBY reacts differently depending on its personality, you may be surprised by what FURBY says and does.

FURBY Has A MIND OF ITS OWN

FURBY is back and it has A MIND OF ITS OWN. Feed it, speak to it, tickle it, play music for it and shake, tilt or turn your FURBY upside down. It even interacts with other FURBYs (sold separately). But be warned - how you treat your FURBY will shape its personality. Who your FURBY becomes may surprise you! For additional interactive fun, you can download an optional free FURBY app that works with iPad, iPod touch and iPhone with iOS 4.2 or later for virtual feeding, accessing the FURBISH-English dictionary and the FURBISH translator. (Not all functions of the app work with older devices.) So, are you ready to handle a FURBY?

What's in the Box

FURBY (Black) and instruction guide.

At a Glance:

• Lots of ways to play with FURBY
• You shape its personality
• Feed FURBY with your finger or from the free FURBY app
• FURBY speaks FURBISH, and there's an online dictionary and a free FURBY app so you can learn FURBISH
• Play with other FURBYs

Age/Weight Requirements:

• Six years and up

Assembly Requirements:

• Four AA alkaline batteries (not included)

The FURBY app is optional and works with iPad, iPod touch and iPhone with iOS 4.2 or later. Not all functions of the app work with older devices.

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Product Description

Time to dust off your Furbish dictionary because Furby is back and ready to take the world by storm! Feed it, speak to it, tickle it, play music for it and shake, tilt or turn your Furby upside down. But be warned - how you treat your Furby will shape its personality! Are you ready to handle a Furby?

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

60 of 62 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Multiple Personalities but a Successful Reboot! September 17, 2012

By Patricia D. McCoy

Durability: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

I am an owner of one of the original Furbys so I pulled it out (a couple of them actually) to give a good comparison.

A quick crash course in Furby: Furbys are interactive robotic pets with various modes of interaction to which they respond, Furbys are loud and have no off switch (You have been warned!!!) but will go to sleep if you leave them alone for a bit. To wake them simply tilt them. Furbys begin to speak in "furbish" which is their own simplistic language. As time goes on they learn English one word at a time replacing their own furbish vocabulary. These take 4 double-A batteries which are not included and have 9 methods of interaction: Shake Furby, tilt Furby, feed Furby (with your finger or a free I-pod app), pet Furby, tickle Furby, talk to Furby, pull Furbys tail, introduce two furbys to each other, and play music for Furby.

First the original gen furbys had specific differences: stripe mane or poof with tail, pitch of voice, names, eye color, etc. The new gen Furbys come in different colors but there are no real differences between them... that is until playtime starts.

How you play with Furby will change it's complete personality including the tone of it's voice and it's LED eye shape. The personalities have a huge range from a "tough guy" Furby to a "Valley girl" type, and everything in between. The personality is triggered by how you treat them, for example you can overfeed Furby and I've found that when I do so he always changes into the tough guy mode soon after, if I pet my Furby a lot it changes to a sweet and cuddly personality, and so on. Changes are very obvious, it will wiggle, close it's eyes and emit a seizure-inducing series of flashing lights while exclaiming "Me change!". When it opens it's eyes it's a whole new Furby. It shifts personality very quickly at first but seems to shift less frequently as time goes on.

So how good is it? Well it's fun! It was fun then and is arguably better now.
Some of the improvements include the new LED eyes which are very expressive and highly visible, new animatronic animations that allow it to stretch scrunch or wobble (the original could tilt back and forth only), an expanded vocabulary of furbish terms (original furbish dictionaries will still work for most basic words as those have not changed), and new interactivity such as dancing to music, and working with the I-phone app.

The materials are also very soft and Furby is surprisingly sturdy unless you're really rough with her. I think she could stand up to most heavy play just remember that electronic toys DO NO LIKE WATER. Water = dead Furby.

