Afternoon everyone :) Welcome to the 12th edition of The Furby Post. Hope
every one of you guys who live in California are doing ok after the
earthquake early this morning; at the very least it started the weekend off
in a more unique way that we're used to ;) I thought this week I'd take a
look at the user list and see how wide spread the list is and here's what I
found. Out of 158 readers we have readers in:
Australia
Great Britain
Canada
The United States Government (From NASA woohoo! ;) )
The Netherlands
Japan
A handful of Universities
And of course, everyone else is from local U.S. ISPs
Thanks to everyone for coming together in such a diverse group of Furby
Fans :) Have any friends that may want to join up? Tell them to go on down to:
http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/thefurbypost
and tell 'em to just click on the 'Subscribe to this list' link at the
bottom and they'll start recieving the letter every other Saturday. Thanks
in advance :)
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Table of Contents:
1) Statistics
2) Furby Trivia Question of the Issue
3) News
4) Special Notice
5) Letter to the Editor
6) Fun Furby Facts
7) Mystic Fortress Updates
8) Furbish Word of the Issue
9) Furby Fan of the Letter
10) Furby Trivia Answer
11) Closing
12) Unsub and Copyright Information
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Here's some current stats:
Currently there are 1620 ebay auctions going on, 1413 on Yahoo!, and 1654 on
amazon.com. Sales seem to be down a little, regardless of all the new
Furbys that came out in the past two weeks, maybe people are just saving
their pennies for the holidays? :)
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Furby Post Trivia Question of the Issue: Read this question and try to
figure out the answer, at the end of the issue we'll have the question
reposted with the answer given.
Sound like fun? You bet! :)
The processing power in a Furby exceeds the processing power in the Lunar
Module that first landed on the moon. True or False?
A) True
B) False
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And now...onto the News:
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Santa Furby has made it's appearance now on the open markets :) Santa Furby
has blue eyes and of course a red and white Santa Claus suit. Don't look
for Santa Furby to say anything new beyond what normal adult Furbys say
already, but he's still a very cute collectors edition (more so than some
of the others that seem to have poured out of the woodwork recently ;) )
This Furby can be ordered online at: http://www.qvc.com/
Just search Furby and go to the Santa/Holiday Furby!
I have the poem from the box and an image of this Furby located at
Electronic Furby in the Furby Accessories section:
http://www.mimitchi.com/html/facces.htm
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One of the newer Furbys is called the Jester Furby. A picture of him is
available in the collectors area of the www.furby.com website (or available
on the Furby accessories page mentioned above). So far there have been no
reports of this guy seen on the shelves and he is unseen at auctions as of
yet. He is rumored to be an official Wal*Mart exclusive, but my resources
say he is an exclusive to Target stores - so we shall see! Keep a look out,
he is bound to be on shelves by the end of November!
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Furby generation series 5 has just come out and people are finding them in
limited supplies around the US, but they still remain a rare find.
With that it seems that Tiger Electronics is already prepairing to release
yet another generation - series 6! No sightenings have yet been reported
from series 6, but I'm sure they will be out there by December in time for
the holidays!
To see the Generation 5 Furbys go here:
http://www.mimitchi.com/html/furbn63.htm
To take a look at the Generation 6 Furbys go here:
http://www.mimitchi.com/html/furbn64.htm
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Tiger has been on a roll of releasing many special editions in the past
couple of months. Released a little less then 2 weeks ago is the special
edition exclusive to toysrus.com - Tropical Furby! Below is the description
quoted straight from the tru.com website:
A Toysrus.com Exclusive! Furby is hot, hot, hot!
Looks like our favorite furry friend is ready to
catch some rays on the sand! Make sure you grab
enough sunscreen so its ears won't get burned, and
if the sun is really strong, keep those cool shades
on! Most important of all - don't let Furby talk
you into going for a swim right after eating lunch!
