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- Season 4 Planetariums
- Season 4 Handheld Digital Pets
- Season 4 Home Gaming Console / Smartphone Springs
- Season 4 Neurosurgical Instruments / Weather Meters
- Season 4 Body Fat Scales / Luggage Rack Mirrors
- Season 4 Sushi Robots / Refractometers
- Season 4 Camera Phones / Electron Microscopes
- Season 4 Radio Controlled Watches / Encrusting Machines
Japan's Top Inventions - Season 4 Episode 2 Handheld Digital Pets
0.00 48 minutes The behind-the-scenes tales of hit products and creations from Japan: this is Japan's Top Inventions. This time, the story behind the handheld digital pets known as Tamagotchi. Released by a Japanese toy maker in 1996, these toys let owners "raise" an on-screen digital pet, feeding it, putting it to bed, playing with it and more. We dig into the little-known story behind the creation of these handheld digital pets, a giant hit in some 30 countries and regions.
