Android gets an adorable upgrade into figurines

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Artist Andrew Bell of Dyzplastic and Google have partnered up to turn Android’s mascot into a goofy little vinyl figurine. There are 12 in all, and if you really want to collect them you may run into some headaches as they are “blind-boxed” — meaning you won’t know which one you got until you pop it open. Oh, I remember chasing down blind-boxed toys when I was a kid. There was always some quirky robot I’d go after but could never find, only to end up with a dozen of the


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