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Disney Enters PC Market

Posted by timothy on from the instant-flop-predicts-timothy dept.

Zebbers writes "Disney announced today from NYC that they are entering the personal computer market. With a childish design, built in content control and other kid-friendly features, it could be a breakthrough or just another specialized device flop. Do children really need their own specialized computer?" johnpaul191 points out that frogdesign designed the box, and writes "It looks sort of like a squared-off eMac (but blue), and has a flat mouse-shaped front (the ears are speakers!). It uses a a pen for on-screen input, as well as a keyboard and mouse."

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  1. Re:Everyone remember what a hit the Barbie PC was? by Technically+Inept · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's true that the OP didn't RTFA, but it should be noted that a similarly configured Dell (the lowest model they have with some RAM tacked on) is currently priced at $476, including monitor and speakers. So there is definitely a sizeable Disney premium on a decidedly low-end system. Tough sell.

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