Hello Kitty gets awesome cell phone (China only?)

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Monday, January 12th, 2009

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I am not really sure if this is really a product licensed by Sanrio, the company behind uber cartoon cat Hello Kitty, but this “branded” handset looks kind of cool.

The GSM cell phone (2-inch screen with 260k pixels) is made in China and features an MP3 player, a video player, a “high-resolution” camera to shoot pictures and video, an FM tuner, Bluetooth, a card reader and a USB port. Some games and ringtones are pre-installed and the user interface is also available in English, as it seems.

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But most importantly, this must be the cutest cell phone I have ever seen. And it only costs $142 plus shipping but appears to be not working in the USA (see the comment of the shop owner at the bottom of the page).

Via Fashion Funky

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