Fingerlings Baby Monkeys
I usually use boring evenings to research new gadgets. I often look at the new products that are released every day from various online shops, which, in addition to typical consumer electronics, also include all sorts of strange gadgets. One product in particular caught my eye. So-called “fingerling toys” are currently conquering the Asian and American markets and could soon start a hype here too (help!). The origin of the (at least American) hype is the so-called “Fingerlings Baby Monkeys” from the Hong Kong-based toy manufacturer “WowWee”. This manufacturer, which specializes in robot toys, is not a backwater club from China, but rather sells its products in the American retail chains "Walmart" and "Target", among others. The Fingerlings Baby Monkeys are the manufacturer's latest prank.
Fingerling? Please what?
The Fingerlings Baby Monkeys are small interactive toy monkeys that you put on your finger. There are 6 monkeys in total, each with a different name and color. Interactive means that every monkey reacts to noises, movements and touches. You can carry your fingerling monkey around, hang it up and put it to sleep. There are a total of 40 different animations and sounds that can be triggered in different ways. For example, if you stroke the Fingerlings Monkey's head, it moves and giggles. If you press your head, the little monkey starts farting. It's best to take a look for yourself...
Quasi a Furby in mini format, but much cheaper. The cost of a WowWee Fingerlings Monkey is around € 15. On Amazon it is already available. The toy chain Toys"R"Us has also already listed it in its online shop, but the little monkeys are not yet available there. As a Chinese import, the monkeys are available from just €5. However, it is difficult to understand to what extent this is the original. After all, there are already obvious copies, in the form of unicorns, sloths and squirrels.
What do you think, the fingerlings will trigger a hype in this country, too?
