| Teddy Bears have been around for over 100 years, | | | | movements and even facial expressions! |
| but that doesn't stop designers and inventors from | | | | With Microsoft showcasing a high-tech Spy Robot |
| coming up with wacky new ways of using, altering, or | | | | Teddy Bear at the TechFest trade fair, the stage |
| (in some cases) destroying them! | | | | looks set for further investment and development into |
| From the innovative to the kitsch, the world of Teddy | | | | intelligent Teddy Bears capable of recording moments |
| Bears is full of inventive new ideas, ranging from the | | | | of your child's day, reading them a book, and even |
| wonderfully touching, to the downright weird! | | | | connecting to a parent's system in a remote location |
| The Teddy Bear Gun | | | | to enable them to 'program a repertoire for a child'. |
| Surprisingly, this isn't a joke! This Japanese 'toy' has | | | | The possibilities seem endless! |
| actually been designed to make life easier at your | | | | Initially, this Teddy Bear was designed to plainly track |
| wedding! Instead of throwing confetti at the bride and | | | | someone's movement around a room, but since then, |
| groom, the Japanese go one step further and throw | | | | the whole project has exploded, and future plans for |
| Teddy Bears! | | | | the Teddy Bear will take this toy to an amazing level |
| Naturally, someone somewhere in Japan realised that | | | | of sophistication. |
| this tradition could be made a whole lot easier if they | | | | The Creepy Teddy Bear |
| had a gun to 'throw' the Teddy Bears for them, and so | | | | This may be the strangest and most disturbing Teddy |
| created the Teddy Bear Gun. | | | | Bear I've ever come across, and slots into our 'weird' |
| This contraption-- produced by Japanese paintball gun | | | | category perfectly! |
| manufacturers, Sunamiya-- utilises the science behind | | | | Called the somewhat reassuring 'TeddyBearBand', this |
| their paintball guns to thrust the Teddy Bear through a | | | | 'cuddly toy' was surprisingly designed by Philippe |
| transparent barrel, high into the air with a simple 'click' | | | | Starck who claims that 'an overabundance of toys |
| of the trigger. | | | | fosters infidelity' in children, leading him to create this |
| Fortunately, no Teddy Bears are injured with the use | | | | kind of hybrid of Teddy Bears/soft toys that |
| of such a contraption as each bear is fitted with their | | | | apparently meets all of a child's needs! |
| own mini parachute, so they glide safely and gracefully | | | | With this Teddy Bear having a bunny for a hand, and a |
| back down to Earth to wish the bride and groom well | | | | dog for a foot, it certainly packs more animals into a |
| on their journey. | | | | cuddly toy than the average Teddy Bear, but I'm |
| USB Teddy Bear | | | | worried about the dreams I'll be having tonight after |
| That's right, a data-storing Teddy Bear! At a first | | | | seeing this thing, let along the effect it'll have on a |
| glance this is just a normal, cute Teddy Bear, but once | | | | young child. |
| you pull its head off (Yes, you are required to | | | | The Teddy Bear Remote Control |
| decapitate this poor Teddy Bear!), it suddenly becomes | | | | This slightly odd-looking Teddy Bear, designed by the |
| a USB memory stick, with the head acting as the cap. | | | | innovative designer Leah Culver, doubles up as an |
| When plugged in, it appears as though the Teddy Bear | | | | all-purpose remote control. |
| is being sucked into your computer! Poor thing. Maybe | | | | While maintaining it's softness and child-like appeal, this |
| someone had a score to settle? | | | | Teddy Bear makes a surprisingly effective, fully |
| We're not too sure when, or even if these Teddy | | | | functional remote control. Squeeze the Teddy Bear's |
| Bears will come on to the market. So if you don't feel | | | | chest to play/pause your program or film, and change |
| like waiting to find out, it can't be that hard to pull apart | | | | the volume with a soft pinch of the ear. |
| one of your much loved cuddly toys… | | | | If you're really tempted, you can follow this online guide |
| The Huggable | | | | to make your own Teddy Bear Remote Control! |
| The 'Huggable' Teddy Bear definitely fits into our | | | | We really like this one! Slightly weird, but also |
| 'wonderful' category! | | | | somewhat wonderful! |
| This Teddy Bear is being developed to act as a | | | | GPS Navigation Teddy Bear |
| robotic companion for the ill, elderly or infirm who are | | | | This cheeky but fun GPS-fitted Teddy Bear (Navirobo) |
| unable to enjoy the presence of real animals, and the | | | | sits on your dashboard and directs you to your |
