Newsmy MP3 dolls will entertain, creep out your children

From the looks of it, there's a fierce storm brewing (see photo), and it's probably due to our excitement at the prospects of this rather unsettling MP3 doll for children. There's a real paucity of information about the fire-haired pair, but their names appear to me Man-Man and Niu Niu. Their controls seem to be in the hands and feet, they boast an automatic shutdown feature, and the players are "hidden" in the guts of the doll to ensure safety. That doesn't really do a whole lot to reassure us that the dolls aren't somehow dangerous, but as long as they don't scream "give me the boy and I'll let you live!" we figure it's probably fine. No details about price or availability.

[Thanks, Bill]

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 16th 2008 3:01PM]

Uhhh... Cute?

[loocas Posted Dec 16th 2008 5:32PM]

Rather menacing...

[htd Posted Dec 16th 2008 3:04PM]

I dont see why these or the Wall E mp3 player will creep out any one.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 16th 2008 3:51PM]

Just imagine it staring at you while you sleep....playing backstreet boys the return..

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 16th 2008 3:08PM]

Chucky remake?

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 16th 2008 3:25PM]

Next year I Believe. These will probably be more scary.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 16th 2008 3:09PM]

Their eyes are huge! Do Asian artists do this to contrast the commonality of the squinty eyed population? And how great could the sound quality of these things be if their speakers are burried under inches of protective fluff?

[joe23521 Posted Dec 16th 2008 3:22PM]

Their eyes are musical notes, and look rather cute.

And as for the sound quality - these are toys for small children. Bad sound quality never stopped anyone from buying a mobile for their baby's crib. At least you don't have to wind these by hand.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 16th 2008 3:19PM]

I'm pretty sure "Niu Niu" roughly translates to "Murder Murder."

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 17th 2008 12:06AM]

"niu niu" means little girl. "Man man" means nothing though.

[Oli D Posted Dec 16th 2008 3:25PM]

I wonder which is Man-Man?

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 16th 2008 4:12PM]

The girl on the left, its a double negative.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 16th 2008 10:36PM]

yeah a double negative, the obvious boy. who obviously has sixteenth nots for eyes.. as opposed to the eighth note eyes the girl has. why the f?!

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 16th 2008 3:28PM]

so...how long until someone uploads Nine Inch Nails' Closer to these things?

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 16th 2008 3:38PM]

Dethklok FTW!!!

[JeanLuc Posted Dec 16th 2008 4:22PM]

The fun thing would be to record your own creepy sayings and transfer them into the doll.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 16th 2008 4:36PM]

Creepy!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 16th 2008 4:37PM]

Scary!!

[sirphunkee Posted Dec 16th 2008 10:25PM]

These things will never be as creepy as the original Teddy Ruxpin was...

[Chris Aubeck Posted Dec 16th 2008 7:07PM]

Is that tattooed girl naked?

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 16th 2008 8:16PM]

Would you buy one if she was?

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 16th 2008 10:55PM]

perfect prank gift: put "Me So Horny" on this, label it "To: Michael Jackson, From: Santa Claus"

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 17th 2008 8:23AM]

Creeps children, that's creeping me!!!!