Japanese Phones
New Sony Ericsson Xmini Walkman phone smaller than a Nano
Posted on 11/12/2008
Sony Ericsson have announced a brand new music phone in the shape of the Sony Ericsson Xmini. As its name suggests, the Xmini is tiny. So tiny, in fact, it's smaller than an iPod Nano! At just 44mm (W)...
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Samsung W600 doubles as mobile Web server
Posted on 16/10/2008
Samsung have announced the new Samsung W600, a new touchscreen mobile phone that uses new HSUPA technology that enables it to upload data at speeds of up to 5.76Mbps. HSUPA is part of the HSDPA family...
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Sharp shows off new Yahoo! phone
Posted on 16/10/2008
The first Google Android phone, the T-Mobile G1, may be only days away from launch (October 30th for the UK), but in Japan, Yahoo! is making waves, at least as far as Sharp is concerned. What you see...
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Amazing video of the Yamaha Music Phones in action
Posted on 03/09/2008
Remember the Yamaha Music Phones that I blogged about a few days ago? They're a series of concept phones made by Yamaha for Japanese mobile operator KDDI, each of which combines the humble mobile phone...
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Toshiba Transformer Phone on sale
Posted on 03/03/2008
This bizarre looking mobile phone isn't, as you might expect, a concept phone, or a prototype, or even some Frankenstein-phone cobbled together from old bits of meccano by a devout Transformers fan. ...
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Hitachi W61H with customizable e-Ink covers
Posted on 04/02/2008
Hitachi have announced the new Hitachi W61H clamshell phone, the main claim to fame of which is a body that can display 95 different patterns on the back at the touch of a button. Similar in concept...
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New Japanese phones offer Earthquake early warning alerts
Posted on 19/11/2007The latest Japanese phones from NTT DoCoMo offer a novel feature that could be life-saving. Called Area Mail, the new feature provides quick emergency reports delivered to mobile phones in a specific...
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Sharp unveils odd Advanced/W-Zero3 smartphone
Posted on 07/10/2007
Sharp have unveiled a new smartphone, the somewhat oddly-titled Sharp Advanced/W-Zero3. In fact, the smartphone itself seems a bit odd. Looking a bit like a bad cross between a PDA and standard phone,...
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Japanese concept phone goes into production
Posted on 27/09/2007
Japanese mobile phone company AU KDDI is renowned for releasing concept phones that eventually make it into production. However, when the company unveiled its latest concept, the InfoBar2, back in November...
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Fujitsu’s RakuRaku phone, for adults who’ve given up
Posted on 12/08/2007
After talking about Samsung's Disney phones for kids, time now to look at the other end of the spectrum, in the form of the Fujitsu RakuRaku phone, designed for people who's advanced age has rendered...
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