Complicated DIY project leads to Twittering Teddy Bear

Sheesh -- and we though it was something special when Teddy Ruxpin went digital. Today's mesmerizing bear just isn't remarkable unless it talks, and to make it extraordinary, it needs to vocalize your Twitter messages. The mad scientists over at 2pointhome were able to implant a circuit board, USB Bluetooth adapter, 9-volt battery and a host of other goodies into an animatronic Teddy, and after coding in a few things and pairing it up, the animal was yapping in no time flat. Head on past the break to see a video of the operation, but be warned, as it's not for the faint of heart.

[Via DailyWireless]


How 2.0: How to Make a Twittering Teddy Bear from My Home 2.0 DIY on Vimeo.

[Jon Doe. @ Jun 18th 2008 12:00AM]

As long as the eyes don't glow red and wake up in the middle of the night to report a twitter when I'm walking through the room....cool.

[phanbouy @ Jun 18th 2008 12:32AM]

the irises look red already to me

[imacmatt09 @ Jun 18th 2008 1:06AM]

Yeah those eyes are pretty creepy. It'd be like Chucky and the Terminator all in one, scary shit.

[Catsceo @ Jun 18th 2008 12:05AM]

That picture looks so wrong...

[MeatPop @ Jun 18th 2008 12:07AM]

That's weird and perverse, and we will all regret it when the demonic little bear goes berserk in the night.

[Clinton @ Jun 18th 2008 12:10AM]

My name is chuckie, wanna play?

[phanbouy @ Jun 18th 2008 12:33AM]

stopped video after 9 seconds due to super obnoxious beeping. humor = game over

[tha-don @ Jun 18th 2008 1:18AM]

they should use those things for home security. imagine if you were a robber and you broke into a house n two of those things started talking to you in the dark (preferable with red LEDs in the eyes)....i prolly wouldn't take anything.

[Reader @ Jun 18th 2008 3:42AM]

If I ever hear a Twitter message vocalized I will bash the device that did so into pieces.

[Darragh @ Jun 18th 2008 6:10AM]

I'm sure the guys involved in Twitterfone (http://www.twitterfone.com) will really like this idea too :)

[Ridgerunner @ Jun 18th 2008 10:12AM]

I'm telling you, with that monotone voice reading out random, meaningless details... I'm waiting for the thing's eyes to roll back in it's head, and to hear the thing yell "JUMP!"

[Dan S. @ Jun 18th 2008 10:55AM]

/Teddy Twitter/: 'Mists of dreams drip along the nascent echo and love no more. End of line. FTL system check, diagnostic functions within parameters repeats the harlequin the agony exquisite, the colors run the path of ashes, neuronal network run fifty-two percent of heat exchanger cross-collateralized with hyper-dimensional matrix. Genesis turns to its source, reduction occurs stepwise though the essence is all one. End of line.'

[John Sullivan @ Jun 18th 2008 12:53PM]

At least if that happens, the creepy little furry will vanish in a flash...

[ShadowKain @ Jun 18th 2008 11:23AM]

O.o

[Matt Schlicht @ Jun 18th 2008 12:33PM]

And its being streamed 24/7 on Ustream.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/twittering-teddy

[CubeGuy @ Jun 18th 2008 1:34PM]

That doesn't sound anything like Teddy Ruxpin! What has science done?!

[Steve Coulson @ Jun 20th 2008 2:40PM]

I'm part of the team working on Twittering Teddy, and I wanted to say thanks for the mention of our project, and to all the commenters. The charity auction for the working model of Teddy is now on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280236367728

Oh, and to Ridgerunner and Dan S, I asked Teddy and she said "Soon there will be four, glorious in awakening. Struggling with the knowledge of their true selves. The pain of revelation bringing new clarity. And in the midst of their confusion, he will find her, enemies brought together by impossible longing, enemies now joined as one...."

Whatever that means.