I would recommend for most ages as it would be very useful as a "pet" for kids, or to help develop skills in young children for translating from other languages. Also makes a good desk toy for adults as long as you're okay with the level of noise. Makes a good gift for those who grew up with one of the originals, as it has that nice level of nostalgia about it. :) It's an A+ toy and not too pricey at retail (do some research on price before you buy)

29 of 33 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Yay Furby! An amazing update. September 18, 2012

By Autumn

Durability: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

I was skeptical of the new release of Furby after the 2005 "reboot" was such a flop, however Hasbro seems to have completely ignored the 2005 version and has basically made a high quality, massive update to the original 1998 version while still keeping the feel of Furby's quirky personality and general appearance. It's just what Furby fans were looking for.

This new edition is slightly larger than the 1998 edition and is chubbier. You can certainly tell that it's a solid robot and not a plushie, but it's not as pronounced as the original and the white and purple versions in particular are downright cuddly. Furby's ears are now made of a bendy rubber material and the feet are made with a vinyl-type fabric that is not as detailed as the original, but both are sturdier. Instead of a mane or fluffy tail Furby sports a two inch long tail that can be gently pulled for various results. The face is streamlined with LED eyes so that you can no longer see the inner mechanism. The beak will give a bit and then bounce back if you try to open it. There is minimal gear noise when Furby is awake.
Furby has sensors on his belly and the back of his head that he reacts to if you press gently and now has an expressive torso joint that moves. He can move from side to side and back and forth, of course, but now he can also use his torso joint to wiggle about. When he sleeps he curls up very cutely and when he's awake it adds a lot of personality and realism to his movements. He still cannot walk, but he is wiggly enough that you should be careful if he is near a ledge of any sort. He might accidentally (and cutely) throw himself off!

The original Furby came with three different possible voice pitches that did not change per unit and one personality. This new guy has a bunch of personalities and voices that will change on a regular basis depending on how you treat him. It happens often enough that if you particularly enjoy one personality it can be hard to keep him there, but on the other hand he retains his novelty very well with so many different possibilities. Each personality has its own unique set of dances, songs, eye animations, reactions and activities. And, as usual, Furby will start out speaking mostly Furbish during all personalities and slowly "learn" English as he goes through his life cycle. So far I have found four different types of Furby and there are still more to go!

My favorite thing about the new Furby is that Hasbro has really embraced how quirky, eccentric, and sometimes a little divisive this toy is. I like that! Some people have thought that Furbys were creepy and if you are one of those people this edition is not going to win you over. Furby is random, loud, enjoys munching fingers, and when he changes personalities it looks like he's having some sort of cute psychotic break with flashing lights. I have a lot of respect for Hasbro for this and also for not going the route of the 2005 edition or other interactive robotic toys where most of the play comes from giving commands of some sort and seeing the result. This may be quieter and more convenient, technically, but it also gets old fast and once you've tried all the command options it's easy to lose interest in the toy. Furby's advantage is that he is entertaining whether or not you are giving him commands or even interacting with him. He has a smashing good time and will sing, dance, and chatter about things to himself even if you are not doing anything. He will take a nap when he gets bored.
His voice is not as loud as the 1998 edition, however there is no volume control nor is there an off switch. This might be annoying for some, but everything combines to make a realistic little creature that keeps his novelty longer than other toys from the same genre. He feels even more like a little pet than the old version.

I am only having a few issues so far that have little to do with Furby himself. Hasbro's manual is colorful and cute, but it doesn't give you much information about what Furby can do exactly. Can he play games or tell the future? Does he understand certain phrases and not others? He seems to understand some Furbish phrases such as "Me sleepy" making him sleepy and he will also try to follow along in the conversation with "Uh-huhs" and what not if you talk to him. Can he talk to original Furbys? I guess we'll just have to find out. It is, in all honesty, a totally inadequate guide for a rather complicated robot. On top of that there is no complete Furbish dictionary included even though this Furby uses all the words just like the other editions. I have a feeling this is because they really want you to use the app for Apple phones and iPads, which brings me to my other complaint; You can only use the Furby app right now with an Apple product. It seems to be rumoured that it will be released for other platforms in the future, but giving exclusive rights to Apple and excluding people who do not own any of Apple's items seems like a contractual cash grab and also inconsiderate to kids. I definitely feel like I'm missing out, but I am not going to go buy an iPad just for Furby.

