Toys 'R' Us to Stock iPods and Eee PCs

Just in time for the holidays, toy superstore Toys ‘R’ Us will begin stocking Eee PCs and iPods.

According to Twice.com, the toy shop will sell Apple’s iPod Shuffle and the company’s latest versions of its iPod Touch and Nano along with iPod accessories in an “iPod boutique” section of the store.

The sale of iPods aside, the company is also going to carry four different models of Asus’ Eee PC netbooks in both black and white. Available running Linux or Windows XP, Toys ‘R’ Us plans to sell the enromously popular netbooks at $269 and $299, respectively.

While we can see the appeal of selling Apples tutti-fruity MP3 players in a toy store (the fact that they come in all the colors of the rainbow makes them all the more attractive to children, we’re not so sure we get the idea of selling Eee PCs. Using low cost laptops for education is an idea that has been around for the last couple of years but that’s based on a curriculum that incorporates those computers into classwork.

While there’s no doubt some kids will get Eee PCs for Christmas, we can’t imagine they’ll be allowed use them in class because not everyone will have one. Expect to see Toys ’R’ Us stores ramping up advertising for the Eee PC in the next few weeks and we’re sure it’ll shift a fair amount of the computers once it gets closer to Christmas and people start to have trouble getting their hands on them.