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Sunday, April 09, 2006

Fisher-Price to Intro MP3 Player For Babies: The iTod

The UK's TIMES Online is reporting that Fisher-Price will launch an MP3 PLAYER FOR INFANTS this summer called the iTod, along with an iTunes-like music store. Personally, I'm having a hard time believing this. I don't doubt they'll introduce a player, almost certainly under their "Kidtronics" branding. I just don't believe they'll call it the "iTod" for three reasons: 1) it's too close to "iPod," and big companies like Fisher-Price don't do that; 2) I haven't seen anyone else report the name "iTod"; and 3) it's too lame a name. My theory: The reporter put in "iTod" for humorous effect, but one of the story's editors thought that was the real name and "clarified" the point.

Comments:

Blogger Matthew said...

So they're going to give toddlers headphones with which they can accidentally strangle themselves? I think they may have meant it for a slightly more.. mature audience than 'toddlers'.

Sunday, April 09, 2006 8:28:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"tod" is the German word for "death"

Monday, April 10, 2006 2:22:00 AM  

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