Remember the day sof Teddy Ruxpin? Yeah, that’s right, that wierd bear that had tapes in his back and talked to you.

teddy-ruxpin

I actually personally got a Corky doll one Christmas. It was . . . an experience. I used to have fun scaring my sister with it. I’m sure the makers of “chucky were quite aware that chucky was corky with straight hair. I know I was. I would have Corky in bed with my, all the while praying that demon possession of my precious, expensive toy would not occur. But elaborating on that experience is another post for another time.

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Hop into the wayback machine and Go to 2:45 in this video below and remember with me the beauty and the terror of the toy that was Corky, along with all the heinously awesome 80′s marketing magic.

Onward to the wonders of ToyBots. I haven’t really gotten to see too much from the Tech Crunch 50 presentations yet, but this company is pretty fascinating. Toybots showed some incredible things at TC50. Here’s some stuff for you to sink your teeth into.

Tech Crunch article and recap of them

Here’s the video that blew my mind. You’d think the yorkie was real. See for yourself. Looking forward to your comments.

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