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Computer Engineer Barbie Unveiled

Posted by samzenpus on from the you've-come-a-long-way-baby dept.

ideonexus writes "At the New York Toy fair, Mattel has announced Computer Engineer Barbie, the doll's 126th career chosen by popular vote. The official announcement (PDF) shows her accessorizing with nerdy glasses, a Bluetooth earpiece, pink laptop, and tee covered in binary digits. The girls-only vote choose 'News Anchor Barbie,' which became Barbie's 125th career, but Mattel decided to add the Computer Engineer version after a viral outpouring of support from female IT professionals."

4 comments

  1. Stay classy Slashdot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    You have to watch those viral outpourings, they can get infected.

     

  2. Anonymous Coward by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    It's on! The barbies are invading Geekvana. All to your positions and prepare to fight these evil fembots of destruction!!!

    1. Re:Anonymous Coward by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      But this is the closest many of us will ever get to a meeting a real girl!

  3. Computer Hacker Barbie by coolmoose25 · · Score: 1

    They should have gone all in with this one and done Computer Hacker Barbie instead... A black tee shirt that says "1337 h4x0rz pwn j00!", some tatts, purple hair, and black converse hi tops. Keep the nerd glasses though...

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