Micralite Toro: Sweeter Than The Micralite Maguro

Here's another JPMA Innovation Award Finalist product that got zero PR bang for its manufacturer's payola buck: the sweet-looking, new stroller model from Micralite called the Toro. DT reader LT spotted some photos of the Toro on flickr, of...
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Tim Biskup Designs On T-Shirts, T-Shirts On Baby Blankets

What could you do with a pile of irregular t-shirts printed with cool Tim Biskup/Gama-Go designs? A) Duh, slightly imperfect t-shirts? Throw'em in a landfill. B) Use them in the world's hippest car wash. C) Carefully rework them by...
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Stupid-Dangerous Hanger On Target Infant Socks

DT reader Adam sent along a photo of the insanely stupid, tiny plastic hanger that his son managed to shake off of his brand new Target/Circo socks. Why the hell is a dime-sized, barbed arrow-shaped, hard plastic hook anywhere...
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Eyes On The Bugaboo Bee Prize: First Candids Hit The Web

Well, hats off to Patty, who braved the drudgery that is the JPMA Convention in order to score about the only thing worth scoring down there: a hands-on encounter with the new Bugaboo Bee. Her first assessment: "super lightweight!"...
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David Horvath Writes Book! Reads Daddy Types!! Enters Demo!!!

OK, last things first: Ugly Dolls is now being moved to the Parent Company category with the news that David Horvath and Sun Min Kim are expecting a baby girl, apparently just in time to muck up their schedule for...
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Totally Suck These Star Wars Costumes Do

You've got to be kidding. I guess in the world of crappy, commercially made costumes, these Star Wars baby costumes might rank above average, but that's only if you include those drugstore ripoffs that are nothing more than a...
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Bowie, Lagerfeld, Stipe, Daddy Types Love Thank You Bear

Greg Foley was the first person I ever knew to sport a grille. Years before any hip hoppers ever jumped on the grillewagon. And I have to confess, the longtime creative director of Visionaire and V/VMan magazines was also...
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