Annunciating predictor entertainment device

A self-contained entertainment fortune telling device comprising:

• a handholdable housing;
• means for detecting user intent to use said device, disposed in said housing and operable without requiring ambient light;
• a circuit, coupled to said means for detecting and coupleable to a power source, said circuit defining a user intent period initiated by said means for detecting, and defining a response period commencing with conclusion of said user intent period, said circuit including:
• a library storing a plurality of responses including at least one annunciable sound effect, and at least one annunciable speech;
• means for selecting at least one of said responses in said library;
• a transducer that enunciates responses selected by said means for selecting;
• and
• at least one LED coupled to said circuit for activation during at least one of said user intent period and said response period;
• wherein during said user intent period said means for selecting selects one of said responses for annunciation by said transducer;
• and during said response period said means for selecting selects a different one of said responses for annunciation by said transducer.

A method for entertaining a user with an electronic fortune telling device, the method comprising the following steps:

• without using ambient light or using impedance of a user's hand, detecting user intent to use said device;
• providing a library of possible responses to a user propounded question, said responses including at least one sound effect and one vocalizable speech;
• selecting one of said responses from said library;
• and
• annunciating a selected one of said responses.