Barbie Girls MP3 Player - Pink | 
| Brand: Mattel
List Price: $34.99
Buy New: $13.95
You Save: $21.04 (60%)
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Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 260
Format: Cd
Batteries Included: No
Age: 6 - 10 years
Operating System: Windows
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 6.6 x 2.7
Model: L2936
UPC: 027084546354
EAN: 0027084483000
ASIN: B000PD73P2
Release Date: July 10, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: BRAND NEW FACTORY SEALED PACKAGING. I SHIP WITHIN 24 HOURS.
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| Features:
| • | B Stylin, B In Tune, B Connected, with Barbie Girls! | | • | Your Barbie Girls device is a next-generation fashion doll and stylish MP3 player all in one | | • | Connect her to your computer to unlock tons of new features on BarbieGirls.com, including special fashions, furniture, accessories, pets, and access to Club Beauty! | | • | Your Barbie Girl comes with a second fashion, adjustable-sized earbuds, belt clip, docking station, registration CD, and reusable storage case | | • | 512MB memory, expandable miniSD slot up to 2GB. Windows XP and Vista compatible. Not MacOS compatible |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Looking for the perfect Barbie Girl? Be sure and check out our full selection of Barbie Girls and accessories at Amazon.com. The world seems a lot smaller these days thanks to connective technology such as MP3 players, cell phones, PDAs, the Internet, and more. So what better way for girls to go global than with this Barbie Girl device? Barbie has been at the forefront of trendsetting for nearly 50 years and now she's offering today's young girls a way to share their passion for fashion, music, and chat with their bffs. At barbiegirls.com girls can create their own, personalized online space—everything from designing a "room" to creating a character—where they can then play games, chat with gal pals, watch videos, and even shop with earned virtual money. Word filters, moderation tools, and other safety features ensure that the virtual world stays friendly and fun to all visitors, but the added security and benefits of this Barbie Girl device are ingenious.  | | Create a look that's all your own -- from hair, eyes, and skin tone to clothing, accessories, and makeup. |
The Barbie Girl device is basically an MP3 player with attitude. First, it offers a range of customizable fashions and accessories, delivering the next generation of fashion doll play. Second, it is a music device with 512 MB of on-board memory (able to hold about 120 MP3 or 240 WMA-file songs). Third, the Barbie Girl device acts as a "key" for girls who have a room on barbiegirls.com. Girls who have this device and who have physically connected them into one another's computer docking stations can become "best friends" and chat in "secret." It adds a more personal touch to the site experience and an extra layer of safety for parents. The device comes with a secret code, as well, that once entered on the site can allow its user to unlock additional pets, games, hangouts, fashions, and more. To get additional secret codes, girls will have to buy more Barbie accessories, hunt them down on the Internet, or possibly ask their new online friends. Barbie Girl Pink comes with two hairstyles, two faces, two tops, two skirts (one over pants), and a pair of shoes that can be interchanged to match the owner's current mood and style. The tech gadget also includes adjustable earbuds, a belt clip, and a durable storage case so it's easy to take everywhere. Additional packs of fashions, pets, and accessories are sold separately and offer the ability for girls to make their Barbie Girl as unique as themselves.  | | Dazzling Nails is one of three games you can play online to earn B bucks. |
The online world of Barbie Girls offers plenty of time killing fun and lets girls earn more B bucks to spend on virtual accessories. There are three games that can be played over and over, each one taking about 5 minutes to complete and rewarding players with 10 B bucks. Dazzling Nails lets you paint and decorate a set of nails (you can even select rings to go on the hand's fingers), and then allows you to print out the design so you can wear the nails, too. Mix a Music Video lets you choose one of five songs then add in an animated background, icon, and character to create a unique music video. Give Ken a New Look lets you makeover Barbie's boyfriend so she'll notice him again. There are plenty of outfits, cars, careers, and more to choose from for his new style.  | | Barbie's world is chock full of places to visit and things to do. |
Also online is a small town filled with things for your Barbie Girl to do. There are boutiques, a pet store, and a furniture store to shop in. There's a salon for beauty tips and a cafe for a quick jolt of caffeine. There's even a movie theater where you can see trailers for upcoming movies -- and earn 20 B bucks for every one you watch. Or you can just stroll around the park and see what other Barbie Girls are up to. Whether it's an introduction to online communities or old hat to your 9-year-old, the Barbie Girls world is a friendly, fun, and safe place for girls to spend time. Tech Specs
- 512 MB on-board memory (up to 120 MP3 or 240 WMA-file songs)
- Expandable miniSD slot that holds a memory card up to 2 GB (sold separately)
- The device can play any non-DRM-encrypted MP3 or WMA files
- Comes with Windows Media Player 11
- Built-in rechargeable lithium polymer battery that charges via a USB port
Recommended system requirements
- Broadband Internet connection
- Windows XP or Windows Vista
- DirectX 9.0 or above
- Pentium III 800 MHz or above processor (or equivalent)
- 512 MB RAM
- 200 MB free hard drive space
- Internet Explorer 6.0 or later with SP1 and Macromedia Flash Plug In
- CD-ROM drive
- USB 2.0 Port
Product Description
BARBIE GIRLSTM Assortment B Stylin, B In Tune, B Connected, with Barbie GirlsTM! This is a next-generation fashion doll and stylish MP3 player all in one. Connect to your computer to unlock new features on , including fashions, furniture, accessories, pets, and access to Club Beauty! Each Barbie GirlsTM Assortment Pack comes with two fashions, adjustable-sized earbuds, belt clip, docking station, registration CD, and reusable storage case. 512MB memory, expandable miniSD slot up to 2GB. WindowsA XP and Vista compatible. Mac OS is not compatible. Each pack sold separately. Window box. Ages 6 and over.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 31 more reviews...
