Microsoft launched the ActiMates range in 1997 with a plushie of the most recognizable purple talking dinosaur from the 1990s, Barney. The big selling point of the Barney plush toy was that it could ...

A favorite tech industry truism is that Microsoft got where it is today by copying others. Now, it’s finally copying itself. With the type of fanfare usually reserved for the announcement of each ...

Each episode is approximately 50 minutes in length and will be available to rent for a two-day period for $2.50, or for sale at $10. Available for download beginning today, the programs at ...

He sees when you are sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows when the show is bad or good, so tune in for goodness sake. Oh … . Santa? No, it’s Barney, the interactive purple dinosaur. The ...

ActiMates was launched as a joint venture between Microsoft and the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) and was heralded as an "innovative-early learning system for children ages 2 to 5." In November of ...