Anybody out there writing middle-grade mysteries? You gotta use this

The New York Times reports, “The Barbie Video Girl Doll ($50, Mattel, for ages 6 and up) looks just like a regular Barbie, but a closer look reveals a camera in her pendant, and a postage-sized color screen on her back, peeking through her blouse.” You can watch the videos she records on Barbie’s back or download them to your computer.



There has got to be a mystery (even an adult comic one, if the adult has kids in their lives) where this Barbie could come in really handy.

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