Bandai RilakKuma netbook suffers from serious supercuteitis

The RilakKuma is what's known in the business as a money-printing device. It might have the same spec -- Atom N270, 1GB memory and 160GB storage -- as every netbook since the time of Moses, but its killer feature is a set of eyes and whiskers painted on the lid. Having once already cashed in on popular children's characters, Bandai is clearly not shy about exploiting its intellectual assets in peddling outdated 8.9-inch 1024x600 displays to the undemanding youth. Only 500 units will be produced, making this a pretty exclusive item and the price is unsurprisingly steep: ¥79,800 ($862). Integrated WiFi and a 1Seg tuner go some way toward rationalizing the cost, but let's be frank, rationality doesn't play a huge role in a purchase like this.

[Ducman69 @ Jul 13th 2009 8:59AM]

Pedobear? Please tell me this isn't marketed to Japanese children.

[Chad @ Jul 13th 2009 9:04AM]

That was my first thought.

[james @ Jul 13th 2009 9:05AM]

uchem.. they do come with webcams..

Little Timmy do you know how to install webcam drivers ?

[Ducman69 @ Jul 13th 2009 9:06AM]

This time subsidized by webcam enabled spyware... -_o

[MattyG @ Jul 13th 2009 9:22AM]

first thoughts too

[Shiz @ Jul 13th 2009 9:27AM]

Glad I was not the only one that did not think this...........

[Magallanes @ Jul 13th 2009 10:21AM]

but free candies is more effective and cheapest.

[Richard @ Jul 13th 2009 10:39AM]

Pedobear was my first thought as well :(

[Carlos Marin @ Jul 13th 2009 12:33PM]

Pedobook.

[rento @ Jul 13th 2009 5:44PM]

My thoughts exactely.

[FAnchax @ Jul 13th 2009 5:49PM]

IM COMING>>>- - - - -

[G @ Jul 13th 2009 6:11PM]

my first thought was pedobear too

[Gabriel @ Jul 14th 2009 8:06AM]

HAHAHA, I clicked this link only to say Pedobear :P Pedobear uses his pedotop to lure children into his van

[Josh Stapp @ Jul 13th 2009 9:16AM]

adorable?......it may bite your face off

[Aaron @ Jul 13th 2009 9:19AM]

If only it had Pedo Bear's likeness on it...

[Woody M. @ Jul 13th 2009 9:44AM]

The 4chan guys will have a field day with this pedobear laptop.

[SNP @ Jul 13th 2009 10:42AM]

The 4chan people knows better that it's not the pedobear...

[Vic De Zen @ Jul 13th 2009 10:42AM]

I don't know what you guys are talking about, that thing is adorable! Granted its really expensive...but adorable nonetheless.

[slyd3z @ Jul 13th 2009 11:07AM]

Meh, wake me up when they put out the Domo-kun model...

[Magallanes @ Jul 13th 2009 12:28PM]

is domo kun the creature that eat kittens when you fap fap?

[Ducman69 @ Jul 13th 2009 9:49PM]

Yes and no. Domo-kun is not a mere "creature", but God of Japan, and yes the sacrifice of kittens for fapulence was declared in Raptorican 12:7: "RAR RAARARAR RAAAR ARRRAR ARRRR RAR!!!"

[mark @ Jul 14th 2009 7:29AM]

You'd have thought the pedobear would make like 10 billion laptops and give them away to every child in the world, one pedobear per child foundation

[Satorare @ Sep 18th 2009 9:53AM]

Bah! He isn't a pedobear... Rilakkuma is the cutest teddybear ever! And he is not only a character for children but rather for young adults, especially young women (office ladies who needs to relax). I wish, I could have this netbook... but sadly I'm not from Japan. :-(