I am the prettiest princess, and you(r child of either gender) can be too. With an endless supply of cyber-makeup afforded by the Barbie™ Digital Makeover Mirror, an iPad, and the associated app, your (child's) dreams of effervescent, MSPaint magnificence can—will come true. If beauty is in the eye of the beholder,…

Barbie, at once a gender pioneer and enabler of countless anorexic, has found her newest role: human-machine hybrid.

Barbie has held many jobs, reflecting the aspirations of kids who dream of being dolphin trainers or architects. But what about kids who hope for cybernetic upgrades like LCD displays in their chest? Well there's a Barbie for that now too.

Have you ever wondered what the Venus de Milo would look like if it had been modeled on Barbie? Err, no, me neither. But now you have the answer anyway: creepy.

I love these amazing, ultra-realistic model photography series by the very talented Carrie Becker: Barbie Trashes Her Dreamhouse. I imagine this happening in an alternative universe where Ken leaves her after she turns into a meth head following years of alcohol and coke abuse.

Did you know Barbie's had over 120 careers since 1959? Along with dabbling in computer engineering, she's also planning a big move into architecture this fall—but obviously she'll need an eco-friendly cantilever mansion to call her own.

Printers, I think we can agree with some relief, are becoming increasingly irrelevant. Still, plenty of people have the hulking old things plugged in somewhere in their homes, and Mattel's gonna put 'em to use. For printing real (fake) hair extensions for you and your Barbie.

Introduce your munchkin to the world of science and technology. Nerding out kids starts early!

In this corner: the Canon 7D, one of our absolute favorite DSLR cameras. In the opposite corner, wearing the hot pink, zebra-accented hoodie: Barbie Video Girl (aka To Catch a Predator Barbie). Time for the tale of the tape!

There are things Man was meant to do and there are things Man wasn't meant to do. Putting a spycam inside a Barbie, for instance? Such can only unbalance the subtle harmonies of nature in perverse ways.