This toy was the brainchild of Paul Breedlove at Texas Instruments.  
The TMS5100 chip was developed for use in the first of these devices.  A Dallas radio DJ named Robert Phillips was hired to provide content for these devices.  These devices had no moving parts, unlike an earlier similar device from Mattel named for a character called Cathy.  The "Super" version of this device replaced the VFD screen with an LCD and replaced its alphabetical keyboard with a QWERTY layout.  Cartridges for these devices were sold with titles such as Magnificent (*) Modifiers, Super Stumpers, and Mighty Verbs.  This toy was the brainchild of Paul Breedlove at Texas Instruments.  Variants of these devices might help you "read" or do "math".  One of these devices could be enhanced with the E.T. Fantasy Module, appropriate since one of these things was used by E.T. to phone home.  For 10 points, name this educational toy that said a word and asked you to type it in.
The TMS5100 chip was developed for use in the first of these devices.  
Speak &amp; Spell 