Gigabyte's Keroro phone for youngsters

by Chris Ziegler, posted Jul 17th 2006 at 2:48PM

If you're under the age of 12 -- or at least possess the mentality of a 12 year old, as some of us here at Engadget do -- you've gotta be bummed that Japan seems to get all the cool kiddie phones. Sure, we get the Firefly and Migo in these parts, but we don't have any, you know, frog-themed handsets. Gigabyte's new limited-issue Keroro phone celebrates Japan's Keroro Gunso cartoon, better known around here as "Sgt. Frog," and considering the target demographic, the brightly colored slider doesn't seem to be a half-bad device. Besides sporting a miniSD slot with a bundled 128MB card, camera, and what appears to be a mammoth speakerphone on its back, you get a boatload of Keroro-themed swag. No word on pricing, but only 2000 units are planned, so Sgt. Frog fans best get on the horn with their importers post-haste.

[Via Mobile Mentalism]

Filed under: Handsets, Others

Tags: firefly, gigabyte, japan, keroro, keroro gunso, KeroroGunso, kid, kids, migo, sgt. frog, Sgt.Frog

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Mobile Reviewer @ Jul 17th 2006 9:54PM

my daughter was woundered after I showed her this mobile. Now need to wait when it will be available at stores:)

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Anders Borg @ Jul 18th 2006 11:15AM

Does it come with support for MySpace? That would have made it an instant hit.

"Only 2000 units". Why ?!

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