One of the problems here is that the game wants to track your progress to keep you engaged. They are using BMI, because they can, and for kids, this isn't very standard. If they based it on weight, that wouldn't work either. Perhaps they should offer up different tracking for children who have not fully matured; like measure frequency and time spent in-game. Brain Age has a calendar, and special messages to encourage you to use the game often.

Ceci n'est pas un pipe wrench.

those aren't actually tools, but cut out silhouettes of tools: see flat screwdriver at top, and flat oil can... the saw is close to being a tool.

They should have a P.T. Barnum Award, styled much like the Darwin Awards, but for fools and their money.

MAJORAM's insight makes this post.

"Ice melting adds the water that scientists have found to drastically increase tastiness."

Scientists? Tastiness? Citation needed.

I remember this episode from The Brady Bunch. (Peter did it)

Now, if we could only shrink down Dennis Quaid in a tiny vessel...

this makes me sad.

too bad most hitchhikers don't look like that.

NPR covered The Spindle last August on "All Things Considered":
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12782760

It's a shame, the world needs more of this type of public art, and less Walgreens (the reason they are removing it).

1. See a need
2. Fill it
3.
4. Profitt!!

I, too, immediately thought of Law & Order: SVU when reading this story.

This should become a new game for adults: Have your friends drop you off somewhere, and see if you can find your way home. I'd play that.

the downside to this, is that upskirt shots are a lot harder to take.

These clocks are big with the 50+ crowd, partly because you don't have to put on your glasses in the middle of the night to see what time it is. I have heard complaints just like what #2 experienced: Clock makers should build in the ability to rotate the projection to their desired angle.

One thing I don't see here, is a nice big lovable snooze bar.

I am totally impressed with the concept and execution of these... though they are a little too war-mongery for my tastes.

too bad that link goes to Microsoft's map - if it were Google, maybe we could get a street view of some douche getting frisked.

Not that I have any 'faith' in the judges, but perhaps the blue ribbon winner was the child who used the best scientific methods to prove their point.

*snicker*

"Interestingly, the rugs depicting the planes crashing into the Twin Towers are based on images from US propaganda leaflets dropped on Afghanistan."

so... we gave them the idea?

nobody should have to hear Slipknot's cover of "Amazing Grace."

"(my green solution is send it to refugee areas so they can use it a as water proof tents, clothes, etc.)"

-- Sounds like a scene from a William Gibson book.

"the war on drugs" is to drugs as "To Catch A Predator" is to stopping pedophilia. It's more about politics and fear, than it is about reality, science, or truth.

That said; most drug users I know are not functional, well-adjusted people, and would probably be a lot better off without drugs.

So, who goes to jail for this?

(I know the answer)

I think this person is a total jackass. This is CES - people are actively using all of those TV for their livelihood, turning them off isn't cute, it's obnoxious.

That said, most "pranks" are jackass moves.

not to mention all the guff he is going to get when he is of drinking age...

I am jealous of everyone on this post... I have never had the pleasure of playing on one of these.

sad face.

"a massive 10-year deal..."

That doesn't sound new at all.

What is that, like $7,400 after taxes?

not to judge a book by it's cover, but that book cover is a crime... too bad.

I think it's a stretch to call these Raggedy Ann and Andy - aside from being dolls, there really isn't much similarity. The proportions are all wrong, and are those even button eyes? Andy seems almost musclebound.

But why would I pay $50 for one, when I have two different models of this on my shelf that I bought for $3 a piece? These are still readily available at flea markets, antiques malls, and yard sales.

I guess there is always the Urban Outfitters crowd that would pay that much.

"...then they wouldn't like Ratchet and Clank. Or Mario Kart. Or Dance Dance Revolution. Or Wii Sports. Or Pokemon."

-- But those games are already being made. Just because girls like more than chocolate cupcakes, doesn't mean they need to stop making Barbie.

Nobody complained when they made another game about something that girls love: Nintendogs.

Just don't wear it to the airport.