UPDATE: You can now get the Furby App on your Android phone. It's very nice to see it available!

All in all, despite the initial App exclusivity, this is an amazing toy that older kids and adults will really enjoy. As a big Furby fan, this customer was not disappointed. Go Furby!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome Back! November 5, 2012

By 7hr33

Durability: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 1.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

I got my first Furby for Christmas in 1998. I don't know how my parents did it, but they managed to get their hands on the hottest toy of the season, and I was in 8 year old heaven. I loved that little guy. As a joke this year, my girlfriend bought me one of the new furbies and was surprised to find I was thrilled with it. New furby has a lot in common with its predecessor, but it includes some major updates that make it more of a joy and less of a pain.

While clearly an innovative toy at the time, the original furby had some major issues. It was a novelty for a while, and then it became a pain. The rudimentary mechanics in the toy were almost deafening and drowned out the furby's voice more often than not, and trying to get them to be quiet was an infuriating exercise. They also looked downright creepy with those bulging mechanical eyes, and as much as I loved mine, I would often place it outside my room before I went to sleep.

New furby has solved a lot of these problems. It has received a substantial visual upgrade, and has gone from what appeared to be some kind of cyborg rodent to a rather cuddly little creature. Although you will not mistake furby for a plush, it now has a much softer and more cuddly body, with the mechanics disguised much better. The heavy base at the bottom of the old furby (which allowed it to rock back and forth) has been replaced by a much smaller, rounded base that also gives furby more mobility. It can rock, bob, shake, and dance and the motor is almost silent. It gives furby a much more believable lifelike quality. The fabric ears have been replaced by a soft, rubbery material that may not look quite as cute, but also doesn't expose the inner mechanisms and have a greater range of motion (including drooping down when furby sleeps, which is adorable).

The eyes are probably the biggest difference between the two. Gone is furby's soulless, shell-shocked stare, replaced by two animated eyes that give it an incredible range of emotion. They will display your typical cartoon expressions, such as happiness and anger, but will also become hearts or fireballs to signal that your furby is feeling particularly strongly about something. Mine even rolled its eyes at me when I talked to it earlier (with an accompanying "blah blah blah". It has an attitude). This is great, because I always hated those horrific sci-fi experiment eyes. It does have eyelids, sort of like the old one, but it doesn't use them for much more than when asleep or yawning as blinking is done on the eyes themselves. They also don't work that great, and I've caught my furby asleep with his eyes open several times. It's not nearly as creepy as when old furby slept with his eyes open.

One of my favorite things about this furby is the personality. The old models had some very slight personality variance between models, but most operated identically. These new furbies not only have distinct personalities, they have dozens of them. At random times, furby will change personalities entirely (often corresponding with your behavior, such as overfeeding or neglect). Mine went from a sweet cuddler to possibly a teenage girl and then to an evil primitive who screamed "OOGA OOGA" and his eyes became little men dancing with spears (that is not an exaggeration). It's always interesting to see what furby will become next and it keeps things fresh. People with a dark sense of humor will enjoy the fact that furby seems to be having a psychotic break and has multiple-personality disorder. As a note, this transition gimmick might be frightening to children, as some of furby's personalities are not very nice and younger tots might not understand why their furby is suddenly aggressive. It's worth keeping in mind.

Finally, the iOS app is a fun addition and worth checking out. You can feed furby different foods, some of which he won't like and he makes that very clear. It's a bit more interesting than shoving your finger in his mouth to feed him. It also "translates" furbish into English, though I call bushwah on that claim personally. I'm writing down everything the app says furby is saying so I can ask him about it when he learns English (I'll let you know). Overall though, it's really not essential. Check it out if you can, but don't feel you're missing out on much if Apple doesn't own your soul. Furby is plenty fun on his own.

Bottom line, this is a fun toy. It's entertaining, it looks hip and trendy to fit in with much of technology today, and it fills that void of nostalgia quite well. Whether you're a parent looking for a fun Christmas toy, an adult looking to recapture that feeling of 90's youth culture, or a 90's kid that missed out on the most beloved and most hated toy of your era, new furby is for you.