When toy manufacturers make talking toys, they use the cheapest chips and speakers possible: 4-kilohertz audio samples played through a 30-cent piezo buzzer would be an extravagance in this ...

When Elmo Live speaks, his mouth opens and closes in sync with his words, creating an illusion that he is actually talking. This feature alone sets it apart from many other toys on the market.

Ron Dubren is living the fantasy of anyone who ever dreamed of hitting it big. Dubren, a New Yorker to the core, is the toy inventor behind the hottest-selling item of the holiday shopping season. … ...

The model, 31, shared an adorable video of her daughter getting her first talking Elmo toy via her Instagram page on Wednesday.

Now, as 2008 draws to a close, updated versions of the walking, talking Elmo toy still top letters to Santa, though shoppers aren’t nearly as apoplectic over obtaining the new $60 TMX Elmo ...

The talking bear and his friends were home versions of the animatronic puppets kids saw at theme parks and pizza parlors. Teddy Ruxpin was an expensive toy for the year 1985.

Kid toys can be the worst. This isn’t news for anyone who has been around a child with a talking Elmo, mini drum set or just about any toy that has a speaker or makes a sound. But take heart ...