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Sega Toys releases girls-only music player

Posted by Graham. Filed under G, Japan, News. Tagged with Sega Toys.

Our favourite makers of electronic toys/gizmos, Sega Toys, has released a new MP3 player to the Japanese market.

The Soundcarrier Party comes in two colours; white and pink, and Sega Toys is marketing the device specifically for females, 8 years and up.

The lucky ladies will be able to attach the player easily to belts or bags and can display scrollable, self-written messages on its screen.  The device also has a mirror attached to its back to help apply make-up - plus a tiny accessories case too.  The device also has the ability to play mini games with the player or get their fortune told.

The Soundcarrier Party also has a small speaker built in, so you can share music with your friends (apparently carrying a Hi-fi over your shoulder isn’t “hip” anymore).

The player can hold music for 120 minutes with its internal memory and also features an SD memory card slot. It is powered by a single AAA battery, while the speaker needs 3 AA batteries.

Quite the package eh?  There is no word about a western release, and quite frankly I hope Sega Toys does not release it in the UK.

Not that I have a thing against pink MP3 players - my first iPod was pink (long story - but it was a great deal and also meant no one was going to steal it… I mean who the hell wants a pink iPod?).  But rather my issue lies with the built in speaker.

There are enough ‘cool’ kids in the UK who seem intent on playing their incredibly sh*t music off their mobiles, out loud for everyone to hear - and I’d rather not have another device on the market which can do the same.  But I’m sure the Japanese kids are much better behaved.

[Source: CrunchGear]
[Image from CrunchGear]