Soft-body toys with air-actuated sound generators

A sound-generating module, comprising:

• a housing having a first opening and a second opening that is separate from the first opening,
• an airflow sensor configured to detect a pressure change and to output a signal indicating the pressure change;
• a speaker;
• and
• programmable circuitry operably coupled to the airflow sensor and the speaker, wherein the programmable circuitry is configured to (a) receive the signal indicating the pressure change from the airflow sensor and (b) drive the speaker to generate an audio output after receiving the signal indicating the pressure change, and
• wherein the airflow sensor, the speaker, and the programmable circuitry are each positioned within the housing so that the airflow sensor is positioned adjacent to the first opening and the speaker is positioned adjacent to the second opening.

A sound-generating device, comprising:

• a body having a chamber, wherein the body is deformable to vary a pressure in the chamber;
• and
• a module positioned within the chamber, wherein the module includes
• a housing,
• an airflow sensor configured to detect a change in the pressure in the chamber and to output a signal indicating the change in the pressure;
• an electronic component coupled to the airflow sensor;
• and
• programmable circuitry operably coupled to the airflow sensor and the electronic component, wherein the programmable circuitry is configured to (a) receive the signal indicating the change in the pressure from the airflow sensor and (b) drive the electronic component to generate an output after receiving the signal indicating the change in the pressure,
• wherein the airflow sensor, the electronic component, and the programmable circuitry are each positioned within the housing.