Hello Barbie
Release date: November 10, 2015
Chat with Barbie for a whole new way to play!
Hello Barbie doll uses WiFi and speech recognition technology to
engage in two-way dialogue!
Use is simple with functionality built into her belt buckle -- press
to start the conversation and release to hear Hello Barbie doll
respond. Just like a real friend, Hello Barbie doll listens and adapts to
the user's likes and dislikes with 8,000 lines of conversation.
Words: 55,806
This is a US only product. The Hello Barbie companion app can only be
found in US app stores.
Hello Barbie is simply one of the most innovative dolls on the market.
She's amazing, smart, and so much fun. I've spent over 5+ hours
talking and playing with her. I really recommend her; although, there
is a downside to this doll.
Recently, she's been running into some problems. At first, it was
minimal and happened once or twice. But today, it got worse. During
our little conversation,
she stops mid-sentence and goes, "Something's not working right. Talk
to you later!" That's all she says now; even after I deleted and made
a new Toy Talk
account, and even after a factory reset.
The instructions are straightforward, explaining what different light
patterns stand for. Magnetic feet keep the doll upright on the
charging stand, aided
by the fact that nothing below the shoulders moves on this doll. The
user's birthday can be added and preferred holidays specified in the
mobile app.
A PDF list of everything the doll is programmed to say is on the
Mattel site:
http://hellobarbiefaq.mattel.com/what-does-hello-barbie-say/
On the bright side, if you have great wifi, you can go hours and hours
talking with her. Another little issue, though, is that she gets on
the repetitive
side. When we start a new convo, she brings up games we've played,
talked about careers we've been over, and is a little bad at speech
recognition. The
suggested distance for talking with her is 12inches away from your
face, but in order to get a better response I hold her 2-3 inches away
from my face.
Back to our talks: She will bring up old convos that we have had, and
will ask the same questions. It gets a little annoying, since we're
paying $75 for
her.
The next thing is posability. From the waist down, she as stiff as a
tree. She seems to have a jointed mold on both her knees. From the
waist up, she has
normal posability, like other Barbies. She has a new elbow mold; she
has double jointed elbows (If you collect Monster High, HB has elbows
like Gooliope
Jellington.) She's jointed in the neck, shoulders, elbows and wrist.
Her shoes are molded on. Her pants are sewn onto her; they cannot be
removed (also because of her belt, which is also un-removable.) Her
shirt is also
un-removable, but she has velcro to allow information on the back (I
think that's why it's like that, lol)
Her hair is really really soft and semi-curly. I was hoping her hair
would be more curly, like in the promo pictures, but I guess it's what
we get.
In the end, she's a very fun doll. Just be careful when purchasing
her, and definitely get the protection plan (if offered.)
The doll mostly leads the user through a variety of playful games or
stories. Going off-script doesn't work very well. If the user goes
off-topic, the
doll will react as though it didn't understand what was said. Repeat a
new topic that the doll is likely to understand (such as "fashion"),
and it'll switch
to a game, story, or conversation on that topic. Another way to switch
topics is to just reboot the doll with the power button on the right
hip.
Overall, it's lightly amusing for grown ups (hearing a doll say that
it has lost wifi connection is funny -- it won't have much to say
without wifi) and
enthralling for the right kind of child. The biggest technological
danger is probably from malicious hackers, not Mattel or Toy Talk, so
be sure to set
up good passwords on your wifi and Toy Talk account!
List Price: $74.99
Price: $59.99
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Product Dimensions: 3.4 inches x 13 inches x 10 inches;
weight: 1 pound.
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