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| Sunday, 4 September 2005 |
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Super toys for Christmas What do you enjoy playing with? Is it dolls, toy cars or other vehicles, stuffed toys or electronic gadgets? Some novel toys are sweeping the international markets now. Read on to find out more about them. The big battle for the top toy this Christmas is expected to be fought between a two-foot tall, grunting, clunking robot, V2 Robosapien and the 18 inch tall, cute, talking doll, Amazing Amanda. Both are interactive toys and have been described by their manufacturers as "state-of-the-art". Let's check out the robot first.The black and white Robosapien is an upgrade of the Robosapien Mark One, last year's biggest selling toy. It is capable of talking, lying down, following instructions, distinguishing colours, recognising and picking up objects and chasing after a laser light shone on the floor. It comes with a whopping prize tag of 200 sterling pounds (about Rs 36,000). Amazing Amanda, though quite different in appearance, is just as interactive and responds to touch and sound. It can produce a range of facial expressions, is picky about its food, and responds to cuddles. Its repertoire of words include "You are not my mummy" and "I love to have my hair brushed". Some of the other toys which are expected to sell like hot cakes are Furby, the furry, chirping, bird-like robot which first reached the market around the 1990s and is now bigger, moves, dances and understands some speech; the egg-shaped Tamagotchi virtual pets; a Barbie-branded hair styling kit; Star Wars Electronic Lightsaber game; V Smile TV learning system, an education playstation; Thomas Aqua Draw, a novel train set and map; Rock Angels Bratz, street wise dolls which come in rock star outfits and guitars and the 70th annual London edition of the favourite board game Monopoly. Although it may take some time for these super toys to reach our local markets, they are expected to be big hits around the world this Christmas. Source: The Daily Telegraph |
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