droolicious : hello kitty

Hello Kitty Gets Ready for a Ghouls Night Out

Aaron Burgess — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:30:00 GMT

Two of Japan's biggest exports collide in this Medicom Toy Hello Kitty figurine, which mashes up the iconic kitten with design inspiration from Misfits-worshiping Japanese horror-punk band Balzac. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on who runs the toy shelf in your family), the 5x5" figure is priced a bit beyond the grasp of kids: €75 (around $99 U.S.) from Colette.

Mother’s Day Gift Alert: Design-Your-Own Flip MinoHD Camcorder (including Sanrio!)

Heather Kuldell — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:03:00 GMT

Chris shared his Flip-camcorder crush before and now I’m joining the fan club. The latest version of the line of tiny camcorders records in high definition. That’s right: It can capture the cute, gooey, silly and otherwise memorable moments of your kids’ lives in remarkable detail. Oh, but there’s more.

While Flip MinoHD ($229) offers many easy-to-use features — the flip-out USB connector, instant upload to many video-sharing sites like YouTube, FlipShare editing software and compatibility with iTunes, iPhoto and iMovie — you can also customize each one. I heart the incredible selection of Sanrio characters from Hello Kitty, Badtz Muru and even discontinued characters like Keroppi and TuxedoSam. If Sanrio’s not your thing, they have an abundance of other choices from textures, patterns, matadors, animals, ninjas or a ton of other artwork. The fee for this extra touches? Nothing. The MinoHD will still cost $229 and will ship in one day when in stock.

Star Kid: Heidi Klum’s Daughter Hearts Hello Kitty!

SunnyChanel — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:30:00 GMT

Supermodel Heidi Klum took her kids Leni (4), Henry (3) and Johan (2) to the celebrity hotspot Coldwater Park in Los Angeles the other day for some playtime. And we learned a little something about four year old Leni, she hearts Hello Kitty. But really, who doesn’t right?

Here Leni strikes a pose in her Hello Kitty Little Girl Sugar Glitter Dress embellished with the classic cat and a oodles of hearts. Sadly, the dress is out of production and out of stock, but you still can get pieces from the line like the Hello Kitty Little Girl Sugar Glitter Skeggings (that’s a skirt legging combo). And best of all, they are on sale for $10.80 from Amazon (previously they were $30).

Yes, There is a Hello Kitty Version of Everything

Heather Kuldell — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:59:00 GMT

As Chris pointed out in his Hello Kitty appliance post, Japan’s most famous feline graces just about everything. Case in point: the Crane Hello Kitty Cool Mist Humidifier.

I was looking for something -- anything -- that would relieve the family from the shockingly dry heat in the house and there she was in her pink-ribboned glory. The unfortunate catch with Hello Kitty-adorned appliances is that you sometimes pay more for a product that delivers more cuteness, but less performance. (I’ve fallen in this trap a few times myself.) The humidifier seems to break that rule: The Amazon reviewers have marked it with 4 and a half stars and it’s only $5 more than other comparable Crane humidifiers.

Available at Amazon for $39.99.

CES 2009: Hello Kitty Kitchen Appliances

Chris Ford — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Is there any product that there isn't a Hello Kitty version of? While walking the floor at CES, the booth from electronics manufacturer Spectra had a whole bunch of Hello Kitty products. But the things that caught my eye were the kitchen appliances. A Hello Kitty toaster, coffee pot and toaster oven deserve a mention here, if only because I can't imagine anyone (other than college kids) actually using them in a kitchen.

But then again, the toaster makes toast with Hello Kitty's face burned into it.

Apparently the toaster is available now at Target stores, but the representative told me that the toaster oven and coffee maker weren't really big sellers. There is product info on all of the products on the Spectra web page, but you can't buy them there. I wasn't aware of this, but apparently Sanrio (the Hello Kitty company) doesn't allow Hello Kitty products to be sold online on web sites that aren't already associated with a brick and mortar store. Which is weird and kind of an old fashioned way of thinking I think, but there's always Target.com.

