Toshiba debuts "Pala-Chan" uber-cute DAP

by Paul Miller, posted Nov 9th 2006 at 10:47AM

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]

Filed under: Portable Audio

Tags: dap, mp3, pala-chan, papu-chan, toshiba

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GioNYC @ Nov 9th 2006 10:56AM

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

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Vilppi @ Nov 9th 2006 11:06AM

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

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Geir E @ 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..

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binary_hero @ Nov 9th 2006 11:39AM

byob engadget appreciation post

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Matt B @ Nov 9th 2006 11:58AM

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

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David @ Nov 9th 2006 12:51PM

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

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James @ 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!

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Asher69 @ 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...

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LAUNICAJAG @ 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**))

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:) @ Nov 14th 2006 8:25PM

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

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Anna @ Nov 14th 2006 10:35PM

its not that cute...

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Bobbi @ 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....

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