Reply #6: Maybe next they'll ban Furby?

[Ian David]

Maybe they should ban Furby and other "virtual pets" from all airline flights.



"Furby has a light sensor in the eyes, a motion sensor somewhere inside it, touch sensors on the front and back, an active base and an infrared wireless port above the eyes for communication with other Furbies."



"In regards to the sensors, Furby can respond to being petted, moved or its eyes covered. Furby can play a few games, and those instructions are included in the manual that comes with it."

"Furby has an infrared communications port on its head that it can use to communicate with other Furbies. "

"the electric motor that runs the base portion generates enough radio frequency interference that it puts noise into my audio system and computers."
http://www.studio42.com/vidgame/Furby/index.shtml

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See also:
Posted by CmdrTaco on Sun Jan 03, '99 02:50 PM
from the advanced-technology dept.
devin writes "We've seen the Furby Autopsy but that was just the beginning. Now there's a project to hack Furby's internals, including the IR protocol. "

Furby Autopsy
http://slashdot.org/articles/98/12/11/2338244.shtml

Hacking Furby
http://www.homestead.com/hackfurby/

http://slashdot.org/articles/99/01/03/1950227.shtml



Ok, did you catch that. Motion sensor. Touch sensor. Infrarared receiver (like on your TV remote). This article doesn't mention Furby's ACOUSTIC sensor that responds when you clap your hands.