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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Mickey's back: Disney to launch mobile services, handsets in Japan]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/11/mickeys-back-disney-to-launch-mobile-services-handsets-in-jap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/11/mickeys-back-disney-to-launch-mobile-services-handsets-in-jap/</guid><description><![CDATA[So who exactly is this aimed at: Elementary school kids that don't need phones, or high school kids that feel they're too old for Disney products?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[jamma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 11th 2007 6:31PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Mickey's back: Disney to launch mobile services, handsets in Japan]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/11/mickeys-back-disney-to-launch-mobile-services-handsets-in-jap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/11/mickeys-back-disney-to-launch-mobile-services-handsets-in-jap/</guid><description><![CDATA["You can call Candyland with this one, talk to Gumdrop Larry. You need a calling card made of candy."]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bobs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 12th 2007 8:26AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Mickey's back: Disney to launch mobile services, handsets in Japan]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/11/mickeys-back-disney-to-launch-mobile-services-handsets-in-jap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/11/mickeys-back-disney-to-launch-mobile-services-handsets-in-jap/</guid><description><![CDATA[looks like some sort of phone from the year 2000]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[pavelbure]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 11th 2007 6:32PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Mickey's back: Disney to launch mobile services, handsets in Japan]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/11/mickeys-back-disney-to-launch-mobile-services-handsets-in-jap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/11/mickeys-back-disney-to-launch-mobile-services-handsets-in-jap/</guid><description><![CDATA[The girl who is holding them, looks a bit like shes REALLY trying not to laught]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Angus Hedger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 11th 2007 6:39PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Mickey's back: Disney to launch mobile services, handsets in Japan]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/11/mickeys-back-disney-to-launch-mobile-services-handsets-in-jap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/11/mickeys-back-disney-to-launch-mobile-services-handsets-in-jap/</guid><description><![CDATA[Didn't Disney's mobile service recently shutdown in the US?  And how do they expect it to take off in Japan with phones looking like that?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[CoolBradG]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 11th 2007 6:49PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Mickey's back: Disney to launch mobile services, handsets in Japan]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/11/mickeys-back-disney-to-launch-mobile-services-handsets-in-jap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/11/mickeys-back-disney-to-launch-mobile-services-handsets-in-jap/</guid><description><![CDATA[I am going to trade in my ugly iphone and switch to 3 or 4 of those babies now... ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[NG]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 11th 2007 6:49PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Mickey's back: Disney to launch mobile services, handsets in Japan]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/11/mickeys-back-disney-to-launch-mobile-services-handsets-in-jap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/11/mickeys-back-disney-to-launch-mobile-services-handsets-in-jap/</guid><description><![CDATA[I think this will be a hit in japan being that they are obsessed with cute things. At my university I don't think I have ever seen a Japanese girl that didn't have a least one piece on mickey mouse garb on...sickening really....]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[swmarc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 11th 2007 7:11PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Mickey's back: Disney to launch mobile services, handsets in Japan]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/11/mickeys-back-disney-to-launch-mobile-services-handsets-in-jap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/11/mickeys-back-disney-to-launch-mobile-services-handsets-in-jap/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why does the read link point to a tennis article?<br><br><a href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jPZORUF5YFAJAlngZx8lZak2UWsg" rel="nofollow">http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jPZORUF5YFAJAlngZx8lZak2UWsg</a><br><br>(original link in case it's changed)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ekauq]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 11th 2007 7:58PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Mickey's back: Disney to launch mobile services, handsets in Japan]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/11/mickeys-back-disney-to-launch-mobile-services-handsets-in-jap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/11/mickeys-back-disney-to-launch-mobile-services-handsets-in-jap/</guid><description><![CDATA[No clue why the information in the link changed -- I updated it with a (hopefully) static one.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 11th 2007 8:13PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Mickey's back: Disney to launch mobile services, handsets in Japan]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/11/mickeys-back-disney-to-launch-mobile-services-handsets-in-jap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/11/mickeys-back-disney-to-launch-mobile-services-handsets-in-jap/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Japanese are big on cute character brands — Hello Kitty, Spongebob, you name it — but Disney is sort of discount brand. You find Mickey and Minny products at the 99-yen shops (dollar stores) rather than department stores.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul D]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 12th 2007 3:14AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Mickey's back: Disney to launch mobile services, handsets in Japan]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/11/mickeys-back-disney-to-launch-mobile-services-handsets-in-jap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/11/mickeys-back-disney-to-launch-mobile-services-handsets-in-jap/</guid><description><![CDATA[Models for girls and boys) I would buy such phone for my baby if i had))<br><br>-----------<br>Best homes]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[USA homes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 12th 2007 7:47AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Mickey's back: Disney to launch mobile services, handsets in Japan]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/11/mickeys-back-disney-to-launch-mobile-services-handsets-in-jap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/11/mickeys-back-disney-to-launch-mobile-services-handsets-in-jap/</guid><description><![CDATA[First, I think the picture above has nothing to do with the phones that will be released in Japan. Second, according to a survey handled by a subsidiary of Dentsu (Japan's largest advertising agency with nearly a 40% market share), Tokyo Disneyland is the brand that has the most potential in Japan. The survey considered over 1000 domestic and foreign companies. I would provide the Nikkei link, but it's by subscription only. A brand with such potential should be able to attract customers if the rollout and promotion is handled correctly.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[russ]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 12th 2007 3:10PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>