The hack furby challenge has been won!

The prize of two hundred and fifty dollars was won by Canadian computer consultant Jeffrey Gibbons, who submitted the winning prototype by Fedex. The design is being published to the public under the terms of the competition, and orders are being taken for a "Hack Furby" kit over the Internet.

"The cash prize is just a token," explained van der Linden, "The real prize is the bragging rights to the accomplishment, and the benefit of sharing it with the world. Computer Science departments can now base their real-time programming courses on this very low-cost equipment."