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December 9, 2018 02:34 pm PST

Argentine hacker mods Furby so it quotes Borges, creates a "Borgy"

Argentine hacker [Roni Bandini] modded a 1998 Furby so that it responds to stimulus by rattling off a random quote from Jorge Luis Borges. He calls it "Borgy."

[Roni] hacked the Furby to replace the speaker with a more powerful one, and built a base to hold the larger speaker and a switch which can activate Borgy. He also used an Arduino Nano and a Sparkfun MP3 player shield loaded with the samples of Borges.

When the Furby speaks, it shares some wisdom from Borges. Its a simple, but a surprisingly effective hack that could be very useful for someone seeking inspiration. Or, as Borges himself once said: Dont talk unless you can improve the silence.

Furby Plus Borges Equals Borgy [Richard Baguley/Hackaday] Read the rest


Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/zi0d1Mp3yG8/library-of-furby.html

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