Barbie Girls™ 1GB MP3 Player – Green – Store 240 Songs

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After the implosion of Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears," Byrne said, "Barbie seems like this wholesome, wonderful thing now. Covering all things computing, internet and mobile he's a seasoned regular at major tech shows such as CES, IFA and Mobile World Congress. The winner of a swathe of international awards for everything from LG cell phones to concept zippers, his current hit product is a cute line of Barbie-branded MP3 players disguised as make-up compacts. Pick from pink, blue or green and decorate it in a variety of outfits, shoes, purses, hairstyles and even expressions!

The idea of connecting experiences is very, very important to us, but the absolute model is not established. The general chat function, B-chat, works via the selection of pre-written phrases to communicate with others players in the Barbie Girls world. Now toy maker Mattel has announced the Barbie doll is to get a tech makeover to keep it down with the kids.On Thursday, Mattel unveiled Barbie Girls, four-and-a-half-inch tall MP3 players designed to look like dolls. Get the hottest deals available in your inbox plus news, reviews, opinion, analysis and more from the TechRadar team. The MP3 player combines the useful function of a music player, the cool qualities of a doll that can be accessorize and decorated, and the social component of an online community similar to Webkinz.

Mattel is using technology to create a new twist on a 48-year-old toy to appeal to today's Web- and multimedia-savvy girls.The WIRED conversation illuminates how technology is changing every aspect of our lives—from culture to business, science to design. Dan has also been a tech expert for many outlets including BBC Radio 4, 5Live and the World Service, The Sun and ITV News.

The inclusion of a social networking space for young girls is an even braver move (even with the extra security measures).Between 2007 and 2008 six different MP3 players were released: the Pink, the Gold/Blue and the Green. Designed to be a blend of technology and fashion doll, the MP3 player was the original way to be a V. This month Zizzle, the company that makes Pirates of the Caribbean toys (not to mention Lucky the Incredible Wonder Pup, perhaps the first stuffed Labradoodle) is introducing an online/offline toy. The online community offers a place to create a character, build a room, decorate it, keep a virtual pet, play games to earn virtual B bucks, watch movie trailers make friends and chat, which are all similar to other online communities for kids. Mattel plans to run some television ads for the product in the fall, but the site is expected to be the primarily driver of sales, said Chuck Scothon, general manager and senior vice president of girls, Mattel Brands.

Alright, so it's not quite Azeroth, but girls who log onto Mattel's new Barbie Girls online community can play games, chat and "hang out" with other tween-ish participants, which sounds just as good preparation as any for the chaos that they'll soon be able to experience (as in, as soon as the parents' credit card gives the green light) in more "mature" communities such as WoW, Second Life and the upcoming PlayStation Home. The Barbie Girl device has 512 MB of memory - that means you can download up to 120 MP3 or 240 WMA songs! To ensure girls' safety in public chats, Mattel devised a limited vocabulary of 2,000 words the girls can use on the site, designed to prevent use of sexual language, profanity or hurtful words such as "stupid" or "hate". A new doll hitting retail shelves this week is familiar in many ways — she’s got outfits galore — but she also has some unusual features: this Barbie, who is smaller and less shapely than her standard namesake, functions as an MP3 music player.Each pack came with a small pet that clipped on the hand of the Barbie Girl of the MP3 Player, all available pets were: Panda, Penguin, Turtle, Koala, Elephant and Giraffe. On the downside, most of the activity in the Barbie Girls world is related to earning virtual bucks and spending them. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Following on from Webkinz and of course MP3 players, this toy "aspiration figure" (it's a Simspons reference - see Lisa Lionheart) will seek to compete with the, rather more edgy, Bratz line of dolls.