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They have not yet been approved for sale, and so their prices haven't 
been set. But the product exists, and it is creepy beyond belief. It is 
called "Genpet". It comes packaged in plastic, in a nutrient-induced 
"hibernation". It is alive. It slowly wakes up after the package is 
opened; it is supposed to emulate the movement of a human infant, and 
according to the website, it immediately bonds with the first person it 
sees.

Although horrifying, I nevertheless found myself reading through the 
entire website, where you can see the product and its required display 
case.�

<http://www.genpets.com/>

This is just too weird. You can buy your Genpet bioengineered to behave 
in any of several different color-coded ways: Red means "athletic and 
energetic". I think of it as the A-D-D Genpet. Violet means "imaginative 
and spiritual". Perhaps this is the hippy Genpet.�

With minimal care, your new Genpet can live either 1 or 3 years 
depending on the model you buy.

Some of the accessories available for your new "pet" are "nutrient 
packs" and "tooth remover".

Coming soon to a mall near you. 

Now go watch the "Trouble With Tribbles" episode of the original Star 
Trek series and pray that Genpet turns out that benign.