NEC Releases Pink Hello Kitty Laptop

June 7, 2007 By YURI KAGEYAMA , AP Business Writer NEC Releases Pink Hello Kitty Laptop

NEC Corp.'s new laptop is displayed in Tokyo Wednesday, June 6, 2007. Japan's cutest cat in glittering pink crystal decorates the company's new laptop in the Japanese electronics maker's latest efforts to woo working women. The pink laptop, available for 199,500 yen (US$1,650; euro1,200) went on sale Wednesday. (AP Photo/ Kyodo News)

(AP) -- Japan's cutest cat in glittering crystal decorates NEC Corp.'s new pink laptop in the Japanese electronics maker's latest effort to woo working women.

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