Crump: Blame Idaho For Furby, Too?

Everybody knows who Idaho’s most famous inventor was: Rigby’s Philo Farnsworth thought up the essential technology for television in 1927. But who’s No. 2? Gotta be Boisean Caleb Chung, co-inventor of Furby, the wide-eyed robotic toy that’s sold 40 million units since its introduction in 1998. At $35 a pop, that works out to $1.4 billion for Hasbro. Chung went on to found his own company, Ugobe, creating and marketing an interactive dinosaur, Pleo. An amazing piece of technology, Pleo goes through different phases of maturity and learns behaviors based on the user’s reactions. With audio sensors in its ears, an infrared camera in its mouth and touch sensors covering its body, Pleo develops a virtual personality/ Steve Crump , Twin Falls Times-News. More here .

Question: Which toy created in the last 10 to 15 years has been your favorite?