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We've seen a few Steve Jobs dolls in our day, but this one is pretty awesome. And creepy — and we mean damn near Uncanny Valley-creepy. Being sold by an outfit called In Icons "to honor the American icon and great visionary Steve Jobs," the 1:6 scale "action" figure features the dapper black turtleneck / blue jeans combo we've seen at many a keynote. The company wants you to take note of its "piercing eyes of soul" that will "always remind you to stay hungry, stay foolish and to follow your heart in the limited life," which sounds like a lot to ask of something that will likely collect dust on a shelf somewhere until one of our younger relatives takes it outside to conduct experiments with a Swiss Army Knife and / or some M-80s, but we'll let you know for sure once we get one for ourselves. Distributed by DiD Corp, this will be available in late February for $99.99 plus shipping. And no, the tiny Mac is not included (we really wanted one too).
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Really?
Jameseh - December 31, 2011
Yes, really. One thing that no one knows about the action figure is that it’s been secretly equipped with a few catch phrases known of from Steve. Every time a new Apple device is released, he will say “This changes everything!” on the hour, for 24 hours.
One word: Magical
Plazmic Flame - December 31, 2011
“Boom!”
slackguy - January 1, 2012
Those arms look cheap. Except it’s $100…..
slackguy - December 31, 2011 via mobile
Cause if you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it!
rodakk - December 31, 2011
If you use cheap arms, you blew it.
impulse462 - December 31, 2011
It’s not really an action figure if you can’t move and pose it.
crichton007 - December 31, 2011
The hands and face have a realistic style but the arms look like they were ripped of a Barbie doll.
dicobalt - December 31, 2011
the reason why is because the turtle neck sweater covers the arms
mrpakiman - December 31, 2011
It comes with interchangeable livers.
sweetgreggo - January 1, 2012
This has nothing on the “Uncle Duke” Hunter Thompson action figure. Take note of the Vodka bottle grip and martini glass accessories.
chesterharry - January 2, 2012
It’s like they spent all the time on the face, then the arms are the wrong skin tone and have huge gaps on the wrists lol.
martonikaj - December 31, 2011
This is really creepy.
Tyler Gold - December 31, 2011
This screams “ROBOT CHICKEN!!!!!!”
westonp - December 31, 2011
I cannot wait
iservin - December 31, 2011
He’s stealing Barbie for sure. Poor Ken never stood a chance.
Waltah - December 31, 2011
Creepy to the max……
HelpItCrashedAgain.com - December 31, 2011
S0lidsnake - December 31, 2011
But you mustn’t touch.
dingus - December 31, 2011
Where’s the corporate BB that he uses in the bathroom stall to avoid being seen with a nonApple product?
AlvinCalvin - December 31, 2011 via mobile
This looks to me a lot like a mix of well shaved Jesus and Ken figures.
SJ would’ve said: You got it all wrong.
spaceye - December 31, 2011
or They’re bozo’s who blew it
Chunkygeek - December 31, 2011
$100? Screw that…
martonikaj - December 31, 2011
You might need to wait for at least the 1:2 scale model.
d0mth0ma5 - December 31, 2011
I’m waiting for the 1:1 model.
Christopher Malone - December 31, 2011
Hiroshi Ishiguro is working on it as we speak.
jaggedspike - December 31, 2011
“It has to be at least three times as big.”
Jonathan Eilenberg - December 31, 2011 via mobile
This thing will kill me in my sleep.
Dylan Spronck - December 31, 2011
No, it will just empty your wallet and install child locks on your computer.
chrishind10 - December 31, 2011
Does the Steve Ballmer one steal as much money and fill your house with real-life viruses?
Etc….le sigh.
slackguy - January 1, 2012
No, the Ballmer doll has a spring-loaded arm that hurls a small chair, while screaming pre-recorded profanities about ‘killing Google’. The special edition has a wind-up action that makes the doll hop around in circles, yelling ‘Developers!’, while excreting realistic looking sweat.
Sweat refill pack sold separately.
Ephemerol- - January 1, 2012
No sir, I don’t like it!