Tropical Furby may look like it's on vacation in
those wild n' wacky swim trunks, but this interactive
electronic pet will never stop working to make you
happy! Just like the original Furby, this colorful
creature has truly lifelike senses that allow it
to hear, see, and feel things. It can blink its eyes,
wiggle its ears, and even move its mouth as it speaks
its own Furbish language. With a little time and
patience, you can teach your new friend to speak English,
too! Looks like the high tide is rolling in - better
pick up your Tropical Furby today before the waves carry
him away!
I have this Furby and let me say he is so very adorable! Well worth getting
if you can get him! :)
If you want to buy this Furby you can do so online by going to www.tru.com
Then on the left side where their links are go to Brands & Themes and select
Furby, press Go and wait for the page to load. When loaded scroll to the
bottom of the list of Furby products, you will see Tropical Furby. Click on
him or click 'buy' and follow the instructions there after. The price is
currently a sale price making this Furby go for $20.00, instead of $29.99!
Note: you must have a credit card to order.
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Furby CD-ROM for Windows is out there and available. I have been told the
title is Big Fun in Furbyland. It seems limited right now as this program
has not been widely found yet, but except to see it creeping into your local
computer game stores (such as best buy) by mid-November! As soon as we get
our hands on one or more information then we'll have more to tell about it!
There are several places that are pre-selling it online right now but
otherwise I do not know of a place that is selling it with imidiate delivery.
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The holiday season is the most important time for retailers and the toy
industry in general. The most important thing seems to be media attention
and word of mouth. If it's hyped in the media you can bet it'll be bought
up by the consumers like lightening. If a toy is really great and is hyped
by word of mouth through friends and family it's likely to be bought up
quickly and be a success. No matter how it happens, retailers rely on it
happening year after year.
This past wednesday (the 13th) in New York was PlayDate '99, a pre-holiday
gathering of toymakers and retailers. The gathering was not for consumers
but for the media and retailers to get together and compare their lists of
what toys they think will be the big sellers of the holiday season. It was
also to showcase their products in hopes of getting on the 'hot' lists.
Their individual lists were compared and with those they came up with a
final 'hot' list. The list was formally unveiled and has been published
widely in the news and media. Retailers will be able to post the list in
their stores or use it in advertising.
This is a basic summery of the top predictions:
Best Selling PC Game: Quake 3: Arena, by Activision.
Best Selling Video Game: Donkey Kong, by Nintendo.
Best Selling Toy Online: Lego Droid Kit, by Lego.
Best Selling Toy at Specialty Stores: Pokemon.
Best Selling Toy Overall: Pokemon. Toys by Hasbro (NYSE:HAS - news),
trading cards by Topps and Wizards of the Coast; video games by
Nintendo.
The other predicted top sellers in alphabetical order:
Amazing Ally, by Playmates.
Barbie (Millennium edition), by Mattel.
Furby and Furby Babies, by Tiger Electronics, a division of Hasbro.
Lego Mindstorms, by Lego.
Pop Radio, by Sound Bites.
Sesame Street Rock & Roll Elmo, by Fisher-Price, a division of Mattel.
Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace, many manufacturers,
including Hasbro, Sony, Nintendo and Lego.
Toy Story 2, by Mattel.
WCW Tuff Talkin' Wrestlers, by Toy Biz.
WWF Titantron, by Jakks Pacific.
QX-3 Microscope, by a Mattel-Intel partnership.
Furby makes the list and may get to be a big seller again this year? The
retailers can predict all they want, but it's you, the consumer, that
decides what becomes the hit. If I had a choice, it'd be Interactive Yoda
or Furby Babies! My best advise for holiday shoppers: Do your shopping
this month and get ahead of the crowds!
