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Subject: New versions of 80's items
Written By: Starlighter on 10/04/16 at 8:17 pm
Share news, memories, experiences about 80's items that are being re-made and/or sold recently.
Teddy Ruxpin is getting a makeover:
Image source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/29/teddy-ruxpin-childrens-toy-makeover
https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1317b8021d477f6fb0f37e9c2f7085b0f3a08070/0_59_2842_1704/master/2842.jpg?w=620&q=55&auto=format&usm=12&fit=max&s=e27f8d84cbc3063bf5e3bfad904c03b5
Subject: Re: New versions of 80's items
Written By: Baltimoreian on 10/04/16 at 8:29 pm
Share news, memories, experiences about 80's items that are being re-made and/or sold recently.
Teddy Ruxpin is getting a makeover:
Image source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/29/teddy-ruxpin-childrens-toy-makeover
https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1317b8021d477f6fb0f37e9c2f7085b0f3a08070/0_59_2842_1704/master/2842.jpg?w=620&q=55&auto=format&usm=12&fit=max&s=e27f8d84cbc3063bf5e3bfad904c03b5
It looks more like something that came out of Japan. How come kids from the 80s didn't have this Teddy Ruxpin?
Subject: Re: New versions of 80's items
Written By: Howard on 10/05/16 at 2:25 pm
It looks more like something that came out of Japan. How come kids from the 80s didn't have this Teddy Ruxpin?
We got the original version:
https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/enhanced/webdr03/2013/2/15/10/enhanced-buzz-28238-1360941672-9.jpg
Subject: Re: New versions of 80's items
Written By: Howard on 10/05/16 at 2:28 pm
http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/images/g/8W8AAOxyyFhTcUId/s-l225.jpg
This was the newer version of 2XL that came out 25 years ago ↑
Subject: Re: New versions of 80's items
Written By: Starlighter on 10/05/16 at 6:06 pm
It looks more like something that came out of Japan. How come kids from the 80s didn't have this Teddy Ruxpin?
He has LED eyes now so he has been updated to today's technological standards.
http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/images/g/8W8AAOxyyFhTcUId/s-l225.jpg
This was the newer version of 2XL that came out 25 years ago ↑
I am not familiar with this toy, but I did look up what it looked like before. This newer version is very different and looks more like a robot.
Subject: Re: New versions of 80's items
Written By: Baltimoreian on 10/05/16 at 6:20 pm
He has LED eyes now so he has been updated to today's technological standards.
At least that makes him less creepy to kids.
Subject: Re: New versions of 80's items
Written By: yelimsexa on 10/06/16 at 7:09 am
Numerous re-releases/anniversary editions of classic '80s albums have been reissued during the past decade, often with new songs and/or different liner notes. This can also be true with other eras as well. Among them were Michael Jackson's 25th Anniversary release of Thriller, Whitney Houston's Deluxe 25th Anniversary Edition, Peter Gabriel's 25th Anniversary Edition of So, the 25th Anniversary edition of the Chariots of Fire soundtrack, the 20th Anniversary release of Dirty Dancing, and many more.
Subject: Re: New versions of 80's items
Written By: Howard on 10/06/16 at 3:25 pm
He has LED eyes now so he has been updated to today's technological standards.
I am not familiar with this toy, but I did look up what it looked like before. This newer version is very different and looks more like a robot.
This was 2XL back in the 80's:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpLkztVIJrc
http://www.theoldrobots.com/images4/megoa7.JPG
Subject: Re: New versions of 80's items
Written By: violet_shy on 10/06/16 at 3:32 pm
Share news, memories, experiences about 80's items that are being re-made and/or sold recently.
Teddy Ruxpin is getting a makeover:
Image source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/29/teddy-ruxpin-childrens-toy-makeover
https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1317b8021d477f6fb0f37e9c2f7085b0f3a08070/0_59_2842_1704/master/2842.jpg?w=620&q=55&auto=format&usm=12&fit=max&s=e27f8d84cbc3063bf5e3bfad904c03b5
Aw, it's a lot smaller. But I'm wondering if it has the same voice interaction technology...I'm too lazy to read the article, haha.
