The adorable bear has a timer set in his tummy, and, as the literature explains, you can "use the built in timer for time-outs when they’re naughty, but also for rewards ("Sit quietly for 15 more minutes and mommy will read you an extra bedtime story"), setting limits ("Only 30 minutes of video games today"), tasks ("Brush your teeth for 3 minutes"), and other day-to-day functions and lessons where time is a factor. Can be set from one minute to one hour." In other words, this bear will be your child's conscience. Just don't let the batteries run out! [Random Good Stuff]

Shantell Powell (“The ShanMonster”) writes:

I grew up without nipples. I knew that one day, they would descend, and that would be the day when I could proudly call myself a woman. But I was growing worried. By the time I was 17, I still had no nipples. At 21, I was beginning to panic. When I turned 27, I finally found these nipple extractors, and they saved my self-esteem.

With two simple twists of the wrist, I flowered. Now I could proudly disrobe at the local topless beach, where before I'd been shamed.

Billy finds the product slightly less useful:

I have been haveing issues with my nipples for years so I figured I would give this product a try. I found that it worked great for a couple of weeks and then it became extremely difficult to continue use. The rash and irratation became too much to tolerate. It is just easier to buy a set of jumper cables and a battery charger. Trust that works much better!

And S.Mathew says:

I bought one for my girlfriend as a Christmas present but the instructions that came with it made no sense.

(This is actually a plumbing tool, so don't go using it on your nipples. Unless, of course, you're into that)

WTF Fetish Gadget [Random Good Stuff]

"Is it appreciably better than a computer that's 0.8 inches thick and weighs 4 pounds - especially when someone is lugging it around a briefcase loaded with papers and other gadgets?" the story asks, comparing computers to supermodels. "No. But fashion and status has never been about practicality." But since the debut of this superthin laptop, Apple stock has been plunging. Apple stock holders are bummed. Oh noes! What does all this say about "fashion" and "status" and "pink"?

I'm too much of a cynic to really believe it, but could the coming recession mean America's consumers are taking a good hard look at the bullshit they buy in the name of status and fashion and just saying, oh sure, that's pretty and all, but is it really worth all the preposterous Steve Jobs turtleneck hubris?

Or is "fat" back?

Either way I'm down!

Steve Jobs: Thin Is The New Pink For Laptops [WSJ]

More often than not, tech stores assume females are uninformed and oblivious to technology, Blow says. The result? Women buy less tech. The survey says "daunted" women spend 35 percent less.

What Do Women Want? Less Pink, More Tech [Wired]
Women 'Put Off' By Gadget Shops [BBC News]