Bandai, Microsoft to jointly market speaking toy robot

Bandai, Microsoft to jointly market speaking toy robot

NEW YORK, the United States - Bandai America Inc., a U.S. unit of Japan's Bandai Co., and Microsoft Corp. plan to market the Power Rangers toy, based on a Power Rangers character in the popular U.S. TV series, ''Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue,'' in September. The speaking toy robot can be plugged into a television during the broadcast of the TV series and will automatically download up to seven phrases or sounds from each episode in about a minute. The Deluxe Interactive Omega Megazord toy robot can play back such phrases or sounds by pressing a button following the downloading process.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000003940
  • Registered date
  • 2000/2/11 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Media size
  • 1224 × 1729 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 72 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 119.90(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

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