It’s that time again. Welcome to the weird wired world of technology. Can’t find a plug for that laptop or television or one of the other million chargers you have sitting around? There’s a wall for that. While you’ve got your computer plugged in, fire up Microsoft’s latest Internet Explorer. It’s the greatest browser ever. Ask Microsoft, they’ll tell you the same thing. If you’re sick of hearing things and want to veg out, you may want to see a lightshow. All of this in this week’s Oddball Tech.

She’s not one of the fembots from the Austin Powers movies, but she’s the next best thing. Her name is EMA, which stands for Eternal Maiden Actualization. The maker is Sega Toys, and the target demographic is lonely dudes. That’s right, according to Reuters she’s being marketed in Japan as a female companion. She can more »