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newsannouncementsApril 18, 2008tokidoki for MIMOBOT Now Shipping, Preloaded with All-New mimoZine Issue 2It's here, y'all: the tokidoki for MIMOBOT series of designer USB flash drives you've all been patiently waiting for and preordering is now available and shipping! Meletta, Pastaio and Pirate Nero, the newest MIMOBOT Artist Series, have been in the works for a while now, and we think they've come across pretty nicely. With the two worlds of MIMOBOT and tokidoki colliding in some kind of crazy pop-fashion-consumer-tech-ball-of-blazing-glory, how could they not rock?  We all know the creative genius of Simone Legno and his tokidoki brand. What we didn't anticipate was how amazing those designs would look on a MIMOBOT canvas. And they do. Now, with the ultimate pop fashion design translated to a MIMOBOT, your data can ride in style while your flash drive shows just how hip and cool you are. You've got the tokidoki purse, the tokidoki t-shirt, the tokidoki earrings and chain. Now you just need the tokidoki for MIMOBOT flash drive to hang from your purse or belt loop to let people know, once and for all, how much you've got it goin' on.  As you know, any MIMOBOT comes with a great deal of awesome preloaded content, and this release is particularly special: Issue 2 of the MIMOZINE Digital Magazine is here, and making its first appearance on the tokidoki for MIMOBOT series! If you remember (click here if you need a refresher), Issue 1 was a groundbreaking success, the first digital magazine ever delivered via flash drive - and MIMOBOT flash drives of awesomeness, at that! Featuring comedy troupe Poykpac, musical groupe Art Brut, and supvervillian in a coupe Sucklord, we plumbed the depths of pop culture to find you emerging creative genius. This time around, we done it again, and with an expanded lineup! We bring you interviews with and tracks by a variety of bands from South by Southwest including Chikita Violenta, The Wedding Present and Curumin; a video from Japanese pop-rock icons Love Psychedelico; interviews with Sam Borkson and Arturo Sandoval of FriendsWithYou; a look into the Scope Art Fair with a focus on a very interesting piece by Peter Schmitt; a refreshing spring yoga meditation; The Super Sucklord on location at New York's St. Patrick's Day Parade; and episode 1 of VBS.tv's provocative ecological documentary series "Toxic: Garbage Island." Phew, that's a lot of features, ain't it? MIMOZINE Issue 2 is now available on all tokidoki MIMOBOT purchases and will soon come to all Core and Artist Series MIMOBOT characters. Get it today, because... well, because it's awesome. Posted by dan at 09:45 AM | Comments (1) mimoZine Issue 2 is HERE!Greetings one and all! We're so glad you're here for our big announcement - the mimoZine Issue 2! If you remember, mimoZine Issue 1 was our big splash in the world of digital content, bringing you the world's first digital magazine delivered via flash drive! The first issue was great, featuring Poykpac, Art Brut, The Super Sucklord and more. Well, if you liked Issue 1, then Issue 2 is going to knock your argyle foot-warming insulation accessories off! MimoZine Issue 2 is releasing in conjunction with the all-new tokidoki for MIMOBOT series, and soon will be available preloaded on each and every Core and Artist Series MIMOBOT. Our lineup of entertainment and, dare I say, even some edutainment, is even better this time. Start with a trip to South by Southwest, interviewing some awesome bands with the help of our friends IODA. Not only did we get up close and personal with the wicked talented musicians, but we got you, our faithful MIMOBOT friends, a sampler of tracks by the bands! Now with mimoZine, check out Modey Lemon, Andy Davis, Chikita Violenta, Curumin, The Wedding Present, and Mark Rae of Yes King. Talk about some seriously awesome musical entries. We also got a sweet new video from HackTone Records' Japanese Pop-Rock superstars Love Psychedelico. Hmm, enough music? This is plenty of auditory goodness? Fine then, we'll move on... to the visual