Toshiba debuts "Pala-Chan" uber-cute DAP

It was love at first sight for us and this Pala-Chan seal/whale MP3 player thingy from Toshiba, and none of the charm has worn off now that Tosh has gone all commercial on us and started fronting its whole mobile line with the lovable little mascot. The 1GB player will cost you a less-lovable S$179 (around $114 US), but that's just the price of greatness. The best news is that Pala-Chan just got himself girlfriend (Papu-Chan), and Toshiba is planning on introducing Papu to his long-lost mother and father in the near -- and sure to be commercialized -- future.

[Thanks, Whale Lover]

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 9th 2006 10:56AM]

How the hell are u going to Plug/Fit that thing into a USB slot on a pc?

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 9th 2006 11:06AM]

So that's what the the 2ng generation Zune will look like.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 9th 2006 11:06AM]

GioNYC: Lets see. Maybe plug it in the usb port with the usb plug you clearly see in the article?

Amazing..

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 9th 2006 11:39AM]

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[(Unverified) Posted Nov 9th 2006 11:58AM]

Nuthin says hawt like your ears plugged into a plastic ghost thingy.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 9th 2006 12:51PM]

I for one welcome our disturbingly adorable fuzzy baby seal overlords.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 9th 2006 2:38PM]

Huh, I didn't know the cartoon seal's name. I have a Toshiba two-button, scroll-wheel laptop mouse in the same general shape, which is just as impractical as this DAP appears!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 9th 2006 5:07PM]

Reminds me of the little floating Chupa pet thing Luna had in Skies of Arcadia. Wonder if further commercialization will allow for SD upgrades via his 'sword attack'?

hmmm...

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 14th 2006 10:35PM]

its not that cute...

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 14th 2006 8:03PM]

TO BE HONEST I THINK ITZ ***UGLY*** I MEAN ITS CUTE 4 LIKE DA LIL KIDS N STUFF , N NICE 4 OTHA PPL 2 ROK WIT , BUT ME? NAHHH I WOULDNT B CAUGHT DEAD ROKIN WIT DAT ((JUSS MY HONEST OPINION))BUT LIKE DEY SAY TO ALL ITS OWN ((HOPE I SADI DAT RITE **LOL**))

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 14th 2006 8:25PM]

is dis an mp3 player? if so were can yu buy it? is it outs?

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 30th 2006 8:44AM]

Just bought one, it's damned cute! That's *not* the reason why I bought it...

It was £5 cheaper than an iPod shuffle and has bonus seal-shaped goodness....