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Holiday Shoppers Go Cuckoo for Zhu Zhus

By Steve PendleburyNov 25th 2009 – 5:10PM

(Nov. 25) -- A robotic hamster is the gift most likely to cause a Black Friday stampede this year. Zhu Zhu Pets have been universally declared the hottest and hardest-to-get toy of this holiday season. Shipments of the pink-nosed critters sell out within hours of arrival at stores. "It reminds me of the Furby craze back...

Background on MindFlex

Mindflex is a toy by Mattel which uses brain waves to steer a ball through an obstacle course. The brain waves are captured with the enclosed EEG headset, which allows the user to speed up or slow down a fan, thus lifting or lowering the blue styrofoam ball.

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