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By Adam Gaffin
Network World Fusion, 08/07/02

Teddy Borg is a teddy bear with an embedded five-port 10/100 Ethernet switch. "Dear Lord, why?" you ask?
Teddy Borg was created by three MIT students on a total whim. We like computers, networking hardware especially. So one day we get the idea of putting a networking switch inside a teddy bear. Why? Because we can. Because it was either this, or do classwork on a Saturday. Because it would be moderately amusing. Because we have the vain hope that it will attract women.
With numerous construction pictures, should you wish to emulate it (oh, the switch LEDs are embedded in the eyes).

Via Danelope.

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