After months underground, during which time she released only a pixellated propaganda video, the felicitous feline has surfaced once again, bent on pursuing her plan for world domination. As evidence, I present to you the Hello Kitty Netbook.
Compared with most previous Hello Kitty laptops, the Hello Kitty C1's design is downright subdued, with the text "Hello Kitty" repeated across the lid and a single impression of the evil mastermind's image in one corner. Otherwise, the 2.6-pound mini laptop looks like nearly every other all-white Netbook.
Its specs are fairly typical as well: a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of RAM, a 120GB hard drive, and a 10.1-inch display. There are also two USB ports, a 1.3-megapixel Webcam, and 802.11b/g Wi-Fi. It runs on Windows XP Home in your choice of five languages.
But, fellow citizens, do not be fooled by the cuteness! This product is all part of a pernicious plot to attack your wallet: whereas most Netbooks are priced in the $350-$500 range, the Hello Kitty C1 costs a ridiculous $890.
You have been warned.
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Sanrio)
The latest creation of the Sanrio empire offers further proof that it has progressed beyond brute force and guerrilla tactics, expanding its quest for world domination to the economic realm.
The evil Hello Kitty's mouthless mug can now be found on its own paper shredder, that icon of white-collar crime, as seen on Hello Kitty Hell. If you start seeing it dressed in pinstripes, you'll know that Gordon Gekko has completed a feline reincarnation.
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Hello Kitty Hell)
The evil Sanrio empire will stop at nothing in its quest for universal domination. As it continues its relentless assault by land and water, it is also manipulating the elements with such devious schemes as seizing our air supply. And now, as winter nears, it's commandeering our heat sources as well with the "Hello Kitty Space Heater"--an obvious ratcheting up from its USB lap warmer and other guerilla tactics.
A special thanks to Hello Kitty Hell, our spiritual leader in The Resistance, for alerting us to this latest plan. We agree with one of his readers, who fears being scarred by a Hello Kitty face burned on her leg--which may well have been Sanrio's plan for this all along.
Nothing says class like a levitating photo of a graduate.
(Credit: Urban Junkie Ltd.)Levitating TVs are nice, if a bit nerve-wracking. Levitating globes are great if you're planning world domination.
But what about in-home object levitation for the rest of us television-boycotting, non-geography-loving types?
It's not new, but the IFO 3000 fills in that gap nicely, offering desktop (actual desktop, not computer desktop) levitation for such items as picture frames, Mini Coopers, and alarm clocks. And, yes, globes. For good measure.
The IFO 3000 does not come with a wizard who makes objects levitate via witchcraft. Instead, magnetic fields are to blame for all the levitation action.
Again, it's nothing new, but I'm working around the clock to bring you all the levitation news, not just the latest. You're welcome.
[Via Chip Chick.]
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NEC)
Oh my. We don't know where to begin. Is it dimestore-looking Swarovski crystals? The metallic Pepto-Bismol pink? And we wouldn't dare leave out the hideously overdone logo, of course.
No matter how you look at it, there's not much good to say about NEC's "LaVie G Hello Kitty" laptop unless you happen to be one of the unfortunate victims who have consumed the pink Kool-Aid. Akihabara News points out its middling AMD Sempron chip, but the negatives go far beyond that--too many to number here, in fact. But we'll just leave you with the price: $1,647. If you're still reading, there's no hope.
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