TIME Cool Tech 2004: Playtime

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1. E-L-M-O

www.fisher-price.com ($20)
Elmo dolls always balance on the fine line between genius and insanity. This year he spells his name with big-arm gestures to a variant of the Village People's classic YMCA

2. Robosapien

www.wowwee.com
A fast walker and a big talker (if Caveman can be considered a language), this one is more excitable than your average toy. Just beware its kung fu fury–and audible bodily functions

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BY WILSON ROTHMAN
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