What's a Tamagotchi?

I decided to create this website for my daughter who is currently hooked on Tamagotchi! I'll be compiling resources about this cute little toy!

A Tama-what?
The Tamagotchi is a handheld digital pet. It is basically a small, egg-shaped computer with 3 buttons (A, B, and C) which you to select and perform activities such as:

• Feeding
• Playing games
• Cleaning up after the Tamagotchi (yes, poopoo shaped like a Hershey's kiss)
  
• Disciplining (like a child)
  
• Checking its age, discipline, hunger, weight, happiness and other stat levels.
• Connecting to the computer
• Connecting with other Tamagotchi

What does Tamagotchi mean?
According to Bandai, the manufacturer, Tamagotchi literally translates to "small egg" as it combines:

• the Japanese word tamago which means "egg"
• the Japanese word chi as in chi-chei which means "small"