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September 3, 2008 2:27 PM PDT

Hello Kitty won't stop breeding

by Erica Ogg
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Hello Kitty solar phone charger

Someone, please make it stop.

(Credit: Kittyhell.com)

This cat has no shame.

She continues to haunt us with her incessant need to reproduce every consumer item in existence with her likeness on it. Our mistrust of the advancing Kitty empire on Crave is well-known, but we haven't brought it up in a while. Friends, it's time.

The cat is now trying to green-wash her cheap plastic empire, calling this solar-powered cell phone recharger "eco-friendly." Well now, throwing "solar-powered" into the description certainly sounds environmentally friendly. But wait. Apparently it's good for about 500 charges, then you're supposed to throw it away and buy a new one? That's sort of the opposite of eco-friendly.

Moving on, this next item is just inexplicable.

Hello Kitty DJ speakers MP3 player

Hello Kitty DJ speakers

(Credit: ThinkGeek)

Say hello to the Hello Kitty DJ Speaker. Here our evil feline friend finds herself ensconced in a plastic case, outfitted with headphones and a set of turntables. This is supposed to hook up to your iPod, MP3 or CD player, and she'll bop along to the music. ThinkGeek is selling it for $25. But the worst part is it probably sounds exactly like a $25 speaker.

On a related note, the man who writes the Kittyhell.com blog might be our new hero. We can't believe we've never seen this site before, and if we didn't know better, we'd think it was run anonymously by Crave editor emeritus Mike Yamamoto.

Feel free to post links to the most egregious Hello Kitty paraphernalia you've ever come across in the comments.

Erica Ogg is a CNET News reporter who covers Apple, HP, Dell, and other PC makers, as well as the consumer electronics industry. She's also one of the hosts of CNET News' Daily Podcast. In her non-work life, she's a history geek, a loyal Dodgers fan, and a mac-and-cheese connoisseur. E-mail Erica.
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by RTFM September 4, 2008 6:17 AM PDT
I always subscribe to the "don't like it, don't buy it" saying. I have a daughter and I do think 'kitty is cute. But like most things, moderation is key. I wish I could post the Hello Kitty M16 picture I came across!
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by Barron_Von_Hugen_Dong September 9, 2008 11:38 AM PDT
Idiots, you don't get it do you? By flooding the market with useless hello kitty items you make it less likely that someone will buy the same product, but of a different brand name. All Hello kitty is doing is diluting the market.
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by wrs388 September 13, 2008 11:05 AM PDT
Barron_Von_Hugen-Dong you're a moron. What you as define useless toy is no more useless then a hot wheels race car. In reality you're making a big issue over nothing. It's your mentality that I find totally odd, along with the person who wrote this article.
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by BobTheAttendant September 13, 2008 3:30 PM PDT
I live in Florida, and every so often I go to the Aventura Mall. Recently, they opened "The Nordstrom Wing". Or as I like to call it: "The Expensive Crap Wing". Nestled in this wing is a small boutique called "Victoria Couture" which sells nothing but designer Hello Kitty Merchandise. We already have a Sanrio store, and various kiosks that sell Hello Kitty themed merchandise as part of their wares. I wasn't aware Hello Kitty was that popular, since I rarely see anyone with any Hello Kitty anything, anywhere.
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by Loudwitness October 25, 2009 1:35 PM PDT
Thank you for joining the Anti kitty Movement also known as the akm and we have a newblog. http://loudwitness.blogspot.com/. The writer of kittyhell.com is our hero and inspired us to make the blog.
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