Girl Scouts urged to end partnership with Barbie manufacturer

Advocacy groups say Mattel tie-up, announced last August, undermines Scouts' mission 'to build courage, confidence and character'

You won’t have any trouble with these Tribbles

Have you been feeling a bit lonely and down lately? Perhaps you need an adorable, fuzzy creature in your life. Sure, a cat or dog might be the first thing that comes to mind, but those aren't for you. No, you need something a little smaller, and a little cuter.

Don't worry, unlike the Tribbles seen on the original Star Trek series, these cute balls of fur won't be multiplying faster than rabbits. Instead, these particular creatures do little more than sit there and look adorable.

Each of these 4-inch plushies comes in a container, which contains several useful facts about your new pet. The most important, of course is "Use extreme caution when feeding. Tribbles eat constantly, resulting in reproduction at a dangerous rate." If you're in the market for your own creature from Iota Geminorium IV, then you'll be able to pre-order yours for just $10 starting very soon.

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Spaceman VFO Hand Sensor Electric RC Helicopter UFO

It's a bird! It's a plane! Nah, it is neither, but rather, chances are your neighbors and kids in the vicinity would be looking at the $14.95 Spaceman VFO Hand Sensor Electric RC Helicopter UFO. I am not quite sure just how true the claim of this being "the most advanced RC toy ever" is, but basically, it will be able to float around in a stationary manner just like that of a UFO as depicted in popular culture.

Well, the Spaceman VFO Hand Sensor Electric RC Helicopter UFO does not need you to have any kind of piloting credentials, as all you need to control it around would be the up and down movement with the IR transmitter. Of course, as its name suggests, you too, will be able to erly on the palm of your hand to control it, where placing your hand under the hovering helicopter in ‘sense mode’ will see some kind of modern day magic at work.

If you are feeling rather adventurous, then just turn off the lights when dusk falls, and you will be treated to a light show. Those who do not know that you own the Spaceman VFO Hand Sensor Electric RC Helicopter UFO might actually call the cops and say make a report of a UFO being in the neighborhood! It runs not on an alien energy source, but rather, will rely on old school AA batteries to keep it going.

Doctor Who Dalek R/C Watch

Doctor Who fans, listen up! Now is definitely not the time to back out from what is one of the cooler and more affordable Doctor Who merchandise. Heck, if you think that your other half might appreciate this a whole lot more compared to the umpteenth tie that you are getting him for this coming Valentine's Day, then perhaps it would bode the both of you well to pick up the $34.99 Doctor Who Dalek R/C Watch.

Other than tell the time (which some would claim that this is its secondary function), the Doctor Who Dalek R/C Watch sports a detachable mini blue-colored Dalek that when placed on a flat surface and is within range of the digital watch, it can be controlled remotely using the buttons located on your new timepiece. Whenever not in use, make sure your favorite exterminator will remain attached to the watch or to a keychain.

This does seem to be quite a novel idea, and kids might just fall for it despite us being in the iPhone age at the moment. Who knows, it might just be as popular as those calculator watches with remote control capability from Casio all those years ago?

Mattel and Hasbro are terrified: Kids want Apple iPads, not toys for Christmas

“Mattel, the world’s largest toymaker by revenues, makes toys including Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels cars. However, a source told the Financial Times that its top selling product this Christmas was a mobile phone case,” Business Insider reports.

“While tablet sales continue to rise, some analysts have slashed fourth-quarter revenue forecasts for the world’s largest toymakers,” Business Insider reports. “‘The top two guys, Mattel and Hasbro, they are terrified,’ Sean McGowan at investment bank Needham & Company told the paper.”

Business Insider reports, “‘Clearly, young people have an aptitude for an expectation with digital platforms that we need to recognise,’ said John Frascotti, Hasbro’s chief marketing officer... Apple sold 14 million iPads in the three months to the end of September.”"

Read more in the full article here.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Dow C." for the heads up.]