Barbie Video Girl Doll

http//shop.mattel.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4199678

# Video camera is Windows/MAC compatible
# Comes with USB plug-in cord

….yup….

First one to get this on a case I buy first round

it doesnt say where the USB plug goes in.

phew, this video explains it.
http//techcrunch.com/2010/07/22/barbie-video-girl-woah/

All I have to say about that is OMG!! 😯

That is incredibly disturbing. Who the hell thought it would be a good idea to make this?!

As often happens, the big firms copy from the original ideas of independent artisans/inventors ;), Barbies and USB connectivity have a long history
http//www.instructables.com/id/USB-Barbie/
http//gizmodo.com/102600/barbie-usb-drive

Though I find the original implementation a bit macabre. 😯

Here is an x-ray of the actual thingy wink
http//gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/23/lights-camera-barbie/

jaclaz

Wow, that xray is really interesting. Although I instantly thought of a terminator when I saw it!

"…the girls, who immediately got the idea of the toy — to make movies from Barbie’s point of view."

Looks like the lens is in her chest. Wouldn't that cause the video to suffer from "tunnel vision"?

All in all there are worse things around
http//www.pcworld.com/article/161460/geek_replaces_lost_finger_with_2gb_usb_finger.html

jaclaz

Seems like the natural evolution of the teddy bear camera.

Sean hasn't chimed in that he has already done several of these?

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