POU NEW GUIDE Most digital pets are talented at pooping, but Pou for iOS and Android probably marks the first time a digital pet actually is poop. Not that Pou ever suggests anything so crass, mind you. No, your new pal is an alien that just so happens to look like—that. Total coincidence. Pou may not be the most cuddly alien in the universe, but he still depends on you for food, entertainment, cleanliness, and companionship. He needs to be fed regularly, cleaned up when he gets dirty (the old adage about “polishing a turd” comes to mind), and most importantly, he needs to have fun I'd seen Pou on the App Store several times before, with its creepy little poop monster smiling at me from the Top Paid Apps list. The first time I saw it there, I thought it was a mistake, given how simple the game -- and I'm using the term "game" as loosely as possible here -- seemed to be. An app like this might have gotten some attention in the App Store...