V-girlâ„¢ – your Virtual Girlfriend — This is offensive on so many levels, I’d hardly know where to begin. One thing I’d like to see is the option to sell your V-girl into involuntary organ harvesting or stem cell research. At least that would be for the greater virtual good.

Star Trek Online – Perpetual Entertainment — website launched. There are only a few groups creepier than gamers: the ComicCon crowd, Star Wars families and the whole Star Trek lifestyle. Now that I think about it, the Harry Potter freaks are pretty damn creepy too.

Two retro photosets on Flickr … electronic handhelds and retro arcade, the latter rescued from a dumpster. (And when he says “rescued”, I think he means Sean Penn wants his slides back.) More retro gawking available at Handheld Museum.