What kinds of toys do new technologies enable? Short-range radio-based information sharing has unleashed… plush toys based on codependency. The Needies solicit and reward human contact, then turn ugly when they detect human attention to their compatriots.

“Dannie’s getting touched!” whines Mossie. “Oh, filthy.”

“Shut up, Mossie,” Dannie snaps back.

(via Slashdot)