We blogged about a number of particularly cute digital photo frames in the past ... [JP] today (Sanrio is the corporation behind the cartoon cat), the device goes on sale in Nippon on May 31.

Japan is heaven on earth for fans of cute gadgets. In the case of mega-popular cartoon cat Hello Kitty ... the PhotoVision HW001 KT [JP] (a digital photo frame). The device supports JPEG/GIF ...

Before we get there though, let’s stop and think: Why are we so obsessed with cute cartoon versions of ourselves? We’ve even gotten to the point where we complain our mini-mes are cooler than ...