October 5, 2008: Epidermits

[xoxoxoBruce]

Wired has this toy, to creep out your friends and neighbors.
Kids will probably take it in stride, however.

A human-like tissue organism covers the robotic thing, which also runs on fuel cells for energy. In theory, you are supposed to be able to program it to move around and act as your kid’s nightmarish companion. But that's not all:

They require minimal maintenance, can be stored in state of forced hibernation in standard refrigerators, and are customizable with different body, skin and hair selections and through tanning, tattooing and piercing.

Kind of weird looking, but it does have a nifty handle the girls will like, and It
promotes imagination, filling in the facial... well actually the head features.

Hey, wait, what? Tanning? Tattooing?
Piercing, you can do to any old teddy bear.
I suppose you could tattoo your dolls with a sharpie, too.

But tanning?