- Tue Feb 10 2009 Kohjinsha + Bandai = Netbook for kids
The Gachapin & Mukku Netbook is a limited edition, and it's aimed at kids using cartoon characters (a dinosaur and a bigfoot) that Japanese tots are familiar with.
- Fri May 23 1997 Bandai still in multimedia terminals
Bandai says its Pippin multimedia system is still in the game contrary to published reports.
- Mon Nov 18 1996 Bandai delays Pippin box
Bandai Digital Entertainment delays the release of its much-touted Pippin@World Internet appliance to December 1, and has lowered its price from $599 to $500, company executives told CNET. - Mon Nov 18 1996 Bandai delays Pippin box
Bandai Digital Entertainment delays the release of its much-touted Pippin@World Internet appliance to December 1, and has lowered its price from $599 to $500, company executives told CNET.
- Thu Jan 23 1997 Bandai and Sega band together
The Power Rangers and Sonic the Hedgehog are getting hitched. Industry analysts look on approvingly.
- Wed Feb 25 2009 Bandai's 'Aqua Dance' holds water
Gizmo claims to utilize nanotech coating that imbues water droplets with mercury-like qualities.
- Mon Sep 23 1996 Short: Bandai to bundle Motorola modem
Bandai Digital Entertainment announced it will bundle a Motorola 28.8-kbps external modem with its Pippin @World Internet/TV. Bandai brings Web browsing technology from Spyglass and a 4X CD-ROM drive to its Internet/TV. The @World browser is compatible with Netscape's Navigator and Microsoft's Internet Explorer, and includes SurfWatch blocking software, QuickTime, and Shockwave.
- Fri Feb 9 1996 Bandai unveils multimedia Web terminal
Accessing the Internet is going to be as easy as turning on your television set, according to Bandai Corporation. The Japanese-based toy giant today unveiled details about its multimedia terminal that connects to television sets for access to the Net.
- Fri Feb 27 1998 Short Take: Bandai liquidates digital entertainment division
Bandai announced that it will take a one-time charge to liquidate its ill-fated digital entertainment division, which was the first licensee of Apple Computer's Pippin game and entertainment platform. Bandai's Pippin Power Player failed to catch on with the market and created massive losses for the company. The charge will come to $88 million, but Bandai said sales of its Tamagotchi virtual pets will bolster its earnings.
- Wed Feb 28 1996 AT&T, Bandai license Java
Two more vendors, AT&T and Bandai, have jumped onto the Java bandwagon, further strengthening Sun Microsystems' programming language as a de facto Internet standard.




