Hotness of Barbie - even at 50

Did you catch the Barbie Valentine Fashion Show? It was apparently the first ever runway show but also one of the hottest fashion shows around - showcasing the ultimate stereotype for women - the hot sexy leggy blonde!

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The Cheapest eBook Reader In The Market

With Kindle running low on supply to accommodate the orders for the holidays and Sony's reader being quite expensive, some companies have launched their own versions of the eBook reader. Some have called them ugly... yes, but they're dirt cheap and sometimes when the economy is this difficult practicality will have to matter more. Function over form I say!



From Foxit, the company that has brought us that light-weight PDF reader, Foxit is set to launch eSlick. Foxit's eSlick will cost $230 (rising to $260 after the initial promotion) and seems to get the basics right: It has a screen similar to that of the Kindle (6-inch, 600-by-800-pixels) and with it the monster battery life of e-ink displays (Foxit claims 8,000 page turns). The reader also comes with an MP3 player, 128MB internal memory and a 2GB SD card in the box.

You can also play MP3s on the eSlick; it has a headphones port and ships with a set of headphones. Foxit says it anticipates adding wireless, an even better screen, and/or perhaps content syncing in a manner similar to AvantGo at some point in the future.

It's almost the same in most ways only that it has no wireless connection. This is still the edge of Kindle, being connected to Amazon and all. eSlick will need to be docked like an iPod.



Another competitor is MiBook (pronounced "my book"), a book-sized white slab with a 7-inch color screen. Its "books" are memory chips with instructional videos. The MiBook, from Ohio-based startup Photoco Inc., is also considerably cheaper than Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle or Sony Inc.'s Reader, which start at $300.

The list price for the MiBook is $120, but it's available for as little as $75 online, including two books. Extra books are $20 each. It uses a very conventional liquid-crystal display. Since it uses much more power than electronic ink, the MiBook is designed to be used at home, connected to a power supply. It has a fold-out stand, so it can be placed upright on a kitchen counter, and comes with a small remote. But it also has a rechargeable battery, so it can be used untethered.

For Those Watching Out For Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

Nothing much to say here, if you're watching out for Victoria Secret's upcoming fashion show with Adriana Lim, Heide Klum and the rest of the Victoria Secret Angels in skimpy underwear and the sexiest lingerie, here's the latest news and behind-the-scenes gossip brought to you from Victoria Secret

Adriana Lim Models The $5M Victoria Secret Fashion Bra

Here's a two-in-one special: First we have hottie Adriana Lim, now the new face of Victoria Secret's Miracle Bra. She's 27-year-old Brazilian actress (played a role in Ugly Betty) and model who is just delicious.

Second, we have a five million dollar undergarment - the gem-studded Fantasy Bra. The bra is encrusted with 3,575 dazzling black diamonds, 117 certified one-carat round diamonds and 34 rubies, and nearly 3,900 stunning gems.

Adriana’s new advert comes ahead of preparation for the underwear label’s highly anticipated fashion show, which will also feature fellow ‘angels’ Heidi Klum, Miranda Kerr and Marisa Miller.

You Better Watch Out You Better Not Cry, You Better Not Pout I'm telling you Why... Google Knows What You're Getting This Christmas

Yes Google has aggregated all the most popular gift searches on the internet and came up with Google Holiday Shopping 2008. It's a little bit cool and a little bit creepy.

Google used its search technology to plot down the season's most wanted gifts by putting together search queries.

Visit the Google Holiday Shopping Page and find Special offers as well from Starbucks, JR.com, Petco.com, Shoebuy.com, Sierra Trading Post, HBO Shope, Jockey.com, Shopecko and hundreds of other stores.

Get discounts on items such as

• Guitar Hero World Tour for Wii
• Women's North Face Jacket
• Digital Picture Frames
• Wii Music
• Men's Burton Jacket from Surfside Sport
• Little Big Planet Play Station 3
• Mini Chocolate Fountain (my personal favorite)
• Men's Houndstooth Sport coat
• Apple 8GB iPod Nano
• Gears of War 2 Xbox 360
• Falllout for Windows
• Women's Leather Jacket

Spike the Ultra Dinosaur from Fisher-Price a top seller for Toys R Us Black Friday

I've been reading on updates of the Black Friday phenomenon where all these buyers line up for great deals during the Thanksgiving weekend, and I wasn't disappointed. As expected - even with the economic slowdown, consumers still flocked to their trusted wholesale shops to find items on sale.

One thing surprisingly noted on CNN Money today was that one of the first things to go in ToysRus is the $139.99 Spike the Ultra Dinosaur from Fisher-Price, which is far from a cheap toy - if not it's pretty expensive. Parents must be getting ready with Christmas gifts. Taking the sale opportunity of Black Friday to get the best deals just before the holiday season



Here's a short description of Spike the Ultra Dinosaur from the Fisher-Price website

Meet Spike, the dinosaur that kids bring to life at the touch of a button! He walks, he stands on his hind legs, he blinks, his mouth opens and closes, his spikes light up—and you make it happen with the easy-to-use remote control! Spike makes lots of fun sounds, too. He growls, he snorts , he roars and more—he’s Spike the ULTRA DINOSAUR! Spike stands 27” tall. Requires 3 AA alkaline batteries. Rechargeable battery included (9.6 Volt) NiMH—a $25 retail value!

This makes me think, people do have money to spare when they perceive the value of what they are buying to be higher than the actual cost. Marketing and selling even in difficult economic times is still very important. Although it becomes more difficult for people to part with their money - for the right reason at the right time, they will.

Lego expands from Toys to Video Games

Lego usually partners with upcoming movies so that they launch the action figures or corresponding play sets just as the movie comes out. The advantage is that it piggy backs on the marketing campaign of the movie. The disadvantage is that when the movie hype dies down or when the movie stops showing in the theaters, the revenue from the toys also declines.

But video games have a longer shelf life and so in 2005, Lego expanded on its relationship with Lucas Films (it sells Lego’s brick sets based on Star Wars and Indiana Jones) by partnering with game developer TT Games to create Lego Star Wars: The Video Game, released at the same time as Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.