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Elmo’s Tickle Hands Lets You Tickle Yourself With Elmo’s Hands

1:00PM Jason Chen | Non Toxic Reviews got a live demo of Elmo’s Tickle Hands, a human-sized version of Elmo’s giggle paws. Not only does using the hands get you Elmo’s trademark laugh, he talks too.
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Ultimate Toy Robot Battlemodo

7:00AM Benny Goldman | Everyone wants love, companionship and contact. Those who can’t get it from humans can turn to the latest crop of hot toy robots: Wall-E in three sizes, WowWee’s Rovio, Femisapien and Mr. Personality, the dino D-Rex, multi-talented Elmo Live and Sony’s enchantingly personable Rolly music player. Each exudes a desire to be your loyal friend from every noisy servo and glowing LED. But which should you choose? More »
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Elmo Live Video Review (Verdict: Buy If You Love Your Children)

9:00PM Benny Goldman | Yesterday marked the arrival of Elmo Live, the rapping, dancing and storytelling animatronic doll that’ll be burning up retail this holiday season, Great Depression or not. We got one of the little guys, and thoroughly evaluated his MC skills, jokes and hugging ability. He’s a fun little dude, at least for a short while. Watch this video review before you “decide” to succumb to the will of your kids and invest whatever cash you still have in Elmo Live. More »
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Elmo Live Available for Pre-Order, US$60 If You Love Your Children

11:15PM Benny Goldman | Elmo Live, the rapping, dancing, storytelling furball is now up for pre-order from all of the major online retailers. It doesn’t ship until October 14th, but you should get one before they are impossible to find and your kids hate you forever. The cuddly robot is on sale for US$60 at Wal-Mart, Toys-R-Us (limit 5) and K-Mart, but if they all run out you can try your luck at Amazon.com for US$65. Jazz Hands! [i4u] More »
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Elmo Doll Wants To Kill Child, We Still Want To Kill Elmo

4:08AM Mark Wilson | This 2-year-old boy loves his Elmo, but the feeling isn’t mutual. After replacing the batteries of his PC-syncing Elmo Knows Your Name toy, it awoke with a new vocabulary: the phrase, “Kill James?” So what was the child’s reaction? He repeats it, getting an enviable early start on his life of self-loathing awaiting ahead. More »
Gadgets

First Video of Elmo Live Singing and Dancing Shows He Got Skillz

3:12AM Benny Goldman | Holy crap, I want this Elmo, and I don’t even like Sesame Street. It makes Pleo look like a dumb hunk of plastic. The ways it moves and interacts is incredible—it tells stories, sings songs, dances and is simply the most expressive toy we’ve ever seen. It even yells out “Jazz Hands!” when he finish performing his newest rap hit, “Elmo’s Gotta Get On Up.” More information and videos after the jump.

ElmoSapien: The Scariest Robot Ever

5:20AM Jason Chen | Holy shit. Robots Rule developed a new Elmo personality for the ElmoSapien, essentially turning the RoboSapien we love so much into an Elmo doll that haunts our every waking and non-waking moment. To install it on your own RoboSapien—although we don’t know why anybody would—just download the instructions, sound files, and follow the guide on their site. Christ, why not make a GoatseSapien instead? That’s the only way this could get any worse. [RobotsRule] More »