Barbie’s always been on the cutting edge of fashion, but now she’s on the bleeding edge of technology too with a new light-up dress that lets kids completely customize its design. It’s almost like she’s wearing a Lite-Brite, but instead of impaling her with colored plastic pegs, kids simply tap on the LEDs to turn them on and change their color.
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Understandably, this particular Barbie will never be able to don a different outfit, since the 4.5-inch touch panel and 114 tri-color LEDs that make up the designs are embedded in her abdomen, while the mode button necklace is permanently fused to her neck. But that’s a small price to pay when kids can create their own custom designs and animations using an included stylus, or just their fingers.
The $40 doll can even store up to 40 unique designs in its built-in memory, which means Barbie’s just a few button presses away from being perfectly dressed for any event. [Mattel]
