I suppose that somewhere in the world there is a market for this sort of thing. Somewhere, some individual will purchase their very own twelve-inch Steve Jobs action figure for just shy of one hundred dollars. They'll probably mount it on glass shelving in their living room next to one of many sleek Bose iPod docks. This person likely wept at the death of Mr. Jobs. They camped out in front of New York City's Apple store for upwards of 24 hours in order to be one of the first to lay their hands on a brand new iPhone 4S. This person frightens me and I hope with all earnestness that I never encounter them face to face.

 

But for that person--for all people for whom Apple is not just a brand, but a mantra, a lifestyle, a religion--there now exists a 1:6 scale lifelike model of their patron saint, Steve Jobs. It's fully posable. It comes with three changes of hands so you can reenact your favorite keynote gestures and recreate some of Steve's most iconic photos on a smaller plastic scale. Steve, of course, comes outfitted in his trademark Levis, black turtleneck, and New Balance sneakers. He also comes accessorized with a small Keynote backdrop. While he's been photographed with miniature Apple gadgets, they are not actually included in the $99 package. If you'd like to pose him with a tiny iPad, you're going to have to make it yourself or buy it elsewhere.

 

The detail on this little fellow is really quite remarkable, but if I ever see one in real life on someone's mantlepiece, I'm probably going to run far in the other direction.