James Bowskill is a British Art Director at A.C.O. Tokyo, where he develops brands on-line.

He also collects Japanese packaging, occasionally writes articles for Tokyo's web magazine PingMag, and is a member of London design team Superblue.

Hello Kitty iPod Mini! Feb 25 2005

It was only a matter of time - if it's pink, Kitty will find her way onto it, and though this week saw the demise of the gold iPod Mini, little pinky's popularity is set to rise with this limited addition Hello Kitty iPod, available at Yahoo's shopping site for ¥39,900 (a regular iPod Mini costs ¥21,800). For your money, you get one of 2000 Hello Kitty laser-engraved iPod Minis, plus a BE@ARBRICK stand, mascot and a Hello Kitty case.