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consumerist.com - 1/5/2009
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Jeff says his kid's new toy, a working camera from Fisher-Price, tried to give his computer a virus when he plugged it in!
Just wanted to let y'all know about an experience we had this Christmas. My...
ubergizmo.com - 1/6/2009
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ubergizmo.com —
[CES 2009] To complete the trend of product
trying to use the human-brain interface, Mattel is coming
to CES with this game that requires to wear a headset full of sensors measuring the user's brainwave activity. Using mental concentration, the ...
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MindFlex Game by Mattel
crunchgear.com - 1/9/2009
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crunchgear.com —
Now here’s something that will end up at
the bottom of the toybox next Christmas. The Mindflex
lets you control a floating ball around a little obstacle course. Air bumps and pops the ball through hoops and tubes and ends up frustrating ...
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Hands on with Mattel’s weird Mindflex Game
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Thanks for the virus Fisher-Price
The Inquisitr » Technology —
... Luckily, his anti-virus software spotted them before he downloaded them onto his computer. Without an up-to-date virus-fighter, his laptop could’ve been infected.
"Especially since it’s a kid’s digital camera it’s the last thing you’d expect to have a virus on it," Tapper said.
Source: WBZTV
Google is already showing a number of hits on the Fisher-Price camera virus
[hat tip to the Consumerist]
[graphic courtesy of CBS] ...
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