Tiger Electronics

Tiger Electronics Ltd.
IndustryVideo games, consumer electronics, audio games
FoundedJune 15, 1978; 46 years ago (1978-06-15)
Headquarters,
ParentHasbro
(1998–present)

Tiger Electronics Ltd. (also known as Tiger and Tiger Toys) is an American toy manufacturer best known for its handheld electronic games, the Furby, the Talkboy, Giga Pets, the 2-XL robot,[1] and audio games such as Brain Warp and the Brain Shift. When it was an independent company, Tiger Electronics Inc., its headquarters were in Vernon Hills, Illinois.[2][3] It has been a subsidiary of Hasbro since 1998.

  1. ^ "COMPUTER GAMES DOMINATE THE SHELVES". Chicago Tribune. November 25, 1994.
  2. ^ Business Week, Issues 3525-3528. McGraw-Hill, 1997. Retrieved from Google Books on December 7, 2010. "Later on this month, Tiger Electronics Inc. in Vernon Hills[...]"
  3. ^ Kirschner, Suzanne Kantra. "What's New." Popular Science, Bonnier Corporation. October 1997. Vol. 251, No. 4. ISSN 0161-7370. 17. Retrieved from Google Books on December 7, 2010. "Tiger Electronics, 980 Woodlands Pkwy., Vernon Hills IL 60061."