<div><div class="entry-content"><div class="w480"><img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/03/08/technology/bits-actionfigures/bits-actionfigures-custom1.jpg" alt="Steve Jobs action figure" /><span class="credit">M.I.C Gadget</span> <span class="caption">A banned Steve Jobs doll, left, and the new “Poking Inventor” doll.</span></div>
<p>You might recall a <a href="http://store.micgadget.com/apple-toys-figures/212-steve-jobs-action-figure.html">Steve Jobs</a> action figure that appeared online late last year. It was a good representation of Mr. Jobs, complete with his signature blue jeans, black mock-turtleneck sweater and New Balance sneakers. But the Mr. Jobs doll didn’t last long. <a href="http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/11/26/apple-kills-steve-jobs-doll/">Apple threatened</a> M.I.C. Gadget, the creator of the doll, with legal action if it didn’t stop selling the mini Mr. Jobs. It was <a href="http://micgadget.com/9716/the-end-of-apple-ceo-action-figure/">quickly removed</a> from the company’s online store.</p>
<p>Now there’s a <a href="http://store.micgadget.com/action-figures/275-poking-inventor-action-figure.html">new action figure in town.</a> This one appears to be modeled after another famous chief executive in the tech world: Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook.</p>
<p>But M.I.C. Gadget may have learned its lesson this time.</p>
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<p>The new techie doll, which is priced at $70, isn’t actually called “the Mark Zuckerberg” action figure, like the Mr. Jobs version was. Instead, the company has labeled this product the “Poking Inventor Action Figure.” (Facebook allows people to “poke” each other as an alternate way to say hello.)</p>
<div class="w480"><img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/03/08/technology/bits-actionfigures/bits-actionfigures-custom2.jpg" alt="Mark Zuckerberg Action Figure" /><span class="credit">M.I.C. Gadget</span> <span class="caption">The “Poking Inventor” doll comes with buttons and speech bubbles.</span></div>
<p>M.I.C. Gadget describes the “Poking Inventor” action figure as “the most friendly toy we have ever seen,” and says it was ”inspired from a man who makes the world more open and connected.”</p>
<p>The doll definitely evokes the personality of Mr. Zuckerberg. It has been molded with his signature shaggy hair, blue jeans, Adidas flip-flops and of course, the iconic black hooded sweatshirt. You can also set the action figure to hold either a “like” or “poke” button.</p>
</div></div><p><strong>Read more:</strong> <a class="rssreadon" rel="external" title="Creators of Steve Jobs Doll Move on To Zuckerberg" href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/09/creators-of-steve-jobs-doll-move-on-to-zuckerberg/" target="_blank">http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/09/creators-of-steve-jobs-doll-move-on-to-zuckerberg/</a></p>