Following a raft of nostalgia-inducing comebacks, the Furbys make their full return on July 15. The retro toy craze has finally become a Furb-nomenon. Yes, no pun has been left unturned in the launch ...

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 News Editor, Weekends ...

Little Cat Looks Like a Furby with Fangs and We’re Obsessed originally appeared on Parade Pets. The original Furby doll hit shelves in 1998 and even got a reboot in 2023. These fuzzy little electronic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Los Angeles Times illustration; photos via Hasbro) When Stephanie Sanders-Jacob woke up last Thursday, it felt a bit like ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, tablets, gaming and future/emerging trends in our changing world. Other obsessions include magic, immersive theater, ...

Furby, "the first gigapet you can pet" will be back in stores just in time to create an inflated demand during this holiday shopping season, but it's not exactly the electronic toy you remember.

A video of an AI Furby's creepy dialogue about taking over the world went viral. The programmer, Jessica Card, told Insider she's obsessed with the idea of creating AI "friends." People (particularly ...