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Pez to dispense MP3s instead of candy
CNet News ^ | March 25, 2005 | Matt Hines

Posted on 03/25/2005 6:51:38 PM PST by r5boston

Rap impresario 50 Cent may be riding atop the Billboard charts on the strength of his hit single "Candy Shop," but music lovers of all kinds will soon be able to mix their passions for beats and sweets if one gadget maker's plans come to fruition.

That's right, the candy market's best-known handheld device, the iconic Pez dispenser, is about to go digital. Under a recently granted licensing agreement with Pez Candy, a gadget design company Lincoln West Studios will soon begin selling MP3 players modeled after the big-headed plastic treat sleeves.

Based on Lincoln West's plans, which were first detailed Thursday in a blog posted to the company's Web site, the Pez MP3 will arrive sometime this summer. The gadget will be built around a Samsung chip and will have 512MB capacity, as well as an LCD screen. The device will look exactly like a traditional Pez dispenser from at least two sides and will come in a variety of colors, said Patrick Misterovich, president of the Springfield, Mo., design company.

And while the Pez MP3 will not hold any hidden capacity for carrying the time-honored candy onboard, the device will mate with any of the plastic heads produced to snap onto actual Pez Candy dispensers. This feature alone could play out in a gadget geek's dream, as Pez recently added new characters from the Star Wars trilogy to its legions of swappable hinged craniums.

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TOPICS: Technical
KEYWORDS: candy; mp3; pez

1 posted on 03/25/2005 6:51:38 PM PST by r5boston
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well, at least it will go over better at a piano recital </vague Seinfeld reference>
2 posted on 03/25/2005 6:54:41 PM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: r5boston

I love my iPod more by the day...


3 posted on 03/25/2005 6:54:49 PM PST by SweetPilotofCanuckistan
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4 posted on 03/25/2005 7:01:27 PM PST by RightWingAtheist (Creationism is not conservative!)
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5 posted on 03/25/2005 9:55:33 PM PST by scab4faa (http://www.compfused.com/directlink/703/)
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