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. It's a simple, but a surprisingly effective hack that could be very useful for someone seeking inspiration. Or, as Borges himself once said: "Don't talk unless you can improve the silence."

Furby Plus Borges Equals Borgy [Richard Baguley/Hackaday]