Hello Kitty camcorder

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Dr. Serkan Toto is an independent consultant and advisor focusing on Japan’s web, mobile and social gaming industries. Based in Tokyo, he works together with financial institutions and startups worldwide. Serkan has been the Japan contributor for TechCrunch.com since 2008. He is sept-lingual, holds an MBA and is a PhD in economics. → Learn More

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

Japanese camera maker Exemode announced [JP] the Hello Kitty DV520KT today, a simple 5MP CMOS camcorder that only has one thing going for it: it features mega-popular cartoon cat Hello Kitty saying “Hi” on the hardware. That’s what it probably makes perfect for young girls though.

Technically, buyers get a camcorder that records video in either 640 × 320 or 480 × 240 resolution and at 30fps or 15fps (so don’t expect huge picture quality) on SD or SDHC cards (up to 8GB). There’s also a 2-inch TFT LCD screen, 32MB of built-in memory, LED light, and a USB 1.1 port. Users can upload pictures and videos from the camera directly to Flickr and YouTube.

The camera, which is powered by two AAA batteries, will come with a price tag of $90 when it comes out in Japan on June 25. Ask import/export specialist Geek Stuff 4 U if you live outside this country but want to make your little sister happy.

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