Hello Kitty Toaster, $19.99 from Target.com

Retrolicious: Madame Alexander Meets Hello Kitty

Cathy Hale — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:04:00 GMT

It seems Madame Alexander has a wild side. Check out this $75 Punk Rock Wendy Doll decked out in fishnets and biker boots. It's kind of like Gwen Stefani meets Avril Lavigne in a Honey, I Shrunk the Kids world. It's nice to see Mad Dawg A keep up with the latest trends. Meow!

Hello, Breakfast!

Meredith Broussard — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:30:00 GMT

Inspired by Aaron's post about embracing the Dark Side of toast, I offer up another out-of-this-world breakfast option: the Hello Kitty toaster. Anyone for milk toast?

Hello Kitty toaster, $24.99 at Amazon.

Hello Kitty Exlim Digital Camera From Casio

Chris Ford — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:01:00 GMT

It seems like Japan always has the cool new stuff. The Hello Kitty Exlim camera from Casio is pink, 8.1 mega pixels and would be perfect for the Hello Kitty fan in all of our daughters. But did I mention that it's available in Japan? More info after the jump.

The camera has 8.1 megapixels, a 3x optical zoom and will record movies - all pretty standard stuff for digital cameras these days. In fact, it's kind of on the low end for digital point and shoot cameras. And it isn't even on the Casio USA web site, but they do feature it on the Casio Japan web site. If you speak Japanese, check it out here.

One enterprising web site is selling the camera to US customers, but it will set you back $598.60, plus shipping. A comparable Exlim camera from Casio (and it's even pink) with slightly better specs (4x optical zoom and a bigger LCD screen) has a MSRP of $199.99 according to the Casio USA web site, so you can see the premium you'll be paying for Hello Kitty.

My advice? Find someone who's making a trip to Tokyo sometime soon and have them pick one up for you.

Hello Kitty Digital Camera, $598.60 from GeekStuff4U.com

Think of Hello Kitty’s Office Suite as a Secretary of Sorts

Heather Kuldell — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:00:00 GMT

I wish I could say Lisa’s Hello Kitty watch post that put the famous feline on my brain, but the truth is that I’m just fan. (We share the same initials and we’re both Scorpios, so, yes, I’m a dork about it.) Naturally I’ve added the Hello Kitty Office Suite to our back-to-school list even though I have no intention of actually sending it out of the house. I mean, there have to be forms I’ll need to staple and return, right?

The suite features a wholesome outdoor theme: The stapler resembles a seesawing log, the paper clip holder looks like a pond and the tape dispenser is shaped like a slide. Each piece can be purchased individually for $16 at fredflare.com.

Hello Kitty Goes Glam

Lisa Mulcahy — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:28:00 GMT

As a little girl growing up in the late 70s Hello Kitty was a staple in the must have department. There were stickers, sleeping bags, diaries and about almost every back to school item you could imagine. But the one thing I couldn’t imagine then, or now for that matter, is this piece of Kitty bling.

I guess the Pave diamond and pink sapphire Hello Kitty watch, $3,450, from Neiman Marcus plays on nostalgia for all those 70s girls that have grown up and are making some big bucks. Don’t think there are many kids wearing this one. But if I was going to drop that kind of cash on a watch I don’t think it would don any type of cartoon character.

Mariah Carey Has a Hello Kitty Boo-Boo on American Idol

Chris Ford — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:02:00 GMT

Am I the only one that noticed Mariah Carey was wearing a Hello Kitty Band-Aid on American Idol last night? (Check out her right hand). It's the same type of bandages my 3 1/2 and 1 1/2 year old girls wear when they get a boo-boo. In fact, my youngest has one on now, which she'll proudly show you every time she gets her diaper changed.

At what age does wearing Hello Kitty stuff (as an adult) go from cute, to kind of tired, to kind of sad, to kind of creepy? And at what stage is Mariah? I'll leave that for you to decide.

You can always buy a box of your own, $3.39 for a box of twenty from Amazon.com

Photo: Anything Hollywood