Subject: Re: New versions of 80's items
Written By: Starlighter on 10/06/16 at 7:54 pm
Numerous re-releases/anniversary editions of classic '80s albums have been reissued during the past decade, often with new songs and/or different liner notes. This can also be true with other eras as well. Among them were Michael Jackson's 25th Anniversary release of Thriller, Whitney Houston's Deluxe 25th Anniversary Edition, Peter Gabriel's 25th Anniversary Edition of So, the 25th Anniversary edition of the Chariots of Fire soundtrack, the 20th Anniversary release of Dirty Dancing, and many more.
Liner notes are why CD's are better than digital downloads, lol. If you have the originals and re-releases/anniversary editions which version do you prefer?
This was 2XL back in the 80's:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpLkztVIJrc
http://www.theoldrobots.com/images4/megoa7.JPG
That is so cool. I wish I would have had one.
Aw, it's a lot smaller. But I'm wondering if it has the same voice interaction technology...I'm too lazy to read the article, haha.
It still talks but uses a built in hard drive instead of cassette tapes.
Subject: Re: New versions of 80's items
Written By: Howard on 10/07/16 at 7:16 am
Liner notes are why CD's are better than digital downloads, lol. If you have the originals and re-releases/anniversary editions which version do you prefer?
That is so cool. I wish I would have had one.
It still talks but uses a built in hard drive instead of cassette tapes.
Do you still want to know more about 2XL?
Subject: Re: New versions of 80's items
Written By: Starlighter on 10/09/16 at 1:20 pm
Do you still want to know more about 2XL?
Yes please.
Subject: Re: New versions of 80's items
Written By: Howard on 10/09/16 at 2:49 pm
Yes please.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-XL
Subject: Re: New versions of 80's items
Written By: Baltimoreian on 10/09/16 at 7:42 pm
Aw, it's a lot smaller. But I'm wondering if it has the same voice interaction technology...I'm too lazy to read the article, haha.
I'm considering it doesn't have a casette tape, since no kid today would actually recognize it. Like what Starlighter, it might have a hard drive that had pre-recorded voices inside it.
Subject: Re: New versions of 80's items
Written By: violet_shy on 10/10/16 at 6:21 pm
It still talks but uses a built in hard drive instead of cassette tapes.
I'm considering it doesn't have a casette tape, since no kid today would actually recognize it. Like what Starlighter, it might have a hard drive that had pre-recorded voices inside it.
Subject: Re: New versions of 80's items
Written By: TheEarly90sFan on 10/10/16 at 6:51 pm
Share news, memories, experiences about 80's items that are being re-made and/or sold recently.
Teddy Ruxpin is getting a makeover:
Image source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/29/teddy-ruxpin-childrens-toy-makeover
https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1317b8021d477f6fb0f37e9c2f7085b0f3a08070/0_59_2842_1704/master/2842.jpg?w=620&q=55&auto=format&usm=12&fit=max&s=e27f8d84cbc3063bf5e3bfad904c03b5
Teddy Ruxpin doubles as a '90s item. They were all but gone by the turn of the '90s, IIRC.
Subject: Re: New versions of 80's items
Written By: Baltimoreian on 10/10/16 at 7:02 pm
Teddy Ruxpin doubles as a '90s item. They were all but gone by the turn of the '90s, IIRC.
Barely anybody bought a Teddy Ruxpin in the 90s. Especially when they had Furbies during the late 90s.
Subject: Re: New versions of 80's items
Written By: TheEarly90sFan on 10/10/16 at 8:06 pm
Barely anybody bought a Teddy Ruxpin in the 90s. Especially when they had Furbies during the late 90s.
Teddy Ruxpin and My Buddy were long gone from toy stores by the late '90s.
Subject: Re: New versions of 80's items
Written By: Baltimoreian on 10/13/16 at 8:30 pm
Teddy Ruxpin and My Buddy were long gone from toy stores by the late '90s.
Yeah. That's what I'm saying. Teddy Ruxpin wasn't around at all during the late 90s.