Super-cute Hello Kitty LCD TV with super-cute remote control

Hello Kitty, the dream cartoon cat of millions of teenage girls around the world, regularly gets a lot of love from the gadget world, too. But Hello Kitty TVs were relatively scarce so far. Last time we blogged about one was in June 2008. While that one was pretty cute by itself, this new model announced today [JP], a 13.3-inch LCD TV, is much, much cuter (at least in my view).

The device is made by a Japanese company called Dynaconnective and, if anyone from the target group cares, has the following specs:

• 1,28000 resolution
• 275cd/m2 luminance
• 500:1 contrast ratio
• 16ms response time
• 3Wx2 stereo speakers

The TV can show Kitty’s face as a background picture for enhanced cuteness. This is the remote. It’s shaped like Kitty’s ribbon. Isn’t that adorable?

Sized at 414mm×372mm×149mm, the Hello Kitty TV weighs 2.3kg. Dynaconnective plans to start selling it in Japan on December 24 for $560. The TV isn’t suitable for anyone living outside Japan unfortunately, as it’s optimized for the Japanese TV system, has Japanese only menus etc.

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Solar Power for your iPhone, and Pretty Colors!

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This case is manufactured by a company in China, TTX Technology, and I am not entirely sure if you can order this from any retailers in the US yet, but I will definitely find out.

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FIFA 10 Ultimate Team DLC pitched amid sales surge

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TIMELINE: Toyota Reacts To Floor Mat Fiery Death Problem [Toyota Recall]

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Nintendownloads - 11/30/09

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