In the 80s, Teddy Ruxpin was basically a teddy bear with a small amount of animatronics built into the face with a cassette player jammed inside. While Teddy Ruxpin looked like a stuffed bear, he was also quite heavy (due to the mechanicals and the batteries needed to power him). I don't know too much about this new bear -- except that they've decided to use Memory Cards for the stories rathern than cassettes. With 20 years of technological advancement, it shouldn't be a brick to lug around anymore.
We were somewhat disappointed that Teddy Ruxpin did not mouth along with the words when we stuck a Twisted Sister tape in him, though we had suspected before the experiment that he wouldn't.
hahaha. that would've been so neat! actually, as a kid, teddy ruxpin kinda scared me. i had an a.g. bear instead, except no animatronics there.
Teddy Ruxpin....Come out and play.....Teddy Ruxpin......Come out and play.....TEDDY RUXPIN!!!!!COME OUT AND PLAY!!!!!!etc etc etc....