Aliens? Robots? Monsters? Mutants? Kids these days are bored with all of them. This extra savvy generation needs a new kind of hero–one that can only come in the form of a super-powered tech exec. Someone like Steve Jobs. Now kids of all ages can have their very own Apple tech executive to take home.
Jobs, naturally, is decked out in his trademark costume–black turtleneck, blue jeans, New Balance 991 sneakers, and a pair of spectacles, which are removable, for the full reverse Clark Kent effect. Jobs is also sporting an iPhone in left-handed kung-fu grip.
The CEO’s sneakers are cemented to an Apple logo stand, so sadly he won’t be able to race against your Flash figure. He does, however, have a little speech bubble card, which lets you write out your favorite Jobsism.
Steve will run you $79.90–so he’s a bit pricey, so far as action figures and stocking stuffers go. Lousy Apple tax.
For those into the more cuddly side of the Silicon Valley, there’s always last year’s Steve Jobs plush doll.
There is a horrible disease endemic in the tech world, and its name is “iTouch.” For some reason, even people who are otherwise sticklers for accuracy like eWeek [see left] and super-analyst Mary Meeker seem incapable of understanding the product name “iPod touch.” I’m not talking about subtleties like the fact that the “t” in “touch” is lower case. I’m talking about the whole name.
