The wee gadget, spotted by Engadget is a fun and cheap little invention by Japanese company Takara Tomy.

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Takara or Epoch, Japan's third-and fourth-largest conventional toy makers would be easier prey.

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Takara Harding, 18, of Carlisle, had said she was attacked by a stranger in the city's Towndyke Orchard area on 1 October last year.

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Over the past five years Takara has sold 325, 000 Blythes in Japan, mostly at Japanese outposts of Toys "R" Us and in boutiques like Kittyland and Wong's own Junie Moon.

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Wong had approached Hasbro for permission to manufacture the doll in Japan. (Hasbro had acquired Tonka, which acquired Kenner in 1987.) She bought the rights, then hired Japanese toy company Takara for manufacture.

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In the latest episode of spontaneous combustion, Takara is being forced to recall specific Hello Kitty dolls which featured a heatable disc that could be warmed and stuffed within the lining to keep kids toasty while resting.

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Wong had approached Hasbro (nyse: HAS - news - people ) for permission to manufacture the doll in Japan. (Hasbro had acquired Tonka, which acquired Kenner in 1987.) She bought the rights, then hired Japanese toy company Takara for manufacture.

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