FIJIT Friends Willa Interactive Toy

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 4.9 x 8.5 inches ; 1.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B004E9TU22
• Item model number: W2377
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 - 12 years
• Batteries: 5 AA batteries required. (included)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: 1,379 in Toys ; Games (See Top 100 in Toys ; Games)
• 36 inToys ; Games Dolls ; Accessories Dolls
  

By : Mattel
Price : $48.30
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Product Description

Amazon.com Hands-On Review
REVIEW: Willa, a smart, fun, and funny Fijit Friend, is an interactive toy that'll become your child's new best friend. With supple skin that enables amazing movement, this trend-setting purple Fijit Friend has several interactive features, including voice recognition, beat detection, dance mode, and over 150 built-in responses. Recommended for ages six and up, Willa will be a fast and lasting friend that chats, dances, jokes, and performs.

WillaThe Trend-Setting Fijit FriendAt a Glance:Age: 6 years and upRequirements: 5 AA batteries Colors and decorations may vary.
WillaThe Trend-Setting Fijit Friend Meet Willa, the Trend-Setting Fijit FriendWilla is always a step ahead of the latest and greatest, whether it's fashion or whatever's new and cool. She's confident, stylish, and a natural leader. Like all Fijit Friends, Willa was created when a gooey science experiment was brought to life by the power of music. She loves to laugh until her sides hurt, dance until she's dizzy, and be herself with her one true bestie.
The Fijit Friends Interactive Toy Collection consists of four different Fijit Friends (sold separately), each with their own different personalities and jokes.
Soft, Tactile Skin Enables Lifelike MovementsThis Fijit Friend is made with a durable plastic head, cute removable ears, and a squishy shell that's a delight to touch. Poke her belly to prompt cool movements and fun surprises.
Your new friend's body and head will turn, bounce, and wiggle. Even her LED face and eyes will light up in response to stimuli. With unique movements and a huggable form, she'll make a fascinating new BFF.
Watch as Your Fijit Friend Dances to the BeatPlay your own music and watch this Fijit Friend boogie in dance mode. Beat Sensors allow physical and emotional reactions to different styles of music--from slow ballads to lively pop tracks. Dance along as she rocks, twirls, and bounces to the beat. She'll even perform her own original songs.
Responds to Your Voice with Phrases, Jokes, and MoreEager to chat and make you laugh, this Fijit Friend features voice recognition, allowing her to identify over 30 voice commands and respond with more than 150 built-in phrases and jokes. When it's time for bed, wish your Fijit Friend a goodnight. Her belly will glow like a nightlight as she nods to sleep.
This Fijit Friend can also detect and respond to various media platforms, including mobile applications, webisodes, television commercials, and more.
What's in the BoxWilla Fijit Friend, five AA "Try-Me" batteries, and instructions.

Meet the Fijit Friends
LoganThe Sporty Fijit Friend
SageThe Adventurous Fijit Friend
SerafinaThe Sweetie-Pie Fijit Friend END
Mattel Fijit Friends Willa Interactive Toy Purple - Mattel W2377.
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FIJIT Friends Willa Interactive Toy

 

Product Features

• Girls can poke and squeeze Fijit's soft, tactile skin that enables lifelike movements and fun surprises
• Fijit can respond more than 100 built-in phrases and jokes!
• Recognizes different types of music and perform different dance moves
• Features voice recognition, beat detection capabilities, and includes her own original songs too!
• The 5 AA batteries included with your Fijit Friend are for demonstration purposes only. Please remove and replace for optimal performance.

