Barbie Girls™ 1GB MP3 Player – Green – Store 240 Songs

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Each 512MB figure comes with fashion accessories and everything needed to connect to your home computer. Join 322,509 entrepreneurs, innovators and CEOs who rely on our weekly trend report to stay ahead of the crowd.

This month Zizzle, the company that makes Pirates of the Caribbean toys (not to mention Lucky the Incredible Wonder Pup, perhaps the first stuffed Labradoodle) is introducing an online/offline toy. Should be great to watch how social commentators place the new tech savvy Barbie as an intellectual compared to the high-boots short-skirt vacuous Bratz. It is the essential source of information and ideas that make sense of a world in constant transformation. Great to see technology kept simple, this way the kids can use it without having to ask me what to do with it everytime something strange happens to it. Each element of Barbie Girls--from safety to music--is designed to help Barbie win back market share from the brash Bratz line, said independent toy industry consultant Christopher Byrne.I've looked at all the archived versions of the site where you can still play the games but I can't seem to find it anywhere. With children’s leisure-time habits shifting online, toy companies are responding with new products that can be construed as fun both online and offline. The MP3 player is doll shaped (quelle surprise) and has 512MB of memory, so enough for the needs of most bright young things. Gaming - The trend of creating virtual worlds for kids presents opportunities for gaming companies to create immersive experiences that engage kids and monetize them through subscriptions and in-app purchases. Mattel devised a limited vocabulary of 2,000 words that the girls can use on the site, designed to prevent use of sexual language, profanity or hurtful words such as "stupid" or "hate.

The inclusion of a social networking space for young girls is an even braver move (even with the extra security measures). In the late 1990s, a number of toy companies introduced physical goods that could be used to unlock online goodies. Following on from Webkinz and of course MP3 players, this toy "aspiration figure" (it's a Simspons reference - see Lisa Lionheart) will seek to compete with the, rather more edgy, Bratz line of dolls.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The Barbie Girl device has 512 MB of memory - that means you can download up to 120 MP3 or 240 WMA songs! In 2007 Barbie Girls was named one of the Top 12 toys of the year at the Dream Toys event, held by the Toy Retailers Association. We set out to create a platform that is truly revolutionary to transform how girls interact with music, fashion and the online world. The trends that have brought about BarbieGirls, Webkinz and their ilk are clear: While sales of dolls, action figures and outdoor toys are down, electronics sales to children were up 16.

Other uses, including exhibition catalogue and display, broadcast, advertising, book jackets and commercial packaging, are covered by our commercial terms. Barbie MP3 Player figure comes with a port in the base, so you can hook it up to your home computer. Yeah, sometimes I agree the glitches can get annoying, but overall I like the fact its something your child will want for a long time, unlike a barbiedoll, or etc.

In Barbie's biggest re-hash since 1959, the 'Barbie Girl' is an MP3 player that can also connect to a live BarbieGirls. include “bling” for the headphones, gem stickers for the player and additional hairstyles and outfits.

The Barbie Girls experience is like no other because girls are in control at every level," said Chuck Scothon of Mattel. Go online to create your Barbie Girl character, play games and chat with other Barbie-lovin' friends like you! With over two quadrillion wicked looks and styles to choose from, you can create a totally cool avatar and design your own funky virtual bedroom.The inclusion of an MP3 player and virtual world avatar in the doll shaped player are hoped to stem a 5 year decline in sales. Deco Packs are the decorative packs, they come with a different back plate for the Barbie Girls MP3 Player and accessories to decorate the earphones that work as beads that can be opened and clipped on the wire so as "earrings" that also clipped on the earphone.