We were fairly impressed with Computer Engineer Barbie's Linux laptop and cellphone when we last saw her at the Toy Fair in New York City. Well, the doll is available now, and her gear has gotten an ...

Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. SEE MORE by John Cook on Nov 20, 2014 at 8:01 am December 2, 2014 at 10:21 am ...

Barbie is still a bit traumatized by what happened to her in 2010. In a book by Mattel called I Can Be A Computer Engineer, Barbie was portrayed with a pink computer in tow, trying to design a game, ...

Barbie has come a long way since 1992, when the blond bombshell of a doll was programmed to say, "Math class is tough." Barbie, whose various careers have taken her from aerobics instructor to ...

Clearly, Mattel did not learn a thing or two from its "math class is tough" faux pas in 1992. Twelve years ago, the maker of the world's most popular doll apologized for Teen Talk Barbie, a doll that ...

When Mattel Inc. asked Betty Shanahan whether computer engineer Barbie should don a lab coat, she told the toy-maker absolutely not. “In my 24 years in the industry, I never once wore a lab coat,” ...

Toy maker Mattel has given Barbie, an iconic fashion doll since 1959, a new career -- this time as a computer engineer . Sign up here. For the first time, the company took an online vote, asking ...

Ladies and gentlemen, I’d like to introduce the newest member of our IT department: Computer Engineer Barbie. She’s hip, stylish, and a real whiz when it comes to fixing faulty motherboards. All right ...

Barbie made two very successful tours as a flight attendant during the 1960s, and in 1999 she paid the mortgage on her dream house as a competent commercial airline pilot. She’s also taken on the role ...

The makers of Barbie seem to apologize A LOT for underestimating young women. This time the Internet’s buzzing over a pretty cringe-worthy Barbie book, “I Can Be A Computer Engineer,” published out of ...