| benefits this can bring. The idea of the 'Huggable' was | | | | destination. But heaven forbid if you take a wrong turn, |
| born after clinical trials proved that animals can reduce | | | | for your cuddly companion-- who even does a little jig |
| stress levels in patients, but some- due to allergies or | | | | when you finally reach your destination-- will mock you! |
| local restrictions- are not able, or allowed to have | | | | This is a great, laugh-out-loud Teddy Bear, designed |
| access to such animals. | | | | and manufactured in (you guessed it!) Japan, will be a |
| Making use of the latest sensate-skin technology, | | | | great addition to your dashboard that will make your |
| cameras in the eyes, microphones in the ears, wireless | | | | long journeys home far less tedious! |
| technology and data collection techniques, the Teddy | | | | 'You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog' |
| Bear has been intelligently designed to respond to | | | | When Barney the guard dog went on a rampage at |
| touch in the way a real animal would, and then | | | | Wookey Hole Caves, it was no ordinary Teddy Bear |
| communicate in an appropriate manner. | | | | that became one of her victims |
| The aim is to provide a helpful tool for care providers | | | | Mabel, made in Germany in 1909, who previously |
| that is emotionally pleasing and provides real, | | | | belonged to none other than the King himself-- Elvis |
| measurable health benefits to patients. | | | | Presley-- lay mortally wounded, surrounded by the |
| This has to be the most advanced, forward thinking, | | | | remains of almost a hundred rare Teddy Bears, |
| technologically packed Teddy Bear we've ever seen! | | | | destroyed by the foul-tempered Doberman Pinscher. |
| Teddy Bear MP3 Player | | | | The Teddy Bears were on loan at the time of the |
| Appealing to Teddy Bear fans the world over, this nifty | | | | attack, displayed at Wookey Hole Caves, Somerset. |
| little Teddy Bear MP3 player, capable of storing 128mb | | | | Mabel-- bought for $40,000 by Sir Benjamin Slade, an |
| of audio, with a USB connection, and a liberal $78 price | | | | avid collector of Elvis memorabilia-- was, |
| tag, seems set to become one of the most useful and | | | | not-surprisingly, the star attraction. |
| practical Teddy Bears available, without compromising | | | | Barney, who was supposed to be guarding the Teddy |
| on cuteness. | | | | Bear collection, worth over £400,000 was |
| Created by Tomy, and weighing in at only 50g | | | | wrestled to the ground among the remains of the |
| (excluding battery), this rather retro looking product will | | | | Teddy Bears, with "Heads pulled off, arms, legs here |
| offer you up to 8 hours of playback from a single AA | | | | and there, it was a total carnage really. I've never seen |
| battery! | | | | such a mess, there was stuffing, fluff and bear bits |
| With this MP3 player making Virgin Media's Top 10 | | | | everywhere." |
| Strangest MP3 Players list, we couldn't resist | | | | Sir Benjamin was, understandably, not best pleased! |
| mentioning it! | | | | Do our Teddy Bears have feelings too? |
| Teddy Bear Chair | | | | With so many weird and wonderful things happening in |
| As soft and as comforting as a 'real' Teddy Bear, this | | | | the Teddy Bear world, it makes you wonder whether |
| eccentric Teddy Bear Chair was designed by furniture | | | | our cuddly friends have feelings and emotions of their |
| designer Matti Klenell. | | | | own. What would they think of the crazy ideas we |
| Perfect for any Teddy Bear lover looking for | | | | have for Teddy Bears? Do they come awake at night |
| something completely different to furnish their home | | | | and remember our moments of cruelty? |
| with, 'Mido' is an upholstered Easy Chair, shaped like a | | | | Perhaps it is sometimes true that we form |
| Teddy Bear, originally displayed at the Agate Gallery, | | | | connections with the inanimate objects that we |
| Stockholm as part of an impressive solo exhibition. | | | | surround ourselves with and eventually humanise our |
| This Teddy Bear Chair just looks so cosy. It's tempting | | | | Teddy Bears, and by doing this, we begin treating them |
| me to just snuggle up to it and have a nap! | | | | as if they have human emotions- pain, fear, love. |
| The Evil Spy Robot Teddy Bear | | | | Whatever the case, here at Funky Bears, we're sure |
| No, this isn't the latest military project, but a Teddy | | | | the crazy Teddy Bear inventions will continue, and we |
| Bear fitted with the latest and most advanced | | | | can't wait to see the next weird or wonderful ideas |
| technology. The Teddy Bear is being developed to | | | | that people in the same industry as ourselves will |
| respond to the Teddy Bear's owners' voice, | | | | come up with! |