Two more Hello Kitty cellphones

Ok, so maybe Nokia got the first crack at creating a Hello Kitty cellphone, but Taiwanese manufacturer OKWAP (we won't spend much time dwelling on the absurdity of their name, but just think about it for a second) obviously couldn't resist getting on that sweet Sanrio licensee action either and has come out with a Hello Kitty-themed cellphone of their own. Two of them actually, both of which are clamshell-style cameraphones. Sounds like someone in the UK just imported them from Taiwan, but there's the A267, which comes with a built-in VGA quality camera, and the i516, which bumps the camera up to a megapixel and has an integrated FM radio and a 262,000 color internal screen. What, no Bad Badtz Maru phone?

[Matt @ Dec 19th 2005 12:09AM]

Herro Kitty. I, for one, welcome our new Japanese feline overlord.

[Joacim L?en @ Dec 19th 2005 12:09AM]

Hello Kitty's quest for world domination continues.

[Ian Argent @ Dec 19th 2005 12:09AM]

It's my understanding from a friend who is a Badz Maru otaku that BM was deprecated some time ago

[marianne @ Dec 19th 2005 12:09AM]

I also heard from an employee of the Sanrio store that Badtz Maru had been "retired".

[Georgia @ Dec 19th 2005 12:09AM]

Is the Hello Kitty phone available in Australia? Can the phone be used in Australia?

[Cassie @ Dec 19th 2005 12:09AM]

OMFG I WNT ONE THEY R SO CUTE!!! (tears of joy T_T) <33

[emma @ Jan 1st 2006 10:57PM]

i want it. does anyone know where or how i can get one?