http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/ Engadget Comments for Bandai boldly introduces Smart Berry: the portable chat handheld for girls http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/Jul 18th 2008 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/Jul 18th 2008 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/well, fortunately, that product is mostly blue and white.]]>Jul 18th 2008 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/Jul 22nd 2008 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/Jul 18th 2008 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/Jul 18th 2008 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/Jul 18th 2008 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/Jul 18th 2008 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/Jul 18th 2008 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/Jul 18th 2008 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/Jul 18th 2008 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/Jul 18th 2008 11:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/Jul 18th 2008 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/
I think it's more likely that this name was taken from "Love and Berry" or some other pop culture reference that has the word "berry" in it. (It's also possible that the word "berry" itself sounds similar to some Japanese word that means something else... that's the case with a lot of "English" words they use in situations like this, although I don't know what word "berry" would be invoking.)
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I think it's more likely that this name was taken from "Love and Berry" or some other pop culture reference that has the word "berry" in it. (It's also possible that the word "berry" itself sounds similar to some Japanese word that means something else... that's the case with a lot of "English" words they use in situations like this, although I don't know what word "berry" would be invoking.)
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Sorry Bandai, you lose.]]>Jul 18th 2008 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/Jul 18th 2008 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/And Bandai owns Tamagotchi, I believe.]]>Jul 18th 2008 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/Jul 18th 2008 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/Jul 18th 2008 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/Jul 18th 2008 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/Jul 18th 2008 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/Jul 18th 2008 11:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/Jul 18th 2008 5:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/Jul 19th 2008 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/Aug 29th 2008 7:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/bandai-boldly-introduces-smart-berry-the-portable-chat-handheld/Jul 18th 2008 5:43PM