artists, and the wonderful world of ocular goodness! We've put together a very interesting interview with Sam Borkson and Arturo Sandoval, the Miami-based creators of FriendsWithYou. You may know FWY from their amazing works, their vinyl toy and plushie creations, or from our own FriendsWithYou for MIMOBOT series. Either way, you should know them - they've got a really inspirational vision of the world, and their FriendsWithYou creations are here to help the world realize that vision. We also went down to the Scope Art Festival in Miami and found a beautiful, moving, touching sculpture that brings humanity, technology and ecology together in one creation straight out of the mind of artist Peter Schmitt. Alright now, buckle up, because it's about to get real. We enlisted the help of VBS.tv, the broadcasting arm of Vice Magazine, to bring you some really really real stuff for this issue of mimoZine. What we offer you is Episode 1 of their new ecological documentary series, "Toxic: Garbage Island." The show takes on the problem of waste, particularly non biodegradable plastics, and how it is seeping into the very water we drink every day. Scary, but eye-opening. The truth about ecology is out there, and VBS.tv and mimoZine aim to bring it to you. After all that stress about toxins and waste, it's time to relax. For our next entry in the mimoZine Issue 2, we went to New York and met Sat Jivan Singh Khalsa, a renowned Yoga master, who walks us (and you) through a refreshing, relaxing springtime meditation. It only takes a few minutes, you can do it at work, and you'll feel so much better about the hustle and bustle (mostly just 'bustle' once you've finished this meditation) of the modern world. And finally, what would any good mimoZine be without the one, the only, the Super Sucklord making an appearance? The bootleg toymaker/costumed DJ/reluctant supervillain took to the streets of New York City for the 2008 St. Patrick's Day parade, searching for the true meaning of St. Patrick and what it means to be Irish that one day of the year. Needless to say, it took quite a bit of searching to find an answer that wasn't as inebriated as the individual who uttered it (no, Jimmy, St. Patrick did not introduce alcohol to America, and leprechauns are not the same as hobbits). Along the way, to coin a phrase, 'hilarity ensues.' We're serious, this made us laugh so hard our dentures fell out, and the company dental plan does not cover Sucklord-related accidents. Well, that's pretty much the mimoZine. Trust me when I say it's awesome, and you should buy one for every friend you have. And, if they'll still talk to you after they've seen it, you can either have some deep, meaningful discussions while meditating, you can discuss how much the featured bands totally rocked, and you can try and figure out how Sucklord keeps a straight face when surrounded by obvious nutjobs. Now available on the new tokidoki for MIMOBOT series, and soon to be available on all other Artist and Core Series MIMOBOT characters. Cheers! Posted by dan at 09:30 AM | Comments (0) March 06, 2008New FWY - Luck Wish GeneratorHey all, good news - the rest of the FriendsWithYou have arrived! Malfi, Smiling Malfi, Super Malfi and Mr. TTT Rainbow are now available over at the lab, joining Buddy Chub and Mr. Phantom (both of whom are getting dangerously close to being sold out!). Make sure you get your favorite today, before they're all FriendsWithSomeoneElse (can I get a rimshot please?). Wait, wait, wait... what's that you say? It's not enough? More? You want MORE? Well, fine then... if you recall, during our Valentine's Day adventures, we had the FriendsWithYou help us out by granting wishes for love. Now that we're on to the world of shamrocks and green booze (St. Patrick's Day, for those of you who don't live in Boston), we're taking wishes for luck! Check out the Luckwish Generator and ask the FriendsWithYou to grant your wishes for luck this St. Patty's Day! My wish? Well, nothing much... just St. Patrick's Day tickets to the Dropkick Murphys. Now, if you'll pardon me, I'm shipping up to Boston. Peace!
