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New ‘Hello Barbie’ Wi-Fi Enabled Barbie That Records Conversations And Talks Back To Kids Has The Internet Up In Arms

Posted on February 24, 2015June 30, 2025 by Dissent

Inquisitr reports:

A new Wi-Fi enabled Barbie called “Hello Barbie” has the internet talking, after Hello Barbie was revealed this week by Mattel, and joined the “internet of things” trend that makes just about everything from toys to cars to toasters and SUVs a mobile hotspot. But the features that have consumers buzzing about “Hello Barbie” is that the new Barbie dolls don’t just sit and stand there, getting bent like a gymnast and having their long manes of hair cut by playful little girls — these new “Hello Barbie” dolls can interact with those same children by recalling previous talks and listening and replying to kids who speak to “Hello Barbie” for a response.

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