The immense popularity of Hannah Montana has prompted Disney to release various items, including clothing apparel, stationery, dolls, video games, and other products.  Disney's latest venture, however, comes in the form of video cameras, LCD TVs and a high quality iPod compatible speaker, consequently raising the bar of its promotional merchandise with its innovative electronics for tweens.

"We are seeing kids and tweens quickly follow the adult market in terms of technology.  Gone are the days of boxy TVs and CD players.  This year, kids will be looking for flat screen TVs and iPod compatible speaker docks with great sound, and our new line is very much on the forefront of this trend," Chris Heatherly, VP of global electronics for Disney Consumer Products, said in a statement.

Kicking off Disney's new offering for fall is the Disney Flix Video Cam, which is an easy-to-use compact hand-held video camera, equipped with various features and functions.  It also comes with Disney Director software, which includes storyboards, sound effects, music, film footage and character voices from popular Disney films and programs like Hannah Montana, that enables tweens to shoot and star in their own Disney movie.

For the music buff, there's the new Disney iPod compatible speakers that are made-for-iPod compliant and use Apple's 30-pin connector.  Other themes are available but for the Hannah Montana design, there are two variations to choose from.  The standard design comes with an iPod compatible/personal media player dock and digital AM/FM alarm clock radio, while the second design features a guitar amp with microphone, as well as guitar inputs, so tweens can sing and play their favorite songs while they listen to the music.

Last but not the least, Disney will also be releasing a new LCD TV with a 15-inch viewing screen, high-quality Sharp panels, and digital operation.  Aside from Hannah Montana, the monitors are also available in designs inspired by some of Disney's biggest hits, including High School Musical, Disney Princess and Pirates of the Caribbean.

Disney's Flix Video Cam, LCD TV and iPod compatible speakers are priced at and $99.99, $299.99, and $69.99 respectively.


-Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: Disney
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