At first glance these little Takara Walkie Bits turtles that crawl around your desk look like just another silly little toy, but they may actually be a little sillier than you originally thought. Packed into the tiny case is a tiny bit of intelligence that allows these turtles to interact with you and with each other. While we here at the Brick are a little too tough and manly to be interested in colorful little turtle toys we thought someone out there might be, but not us ’cause we’re, ummm… really like manly.

With that said, the Walkie Bits turtle can simply walk and make unique sounds effects as it wags its head and tail back and forth as it goes but by pressing its shell it can do a little more. The tiny turtle can remember a pattern of up to 15 taps by pressing its shell to the rhythm you would like it to go, and then it will walk with each step in the defined pattern. They can also race by setting them next to each other and pressing the shells twice, and it can play Leopold Mozart’s Toy Symphony by pressing the shell three times. Hold the shell down for 3 seconds to turn it off.

The Walkie Bits comes in a multitude of colors and retail for $25 each through AudioCubes where you can also find a few videos of the Walkie Bits in action.

Check out the video below of the Walkie Bits turtle walking in a defined pattern: