Editorial Review

Cross an electronic organizer, a cell phone, and a hand-held game caddy, and you have the Cybiko--the toy for Generation Y.Cybiko touts this hand-held unit as a "Wireless Inter-tainment System" for communicating (e-mail style)and playing video games--just what young, mobile, tech-minded kids are into these days. Thismultifunctional device offers wireless, high-frequency, digital connections to other Cybiko units within a range of 150 feet indoors to 300 feet outdoors.

Among the Cybiko's many functions: Users can chat wirelessly, play interactive games with friends orother Cybiko users, e-mail anyone on the Internet, and nurture the cyberpet, "CyLandia." The Cybiko alsohas a "Find a Friend" feature that can be utilized like personal classified ads. Tons of new games and internet software can be downloaded daily from Cybiko.com into the Cybiko unit. Also, it stores addresses,phone numbers, e-mails, and even offers a personal planner.

The Cybiko has a few minor limitations: It only downloads from personal computers, not Macintoshes; forinitial use, upgrading and "staying in the loop" depends on downloading vital information from Cybiko'sWeb site, including all Cybiko-compatible games; and users must plug into a hard drive to send and receivee-mails.

Included is one Cybiko unit, equipped with a stylus for keying tiny buttons; a rechargeable battery, an adapter for charging or plugging in; and an adapter cable for downloading to and from PCs. There's also adetailed user's manual to help with the initial programming. The Cybiko is 5.7 by 2.8 by .86 inches, weighsless than 5 ounces, and churns with a 32-bit, 11-MHz Hitachi main processor, and 512 KB of RAM. --Diane Beall ... Read more

Reviews (70)

Memories
this toy reminds me of when mike said he weighed 110 pounds. he said 110 pounds!!! and he was claiming he was 5'6 but he really was 4'11 and that was when mike liked skateboards. he said he likes girls but he was afraid to admit it and he said he is a cool guy and he wants to chat it was when mike was a cool person but now....hes changed and back then rossler was cool and he liked video games but now hes a drunk and matt used to be cool and skateboarded and was into video games alot but now he likes to do drugs.....the cybiko is really cool and it seems outdated because it is an LCD screen and it reminds me of when cell phones were not in color and it was during the good old times.....and joey was a good person and he said "you are my best friend"....but now hes a monster....and he is infected and addicted and he was supposed to be the young buck of woodhaven but now hes just washed up and jay was supposed to be the eric sermon of woodhaven and rossler was supposed to be the eazy e of new york and mike was supposed to be the adam sandler of new york and i was supposed to be the Nas of new york and when joey used to hang out with us and was really cool and we had his back cuz he was cool and he said ace is cool i dont make fun of him but now they backstabbed me

Worst toy ever
I got this toy for christmas and I thought it was the worst toy ever. I took it out of the box and turned it on. On the screen, it was missing some dots on the screen. I replaced the battery and it did the same thing. I returned it and got a new one. It didn't work either. Just for fun, my dad opened it up and looked at the inside. He said there was a piece missing. He also said this toy was just a pile of crud.

Neat Toy!
I got Cybiko on July 16 and liked it at first, but I soon noticed it only works when it is plugged in. So my dad exchanged this Cybiko for a new one. This one worked just like it should. I installed Cyberload and downloaded Cylandia. Now I am satisfied with this toy. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Teens (Teenagers)    2. Electronic    3. Handheld    4. Gadgets    5. Computers    6. Games    7. Activity    8. Learning    9. Electronic Learning Aids (ELA)