The MP3 player is doll shaped (quelle surprise) and has 512MB of memory, so enough for the needs of most bright young things. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis.

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It comes with a belt clip, adjustable-size earphones and Barbie Girls software so you can easily access BarbieGirls. Although BarbieGirls toys are just now hitting the market, Mattel has paved the way for them: about 3 million people have registered since April 27 on the BarbieGirls Web site, a virtual world where playing games can earn a visitor play money — “B Bucks” — that can be spent on the likes of miniskirts, tiaras or home accessories.I think we've got a hit on our hands," said Reyne Rice, a New York-based toy trends expert at the Toy Industry Association. In Barbie's biggest re-hash since 1959, the 'Barbie Girl' is an MP3 player that can also connect to a live BarbieGirls. com and its 22 or so other Web sites as advertising forums, places to showcase toys with the hope that children will nag their parents for them. On Thursday, Mattel unveiled Barbie Girls, four-and-a-half-inch tall MP3 players designed to look like dolls. Products like these represent a change not only in the design and function of toys, but also in how toy makers use their Web properties.

The MP3 player combines the useful function of a music player, the cool qualities of a doll that can be accessorize and decorated, and the social component of an online community similar to Webkinz. 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.

inch Barbie Girls device has 512 MB of onboard memory and an expandable miniSD slot that accepts up to a 2 GB memory card. 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. The site will have word filters so young girls don't start slagging each other off with unsavoury lingo or exchanging personal info.