For full information and detailed lists from PlayDate '99 go to this news
article:
http://www.mimitchi.com/html/furbn55.htm
For KBToys 'hot' toy list visit here:
http://www.mimitchi.com/html/furbn60.htm
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The Furby Post would like to dedicate part of an upcoming issue to online
sellers of Furby and Furby Accessories and we need your help. These Furby
items do not need to be liscensed by Tiger, but the sites must sell Furby
(not Fooby, Furbish etc) items. If you have a URL to a *reliable* seller of
goods, please send them along to:
MAILTO:capngo@earthlink.net
and they'll be posted in the next issue. All URL's will be checked, and
those sites who have stolen (as in no credit or permission granted) images
or content from Mystic Fortress will be disqualified from being posted.
(Note: if the URL that you are sending to us does not belong to you, please
ask permission from that site's webmaster before sending it along to us.)
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Letters to the Editor: Nothing to report this week guys :) but if you have
a question you'd like posted send it along to
MAILTO:"capngo@earthlink.net"
and we'll have it answered as soon as possible.
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-Fun Furby Facts
Want a couple of Furby Baby Easter Eggs? Here are a couple that are
circulating around the net:
1) To make Furby Babies laugh: Tickle (wait till they stop moving), Tickle
again (wait for them to stop moving), Tickle again (wait for them to stop
moving), and Feed once.
2) To get Furby Babies to sing multiple songs (very cute!): Tickle (wait
till they stop moving), cover their eyes (wait till they stop moving),
Tickle (wait untill they stop moving), and cover their eyes again.
-If you can't get the easter eggs to work the first time, tilt their body
from side to side a few times and try again. Remember sometimes it takes a
little time and patience to get the easter egg to work.
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Don't know the names for the 4Th generation furbys? They are as follows:
Bumble Bee, Cheetah, Dragon, Ladybug, Rainbow/Tie-Dye, and Squirrel.
More information and images here:
http://www.mimitchi.com/html/furbn45.htm
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Still Looking for Furby Babies? Here's a good place online to get them for
only 24.99!
http://www.shopheaven.com/furby.html
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Mystic Fortress updates:
Mostly the news and accessories sections have been updated as there has been
a lot of news in regards to Furby this month.
http://www.mimitchi.com/html/furby.htm
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The online Furby Poll has been updated and we'd love to hear your responses
to it. Your vote does count! Your opinoins help let me know what you want
and how you feel. It only takes two clicks to complete, so if you'd be so
kind as to fill it out, the URL is:
http://www.mimitchi.com/html/fpoll.htm
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Furbish Word of the Issue:
"Bah-Bah" meaning 'Bottle' for Furby Babies. They will ask for their
bah-bah when they are hungry.
Note: This is only said by Furby Babies, not adults.
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Furby Fan of the Issue:
I'd like to say a special hello to Ricky-Lee Winterfield from Australia.
His grandmother wanted me to send him a special copy of the newsletter
because he's not yet a onelist member but loves Furbys very much :) Hope
you enjoy the newsletter Ricky, and I hope that you join the rest of us
real soon :)
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Furby Post Trivia Answer of the Issue: Do you know it? Great here's the
correct answer.
The processing power in a Furby exceeds the processing power in the Lunar
Module that first landed on the moon. True or False?
A) True
B) False
Answer: If you chose A) True, then you are correct! According to Michael
Hawley, a director of the Media Lab at MIT, the processing power in a Furby
exceeds the processing power in the Lunar Module that first landed on the
moon to a power of four! Yet Furby uses only 64,000 bytes, 1/20th of that
on a floppy disc! Amazing creature Furby is! :)
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That's it for this time :) Hope everyone enjoyed it. As always if there
are any questions, comments, or suggestions I'd love to hear them so send
them along to:
MAILTO:"capngo@earthlink.net"
And I'll get back to you as soon as possible :)
Also, remember to send in Furby stories and Furby page links and I'll be
happy to put them up here with credit :)
Written and composed by Brendan Quinn. The rights to all artwork and creative information included on this particular page and all pages related to The Furby Post are reserved by Brendan Quinn. Furby, Furbish, and all related is ®, TM,& ©Tiger Electronics, LTD. USA.
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