Tag: Talking

One of the many iconic scenes from the Harry Potter movies and books is where Harry and the other first-year students are sorted into their houses. Potter naturally ends up in Gryffindor. This collectible is a life-size, wearable sorting hat, and it will sort you into the house you need.

Wow. Not only is this Chewbacca plush four feet-tall, he also appears to have a weird Don King hair thing going on. Can you imagine four feet of plush Chewbacca? Imagine the cuddles, the warmth… The pulling your plush C-3PO’s arm out of its socket.

Sure, you call yourself a Doctor Who fan, but you can’t really say that unless you have this cool Talking K-9 plush. True fans have their own plush pet dog and they cuddle with it while watching marathons of the show.

This R2-D2 bank is your new astromech savings and loan unit. R2 will help you save your money. Plus, he’ll talk your ear off each time you drop in some coins with his usual bleeps and whirrs – which in this case translates into, “You are one step closer to affording that new life-sized Stormtrooper toy, Master”.

Everybody has one: a toy from their childhood that will always have a special significance in their lives. For John Bennett, it was Ted, a stuffed teddy bear that came to life after John wished for it one Christmas night.

From the day that Star Wars came out, I always thought R2-D2 looked like a trashcan on wheels. So an R2-D2 trashcan makes sense as a mechandising tie-in. On the other hand, I never really pictured R2 as an orb.

I couldn’t make this stuff up. Filling a niche that I’m pretty sure nobody needs filled, this weird alarm clock from China is definitely not something I had on my gadget wish list. This cat-shaped alarm clock, and not only tells the time, but releases an unknown fragrance as it does its business.

Looking for a canine companion, but don’t have the patience for all the shedding and pooping? If you’re willing to learn a little Japanese, these electronic furry friends might fill the bill. The Tomy Dacky Healing Partner Dog has six internal sensors which can react to human touch and praise.

If you travel a lot, you might want to check out the newly announced Franklin TGA-490 language translator that can actually speak in 12 different languages. The new portable translator not only translates over 450,000 words and 12,000 phrases, it contains recorded samples of speech to provide accurate pronunciation in all 12 languages.

Find yourself eating too much these holidays? Perhaps this wacky new invention will help you keep your New Year’s resolution to cut down. A Ukranian scientist has developed a prototype of a plate that automatically tells you when you’ve eaten more food than you’re supposed to.