My daughter is in heaven. Doesn't work with iTunes store. August 1, 2007
J. Schroeder (Texas)
28 out of 29 found this review helpful
My 6-year-old is so excited about her new Barbie Girl. And I've had lots of fun with it, too. You should have seen her eyes light up when she heard the first song that we downloaded. One minor, but nice, feature is that there is a Barbie song already on the player, which comes partially charged. We had a long day of errands before we could get home to download music, but she listened contentedly to the existing Barbie song over and over. I'm not sure about the headphones yet. There are three sizes of interchangable cushions for the ears, but at this point even the smallest ones aren't keeping them in her ears well. She's very petite. Maybe she just needs to get used to them.
One major disappointment for me is that the Barbie Girl is not compatible with music downloaded from the iTunes store or WMA files protected with DRM. I've only dealt with the iPod before. Maybe that's common for mp3 players? I don't know.
We've tried to do the online stuff, but children really need to be able to read and write (type) fluently before they can truly enjoy making friends. Right now I have to sit with her and read what others are saying and then type her responses. She absolutely loves the "making friends" part of the website, but I won't be able to help her with it everyday like I did today. Maybe it will encourage her to get serious about learning to read so she can do it on her own. She also has fun decorating her room and dressing up. With the Barbie Girl mp3 player she has access to much more furniture, clothing, and accessories.
I think it is educational as an introduction to related technology. We've already used several terms that she will need to know. . . USB port, username, password, log in, transfer files, etc. I don't know how durable the toy is, as we just got it today. It seems to be well made.
 Save your money; buyer beware August 13, 2007
C. Wages (Chipley, FL)
19 out of 41 found this review helpful
My daughter wanted this so bad for her birthday; we changed our minds and bought one for her. My husband is against Barbie software because of previous spyware problems with their software. My daughter never had a chance to play with it because of disc problems; it may have been scratched, but what do you expect when it comes packaged right up against hard plastic with no protective sleeve. The tech support was no help at all...the woman knew next to nothing about computers or the new product. The biggest laugh is when she told my husband....we're a toy company! So save your time and money, we returned this and bought her a Be-Bratz doll instead. It's half the price and all you need is a USB port; no disc to install! It's not an MP3 player, but she doesn't care, the web site is great. She always liked the Bratz dolls better anyway.
 The chat room security is world-class November 6, 2007
S. Sidner
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/11/barbie-becomes-.html
My analysis is that this is a very safe chat system for kids. I give it "The Sid Seal of Security" (SSS).
- The authentication protocol is actually very sophisticated. Gene Kathol at FDR has been promoting this idea for years.
- The chat is white listed, meaning that you can't use words that aren't in the approved dictionary.
This means that if a sex-crazed heterosexual wants to chat with your daughter, he would first have to put his Barbie Girl into a USB port of her computer. Given the incidence of family member incest, this is not out of the question, but this is far-fetched, since on-line chat is not the usual enticement vector used by fathers, uncles, and brothers. It would be a bust anyway, because I'm guessing Mattel logs the date, time, and location of the enrollment.
All and all, I think it is a very cool idea. I can see it being extended to other demographics, with USB fobs that range from Transformers for young boys, to Hanna Montana for 'tween girls, and iPods for teenagers.
And just in time for Christmas!
- Sid
Toy for my daughter September 14, 2007
antel (Phila., PA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
My daughter is very happy with this toy. The only thing I don't like about the website this toy is for that one or the other way they are pulling the money from the parents pockets teasing the kids with some disabled features forcing to buy new products that have an access code to them and unfortunately an expiration date.
Gotta Have a Barbie Girl August 8, 2007
CA couple (Beaumont, CA)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
MP3 player - good deal. Down side....instructions could be better for installing the program. Additionally, website still be worked on and tends to freeze often - so kind of a pain. Otherwise, my 7 and 9 year olds love this and the Barbie Girl website that this allows you to fully participate in.
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