October 5, 2006"Loving the Machine" author Timothy Hornyak looks at why the Japanese see a friendly face in the dawning era of robots.
Photos: The friendly faces of Japanese robotsTAGS:robot, doll, Japan, iRobot Roomba, Europe, U.S., photograph
March 9, 2005Gifts such as dolls should be wrapped in pastel paper. Whether obvious or not, the company now holds the patent on the idea.TAGS:patent, Amazon.com Inc., gift, doll, birthday, recipient, age
August 29, 2007Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains why the doll's corporate parent decided it had to take on a China-based cybersquatter.TAGS:Mattel Inc., doll, trademark, domain name, lawsuit