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At CES 2009 we had the opportunity to stop by the Mattel booth and checkout the hyped Mindflex game.  Jeff gave it a whirl while I grabbed video of him making funny constipated like faces, which I assure you wasn’t the problem and is further evidenced by a not so tasteful joke.  Well, Amazon is now offering the Mindflex game for $99 and it will ship October 1st.

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The Mindflex from Mattel is one of those toys every adult wants to try. The included headset reads your brain waves and based on your cognitive power it either increases or decreases the built-in fan’s output. The goal of the game? Place the ball through the hoops. The knob on the front of the device controls the location of the fan. Hit the videos for a complete walk through and some solid ‘day 4 CES’ laughs (we had drank a bottle of Jack the night before and just finished an all you can eat buffet).

What is it: The Mattel Barbie B-Nail Printer is just like a regular inkjet printer only it prints images directly onto a fingernail. To keep the print in place a nonproprietary gloss (any nail gloss) must be applied.

Features: Software for managing, printing and importing custom or stock images, built-in camera, finger slot for accurate printing and more.

Availability: Summer 2009

Price: Similar price to a “Barbie Dream House”, which is apparently about $200

The days of mind control are upon us, albeit in games.  Mattel’s latest, the Mind Flex game, tests a user’s concentration by challenging them to place a ball through a number of hoops.  Sounds simple, right?  Actually, there is no game pads, just a brain scanning device.  The user wears the device, and through thought alone has to power a fan that will float the ball through the game’s obstacles.

We’ll try to make our way over to Mattel’s CES booth to get a hands on, but you can expect the product to launch later this year for about $80.

[Telegraph]