Posted by dan at 04:41 PM February 01, 2008FriendsWithYou x mimobot - UBER LIMITED EDITION!!!Oh my goodness, oh my goodness, they're here! The FriendsWithYou have arrived - well, two of 'em at least! While they last (which probably won't be long), pick up Buddy Chub and Mr. Phantom, the first two - and most limited - characters in the FriendsWithYou mimobot Series! What's the 411 on this whole "Uber Limited Edition" hooey, you ask? Well, the answer is in the question - only 411 of each character have been made, and they won't be around for long. So pick one up today, and be sure to check out the mimobot FriendsWithYou Wish Maker Generator, where not only can you win one of these sure-to-be-rare wish-granting characters, but you can make a wish for Valentine's Day! Leave your wishes in the hands of the FriendsWithYou - that's their thing, you know - granting wishes! Don't delay! Act now! Supplies are limited, and wishes will only be accepted by the magical FriendsWithYou through Valentine's Day!
Posted by dan at 11:41 AM January 02, 2008Happy New Year!From all of us at Mimoco to all of you at... Planet Earth (we presume)... a happy and prosperous New Year! 2007 was a lot of fun, and 2008 looks to be even kick-butt-er. We want to know what you did while the seconds counted down to the two-double-zero-Möbius strip. So head over to our forums, share your New Year's experience, and see what other mimofans did - and if you tell us you kissed pupStar at midnight, you'd darn well better have some pictures! Posted by dan at 04:24 PM December 14, 2007Holiday Shipping Primer!OK y'all, it's that time of year - and you KNOW that everyone on your list needs a mimobot for Hannukah/Christmas/Kwanzaa/Festivus for the Restofus. With that in mind, here's some things you need to know about holiday shipping: From now through December 10th, we're offering free UPS Ground shipping on any order over $100 to the continental US (sorry Hawaiians, you still have to pony up shipping fees... but before you get mad at us, head on over to the beach and remember that, yes, it is snowing and sleeting in Boston. You guys in Alaska, well you got it bad both ways - sorry.). For all you Christmas celebrators out there, here's the guaranteed shipping schedule, as provided to us by UPS: The cutoff time for each of the above dates is midnight Eastern. If delivery is not attempted by UPS on or before Dec. 24th by UPS, for any order placed according to the guaranteed cutoff dates above, we'll fully refund your delivery charge! So have a happy non-religious-specific winter celebratory holiday, and remember - everyone loves to get a mimobot! Make sure your holiday gift says something about you! Posted by dan at 10:19 AM December 12, 2007Free Shipping Extended Through 12/31!Hey all, happy holidays! There's been such a great response to our free Domestic UPS Ground Shipping promotion (on orders over $100) that we've decided to extend it through the end of the year! Joy! Remember, the guarantee date for UPS Ground delivery by Christmas has passed, but if you get your orders in soon there's still a decent chance they'll make it - and for free (as long as you're in the Continental US - sorry Alaskans, but there's a Canada in your way!). What are you waiting for? Head over to the Lab and get your holiday mimo-joy today! And remember, Gift Certificates don't cost anything to ship anyways!
Posted by dan at 10:59 AM November 27, 2007Announcing Star Wars mimobot Series 2: Preorders are on!Ever since the release of Star Wars mimobot Series 1, we've gotten questions everywhere we went: "Who's going to be in the next series?" "When can I get *insert Star Wars character here*?" "Did Greedo really shoot first?" and so on. Well, good news for people who asked the first 2 questions: Star Wars mimobot Series 2 is now available for preorder! The series consists of the lovely Princess Leia, the roguish Han "Nerfherder" Solo, the prodigal son of a Sith Luke Skywalker, and the mysterious bounty hunter Boba Fett. What could be cooler than that? Well, for starters, with the new mimobot Helmet Cap, you can remove Luke's X-wing pilot helmet and Fett's Mandalorian battle helmet to reveal the faces beneath. But... that's not all! Thanks to our new Mop Top and Headphones caps, Han and Leia can rock their amazing hairstyles while making a data run in less than twelve parsecs! The Star Wars mimobot Series 2 is currently available for preorder, with the release scheduled for January/February '08. Make sure to get your preorder in now, before these four join the Star Wars Series 1 on the sold out page! May the Force be with you... and also with your data!
Posted by dan at 10:01 AM November 15, 2007
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