Hello Kitty 1seg portable TV lacks effort, cuteness

Word on the street is that Sanrio was looking for new Hello Kitty designers on the West Coast earlier last week, and if this sad little 1seg portable TV is any indication, we can see why the company's in search of fresh talent. Seriously, this is the least cute Hello Kitty gadget we've seen in a while, and we're basically suckers for the lil' imp. Japan-only, and your ¥21,000 ($197) doesn't get you anything special on the inside, either, just a 2.4-inch QVGA screen and built-in stereo speakers with a 4.5-hour battery life. Come on, Kitty -- make us love you again.

[Lowest Ranked @ Jul 14th 2008 8:16PM]

No, actually its Hello Kitty.

[chris @ Jul 14th 2008 8:18PM]

it wants to eat my SOUL

[Chuckles McGee @ Jul 14th 2008 8:46PM]

Does that Hello Kitty speech bubble say "Your pain, forever"???

[chris @ Jul 14th 2008 8:18PM]

it wants to eat my SOUL

[Lowest Ranked @ Jul 14th 2008 8:28PM]

Dude, how many souls do you have?

[chris @ Jul 14th 2008 8:30PM]

haha thanks for asking, now i have none...and fyi i just emailed engadget regarding the screwed up comment system. i know that's been done before but i felt it's the least i could do to vent my frustrations about its instability.

[Alareth @ Jul 14th 2008 8:40PM]

You know, I can live with the duplicate posts, it's the fact that the same article will be posted in multiple locations across Engadget, EngadgetMobile and EngadgetHD and each has its own set of comments.

[John H. @ Jul 14th 2008 8:34PM]

whoa...its a flip-tv

[Krush @ Jul 14th 2008 8:34PM]

@Chris
Here - have a cookie (... and pray for this to be a double-post - that way you have 2 cookies ..Mmmm!!)

[Cesar Cardoso @ Jul 14th 2008 8:41PM]

This. Is. Real. Fugly. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[Haikibutsu @ Jul 14th 2008 8:41PM]

No one cares.

[Information Central @ Jul 14th 2008 8:41PM]

"QVGA"?

How about using real numbers instead of early-'90s jibberish?

You didn't say whether it'll gracefully downgrade to play CGA content.

[Alareth @ Jul 14th 2008 8:48PM]

How amazingly unimpressive. Kudos for you and your dedication to being a somewhat mediocre internet troll.

[deyanimay @ Jul 14th 2008 9:37PM]

ip ban

[Steffen Jobbs @ Jul 14th 2008 10:01PM]

Definitely going to puke. I know that Japanese girls just love this Kitty character but it's just too darn cutesy for me to tolerate. Baaaarrrrf.

There was always the question of why her whiskers grew out of the side of the face instead of starting from near the nose. Maybe because it's a guy cat growing a scraggly beard. Gives me the creeps.

[Lowest Ranked @ Jul 14th 2008 10:13PM]

Ban him again, thanks.

[Wormbolt @ Jul 14th 2008 10:57PM]

Kawaii!!!

[IJUMPMAN @ Jul 15th 2008 3:43AM]

Aww, how cute!!

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[Slim Daniels @ Jul 15th 2008 7:29AM]

No where near as useful and creepy as the Hello Kitty survival pack.

[Loonie @ Jul 15th 2008 12:02PM]

Wow, you're just the coolest guy on the internet, bar everyone else.