Gizmodo: dolls

Careful, You'll Poke an Eye Out with That Thing

Jack Loftus — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:30:00 EST

How might one repair a cyborg's eye in the future? Why, with this handy eyeball removing tool. How does one forget what's seen in this image? Macallan 12 years, neat, that's how. [Bloomers and Bows via Boing Boing Gadgets]

Blow-up Doll Hoodies Are, At Minimum, Waterproof

Mark Wilson — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:40:00 EDT

As weird as blow-up dolls hoodies may sound, wearing one of these creepy humans sounds a lot more practical to me than banging one—though a tent or flotation device might make more sense.

By designer Sander Reijgers, he explains:

I customize existing tracksuit tops with parts of the blow-up dolls – the head, the breasts, the vagina, the anus. These dolls are so ugly and vulgar that turning them into something beautiful has become a challenge for me. The doll is a means to convey something else.

I completely understand what he's getting at. Sometimes I come across a particularly vapid hooker and think to myself, yes, her presence would be far less vulgar if I were wearing her skin as a tracksuit. [If It's Hip... via TrendsNow]

Buy Your Own 'Mini-Me' Robot

Mark Wilson — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:20:00 EST

You may not live long enough for technology to make your body immortal, but at least your soul can live on in a miniature, personalized robot.

A Japanese company named Little Island is selling custom robots for $2,215. You send in a photo and a small mountain of money and they'll mail back a robot that can learn your voice before connecting via LAN to read your RSS aloud. It also features a camera, 80GB of storage, 512MB RAM, multiple servos and can double as a VOIP handset...a very large, disturbingly asexual VOIP handset. [Little Island via The Raw Feed]

More Manly Star Trek Action Figures Still Have No Penises

Jesus Diaz — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:20:00 EST

Yesterday we told you about the Barbie Lieutenant Yummy Pants and her effeminate Captain and Science Officer. Here are the more manly versions, complete with a reproduction of the Enterprise's bridge to scale:

These Playmates Toys' action figures and sets will arrive on April 19, and will come on different sizes:3¾-inch for $7, 6-inch ranging from $9 to $10, and 12-inch for $30. Note: None of these toys are anatomically correct. [USA Today]

Star Trek Barbie Dolls Still Have No Nipples

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:04:00 EST

Yes, beautiful people, Star Trek Barbie dolls. "Captain Kirk" (who could have never survived that jump, but whatever), Spock, and Lieutenant Yummy Hot Pants. I mean, Uhura. New faces, same irresistible naffness.

Believe it or not, this is not the first time Mattel has released Star Trek Barbie dolls. In 1996 they released Ken and Barbie dressed up in Federation gear to celebrate the TV show's 30th anniversary. Expect them in April.

In the meantime, get the only doll that counts: El Señor Presidente! [Entertainment Wise]

This Japanese Breast Pillow Is Relaxing and Erotic (Eraxing?)

Jason Chen — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:40:00 EST

The only thing better than sleeping on a woman's lap is sleeping betwixt a woman's boobs. This Japanese boob pillow is the only way most people can do this without actually crushing said woman. [TokyoTimes]

Automated Carillon Is Powered By Mac, Scary Tambourine Doll and Christmas Cheer

Jack Loftus — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:00:00 EST

This bell rig, called a carillon by we cultured folk, is a late post-Christmas creation that puts and nice bookend to the holiday. Just ignore the crazy, twitching tambourine-playing doll.

The rig was created and programmed by Sarah Angliss. It plays many tunes, but in this video we are hearing a rendition of Troika, from Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kije (duh).

Sarah's provided some technical details:

The bells are being played by wooden balls, spring-mounted on servo-controlled beaters, running off a LynxMotion SSC-32 board, receiving serial signals from a Max/MSP patch (which is interpreting a midi file). These bells have been recycled from Swinging London, my 2006 installation for the Overture Weekend at the South Bank, London. Here they've been mounted on a stainless steel shop fitting, reclaimed from the back yard of Moore's of Dunstable.

