Cindy Smart is "the first doll in the world to be able to read, tell the time and do sums" .
Created in 2003 by Bob Del Principe, Cindy Smart uses a camera on her overalls and a computer to read words (on a flashcard for instance). She can recognize "bad words" and will refuse to read them aloud.
The doll is much more popular in Australia than in the United States.
The starting price for a Cindy Smart doll in 2003 was US$149.
Famous quotes containing the word smart:
“Glorious the northern lights astream;
Glorious the song, when God’s the theme
Glorious the thunder’s roar:
Glorious hosanna from the den;
Glorious the catholic amen;
Glorious the martyr’s gore:
Glorious—more glorious is the crown
Of him that brought salvation down
By meekness, called thy Son;
Thou that stupendous truth believed,
And now the matchless deed’s achieved,
Determined, Dared, and Done.”
—Christopher Smart (1722–1771)