Client Critiques

Initial off, a great number of critiques mentioned the toy FIJIT Good friends Willa Interactive Toy didn't respond correctly until the batteries had been replaced. It's challenging to see, but this is written on one particular side of the box about the five installed AA batteries that come in the toy: "for safety purposes [the installed batteries] are for demonstration use only". I take that to mean they are not frequent batteries and will, by style, discharge rapidly. This is to prevent the batteries leaking and damaging the battery box in the toy if it sits on the shelf for a time. That would also serve to prevent receiving toxic stuff on small (or huge) fingers. The toy did start malfunctioning following much less than an hour of use with the original batteries. Replacing them made anything function perfectly once again. With the original batteries, some of the actions like the dancing, did not perform and even although I knew the battery circumstance beforehand, I believed they'd last a bit longer than what they did so I initially thought the toy was defective.
Expect to modify the batteries ideal off. Due to the fact it takes 5 batteries, a couple significant AA battery ten packs may perhaps nicely be worth adding to the toy when you buy it. I haven't had it long sufficient to see how extended battery life is. For the eco-aware, possibly rechargeables and a charger would be the way to go. Just get adequate so one particular group can be charging though the others are installed. High priced, yes, but most likely the right point to do.
I didn't find the toy excessively loud as some complaints about a lack of volume control implied. It may be distracting if you had been watching Tv and a person was sitting right next to you playing with it. But, in yet another room or any distance away and you aren't going to hear it unless you you are trying to listen for it and are just searching for nit-picks to dislike the toy. There are regulations in spot that govern audio levels for most consumer merchandise. Nicely, except for the double volume Television commercials far as well several networks play even though that is against FCC guidelines.
Some points the toy says are very difficult to fully grasp at initially. It speaks in a voice that mimics an auto-recorder- that device that adds an electronic virtually robotic effect to voices that is trendy amongst some recording artists. It took some time to figure out everything Willa was saying. The tricky to understand turn out to be clearer after cautious listening. Soon after you know what it says it gets a lot easier to understand.
This was requested by an 11 year old girl for a birthdat present so I'll see how lengthy it keeps the "cute and cool" factor going. I'll post back on any other developments.
Follow-UP
After the toy was in use for a month it now sits on a shelf collecting dust. Immediately after all the jokes have been heard several dozen instances, after all the other responses, comments, dances, and anything else the toy does was had been repeated so much there had been no much more surprises, the girl lost interest in this toy. It took slightly less than two weeks. It was a lot of entertaining when she very first got it and she likely saw and heard everything it could do or say within the very first couple days. Then there were a couple days of showing it off. Then it wasn't as significantly fun and I dare say she was even receiving annoyed with it. Due to the fact it has a rubbery skin and you can really feel the hard components underneath it, it isn't a cuddly type of toy exactly where it really is a thing a kid would carry about to snuggle with. It reminds me of the form of rubber skin that would be prone to dirt and grime from dirty fingers sticking ot. Directions say it can be washed with a detergent-zero cost moist cloth. The curly factors pull off and there is an optional set of points that can replace them. They need to be purchased and ordered spearately, of course. FIJIT Good friends Willa Accessory Pack
When I told her that there are supposed to be downloads out there at some point with new materials, the girl sighed and mentioned it would only end up becoming boring once more soon after a short time. On that note, I have not looked as well closely but I do not know if there is a port or any connection point for a cable. Perfect now just how this update approach functions is still a mystery. There is nothing in any of the directions or 'how to' sheets that shows a lot about it. The planned updates are mentioned, but that's the extent of it.
So far, I haven't been able to find any update website but that doesn't mean there is not 1. I just have not found it however.
There was no problem with the toy responding as long as it was commanded with a standard, clear voice. Shreiking or yelling at it did not cause any response or an incorrect one particular. As an adult, I did get some of its actions amusing and I did laugh out loud more than some antics. I still by no means located it too loud. Once again, it was a gift for an 11 year old girl. In terms of the content material of the jokes and considerably of its other interaction I think from 9 up would be the appropriate ages for youngsters to 'get' the jokes. I think they may well be a bit substantially for younger kids to recognize but the rest of the actions are relatively younger kid safe. The dancing and rest would absolutely be amusing to younger ones and probably the younger the recipient is, the longer prior to boredom with it sets in.
I asked the girl if soon after she had it for a month and had grown tired of it if recognizing what it said and did if she would still want it once again or gotten some thing else of equal monetary value. Without having hesitation, she said "Some thing else."
Addition once more: One person commented then deleted it but had a valid point. I did rate Willa with 4 stars, but mainly because it was a neat concept and it unquestionably was amusing. But, the luster wore off very promptly. In spite of getting asked a dozen or more occasions for the recipient to bring it back so i could test the extras as i outlined in my adhere to up, but she's so disinterested in it that it is a forgotten item in her life all together. If she nonetheless does show up with it, I will comply with through. Suitable now, her not even wanting to do that speaks volumes.

I purchased this for my daughters birthday....it is a good innovative toy...my only Complaint would be that the fijit does not generally recognize or respond to commands or particular questions....it frustrates my daughter- originally I thought it was since she may well have not been speaking clearly sufficient but I uncover that it occurs to me as properly when I give it a try. Awesome concept but I still consider some kinks could possibly want to be ironed out as far as voice recognition.

 

FIJIT Friends Willa Interactive Toy