By John McCarthy

Toy maker Mattel has unveiled an internet enabled Barbie doll capable of conducting conversations with kids.

In a bid to stem the doll’s falling sales, Mattel has teamed up with San Francisco kids app start-up ToyTalk to bring Barbie dolls into the 21st century using a Wi-Fi connection.

With inbuilt speech recognition ‘Hello Barbie’ will be able to identify children in addition to registering, via the cloud, its likes and dislikes.

A Mattel spokesperson told BBC News: “The number one request we hear from girls around the world is that they want to have a conversation with Barbie. Now, for the Read full story ›

Source: The Drum