And all that is powered by a Mac laptop (MacBook? Pro? She doesn't say). [YouTube — Thanks, Sarah!]

Zombie Doll Will Eat Your Stuffed Animals' Braaaaaains

Elaine Chow — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:00:03 EDT

This Halloween, instead of candy, why not hand out a couple of these cute zombie plushies? The Dismember-Me Plus can be torn limb from limb and reassembled to your heart's delight. It even comes with a cuddly mini-zombie brain! The adorable undead doll is now available now on Think Geek for $15. After all, being a kid ought not to mean that you shouldn't be reminded that we're all heading towards an apocalyptic future. [Think Geek]

VoodooBuddy Combines Ancient Curses with Modern Technology

Benny Goldman — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:45:00 EDT

With the VoodooBuddy doll, you can finally stop wondering if your pin-pricks-in-effigy are all for naught. Just fire up the VoodooBuddy website, plug in your boss's (or ex, mother-in-law, etc.) contact info, grab the doll and poke away. Pricking certain places on the doll curses your target, who is notified of their plight via text message and e-mail. Be careful not to curse your enemy too much; if you overload the VoodooBuddy it will take your picture with its built-in camera, send it to your victim, and reverse the curses onto you. The doll was designed by Rodrigo de Benito and Zannah Marsh, two ITP students you clearly shouldn't upset. Great work, guys! [VoodooBuddy; ITP 2008]

You Too Can Be an Action Figure

Jason Chen — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:30:16 EDT

You ever wanted to play with yourself? A 12-inch version of yourself? Sure, who doesn't? For the low, low price of $425, you can get a custom-made action figure that kinda looks something like you! And if you're at all satisfied with the presentation, you can pay another $39.95 for each additional action figure. Think of it as a giant investment up front that pays off in giving your family the Best Christmas Ever. [HeroBuilders via Uncrate]

USB-Compatible Voodoo Doll

Travis Hudson — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:20:03 EST

It's been a while since I busted out my wiccan bible and had a little go with witchcraft, but I recall voodoo dolls not requiring power, or USB connectivity for that matter. Upon stabbing this voodoo doll with a pin, knife, icepick, etc it will spout out "nastygrams" on the computer screen that it is connected to. This doll, called Voodoo Word, isn't out yet, but it supposedly should be available soon. – Travis Hudson

The Black Arts are bus-powered [SlashGear]

Fabjectory: Second Life Avatars Jump from In-World to Real World

Charlie White — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 10:40:51 EDT

Looking to bring that Second Life avatar one step closer to reality? Fabjectory will take your virtual object file and turn it into a 7-inch voodoo doll. The company says logos, tattoos and rings make the transition very well, but admits that wings, ribbons, and prim hair don't look so great. It's $99 for a standard figure, more complex ones will cost you between $125 and $199.

If you're so deep into this thing you feel the need to carry around a little talisman proving that your avatar exists, more power to you. It's your $199. To us, it's just playing with dolls. – Charlie White

Product Page [Fabjectory, via Boing Boing]

GhostFace Killah Doll

gizmodo.com — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 19:33:57 EST

For $500, the GhostFace Killah Doll comes with a real 14k gold chain, a gold chalice with Swarovski crystals, a special mixtape, original recordings of GFK's catchphrases, and a 1 in 500 chance to hang out with the Killah himself in person.

Perhaps most importantly, you will earn the right to say "Holy shit, I can't believe I spent FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS on a damn DOLL!" right before smashing your head repeatedly against a wall.

GhostFace Killah Doll [via popbitch]

Anime Figures from Romando

Travis Hudson — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 17:45:53 EST

Romando is releasing a handful of new ~~dolls~~ ~~companions~~ ~~friends~~ ~~toys~~ ~~action figures~~ figures for those of you who hold anime dear and near to your heart. Most of these figures come from the popular TV program Futari was Pretty Cure. The figures stand a little over ten inches tall and come with a stand. The clothes are also fully interchangeable. These figures should be available in the U.S in May for $91 each. Get playing, you fully-grown men!

Product Page [F-net]