Also known as Kitty White, Hello Kitty was created in 1974 by Japanese designer Yuko Shimizu, inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass, which mentions a cat called “Kitty.” ...

The updated Hello Kitty Squier has the same unique scratchplate and graphics and is available in white and pink. It comes with a Hello Kitty gigbag and promises to become an instant collectors’ item.

FunMobillity has finagled their way into Sanrio’s good graces and unleashed Hello Kitty for the iPhone. For five whole dollars you can get 50 wallpapers of the 35-year-old cat from Japan.