TonySharp - December 31, 2011
i just got the one from KO Gadgets and its so much better but a little over $100.
http://store.kogadget.com/product.php?id_product=16
eric467474 - December 31, 2011
Steve
eric467474 - December 31, 2011
Does it come with that authentic shower-once-a-week smell and a string you pull to have him tell you that everything is shit or have him ask you if you’re a virgin?
(Too soon?)
Funderful - December 31, 2011
The attention to detail on the facial hair is creepy.
mrrross - December 31, 2011
They better not shrink him like Hasbro did to GI-Joe. That would just suck.
jeffberard - December 31, 2011
I sense a number of stop motion animations coming up on Youtube….
i_maq - December 31, 2011
That’s some creepy messed up stuff right there.
dicobalt - December 31, 2011
I wonder just how much Steve Jobs would’ve hated this.
Irrelevant Elephant - December 31, 2011
Narcissists usually love this type of thing.
Edward Furlong - December 31, 2011
Wait, the top pic is of the doll? Color me impressed. And uncanny.
fEast91 - December 31, 2011
I’m partial to the PodBrix ones.
KittenAppreciatorUSA - December 31, 2011
Is that Darth Vader on the end there?
dicobalt - December 31, 2011
It’s a silhouette from those old iPod commercials.
stargazer418 - December 31, 2011
Woz needs more Segway.
dingus - December 31, 2011
Why is Steve holding a Wiimote?
sweetgreggo - January 1, 2012
That is awesome
johnathanhartel - January 2, 2012
Had it come with the tiny Mac, I would have been more likely to spend $100 on it. I’ll wait for it to go on eBay for $25.
sheldonimacaroni - December 31, 2011
Stop promoting this
myChrisD'Angelo - December 31, 2011
That is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO disgustingly ugly and creepy.
LolyPopBrigade - December 31, 2011
The hand looks different in the first picture than the second picture, unless somehow it has moveable fingers.
reallynotnick - December 31, 2011
Its not even an Apple product but still include the apple tax……..
Jackrabbit - December 31, 2011
Slightly OT but my mate spent $300 more on an Asus ultrabook that is less spec’d than the 13" MBA….Apple tax indeed.
slackguy - January 1, 2012
Go back to Engadget.
If you’ve been watching prices over the last year, you would know Apple makes reasonably priced products, and the best performance:price ratio in ultrabooks.
tusing - January 1, 2012
This will sit nicely next to my collection of wax/plastic CEO’s.
Yet I wonder if the facial hair can be shaved off.
butters - December 31, 2011
This one is pretty AWSOME!!!
Dick Tracy - December 31, 2011
It looks like he pissed himself.
sweetgreggo - January 1, 2012
You obviously don’t know the jeans.Levi 501s.
slackguy - January 1, 2012
Me and 501s go way back. I haven’t worn a pair in about 15 years but when I did they didn’t look like I pissed in them. Most of the time.
sweetgreggo - January 1, 2012
Looks anatomically correct.
Codernaut - January 2, 2012
Assuming this is a legal production who owns Steve’s likeness? His widow? Apple? Who is the whore making money off of this horrible idea?
sweetgreggo - January 1, 2012
I’ve seen and bought a lot of magazines and videos about Steve Jobs which used his photo as cover after he passed away, I don’t think those publishers all pay royalty.
Dick Tracy - January 1, 2012
Steve/Apple have shut down unauthorized figurines before. This one may meet that same fate.
AlexH86 - January 1, 2012
Lol @ $99 + S&H.
Also, if you had launched these when Jobs were alive, you’d have sold much more and have given us Win-fanboys a better place to vent our frustration than online forums
:P
ax13 - January 1, 2012
But see, Jobs’ life was the master troll! He died so you Win-fanboys will be forever in angst, as you will have no other place to vent your frustration, other than online forums where no one cares about how you feel anyways!
tusing - January 1, 2012
Umm . . Creepy . . .
OB Juan - January 1, 2012
I want one. Too bad they are not available to order.
Ebony & Ivory - January 2, 2012
The arms look terrible, to the point where the hands look as if they were skinned from a person and placed there. Just….ugh. Sorry guys, creeps me the hell out.
johnathanhartel - January 2, 2012
You can also order the life size doll from Japan.
Codernaut - January 2, 2012
I love Steve but I wouldn’t buy this.
Ambear - January 2, 2012
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