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MAGAZINE,February 2003
Shopping Products
Information arranged by Selena Huang (¶À«ºµÓ)
Translated by Yvonne Chen (³¯¨|ªÚ)
*Hope
Plant
¡§Hope Plant¡¨ is a charity brand created by
Amway, St. Coletta¡¦s Training Center for Developmentally Delayed
Youths, and the Sunshine Social Welfare Foundation. Its first
product, the ¡§Bring-Along¡¨ bag, made by people with disabilities
at the Sunshine Foundation and the St. Coletta¡¦s Training
Center, is a beautiful multi-purpose bag that can be worn
as a shoulder bag or as a handbag. In purchasing the bag,
one is giving and providing them a job opportunity as well
as showing acceptance. Bag orders are accepted any time because
this group of disabled people is always ready to go to work
and start production. Company and team logos may be sewn on
the product with any order of 500 or more. Proceeds from all
sales are donated to the Sunshine Foundation for their physical
rehabilitation fund and to the ¡§Sanctuary Plant¡¨ ran by the
St. Coletta¡¦s Training Center for Developmentally Delayed
Youths.
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*The
Blythe Doll
A hot item that doll collectors around the
world are wildly chasing after, the ¡§Blythe¡¨, is now available
in this country. Blythe fans no longer have to trot to Japan
or the U.S., or participate in on-line auctions. Other than
the head being disproportional to the body, big eyes are also
characteristic traits of Blythe dolls. Every model of the
12-inch doll comes with a drawstring on its back that changes
the big eyes of the doll to four different colors and directions.
Each model has a different hair color. The fun lies in personally
designing clothes and changing the look of the doll. The Blythe
doll originally went on sale in the U.S. market in 1972, but
production ended a year later. In 1999, Blythe was the spokesfigure
for Japan¡¦s Parcos Department Store Christmas activities and
became an overnight craze across Japan. Because each Blythe
model is a one-time production, with limited quantities, it
is no wonder that every release results in a purchasing frenzy.
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* Travel
Sound MP3
The Travel Sound MP3 player is not only a fine portable speaker
system but functions as a MP3 music player as well, a complete
integration of a recorder with a portable disk device. It features
a built-in 32MB memory that lets the user to store his or her
favorite digital music. The system has an internal Smart Media
memory slot for memory expansion and is also equipped with a
digital amplifier design that allows for 12 hours of optimal
speaker performance without exhausting the power. The Creative
Travel Sound MP3 is also a digital recorder that can store up
to two hours of recording through a hidden microphone. Using
a USB cable connected to the USB port of a computer, you can
use a computer to copy files to memory or delete existing files.
Manage all your MP3 files with ease and let good music follow
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* Philips
PSA
Nike and Philips have teamed up to create this joint-venture
walkman. This new product comes in five models with suggested
retail prices ranging from NT$2,990 to NT$10,900. This new-model
walkman combines the comfort of Nike with the advanced technology
of Philips. It is comfortable to wear and controlled by touch,
without the need to look at the buttons. The five models include
two MP3 walkmans, two CD players and one FM radio. The MP3 player
battery lasts nine hours in standby mode and can play two hours
of continuous near CD quality music. For added convenience,
the USB interface can quickly download on-line music onto the
walkman. With the PSA CD 12 and PSA CD 8, consumers can choose,
according to their needs, to play an 8-cm or 12-cm walkman and
also personalize their music. The FM radio that downloads music
from CDs is more affordably priced. Users can also purchase
an arm strap or a butterfly clip separately to facilitate use
during sports activities. |
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