Remember when Furbys were all the rage?

The electronic toy was a must-have item in the late '90s, selling 40 million units globally in its first three years of production. The furry, robotic creatures spoke in a strange language ("Furbish"), although they could somehow learn the owner's native tongue over the time.

Today I can report that Hasbro is bringing back an updated version of the Furby in the fall. Here's hoping it will be sophisticated enough to clean my bathtub.

An exclusive image of Furby 2.0, which kind of reminds me of a Tribble:

Price information is not yet available.