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October 16, 2006 10:09 AM PDT

Phone fun in Japan

by Michael Kanellos
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KDDI Design Studio

KDDI, Japan's second-largest mobile-phone operator, has opened its Designing Studio in Tokyo's Harajuku area, sort of a ground zero for teen girls interested in fashion. I recently toured the facility, camera in hand, during Ceatec, a large consumer electronics show that takes place annually near Tokyo. Have a look at some of the latest trends in phones that caught my eye.

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Concerning tv mobile phones invented in Japan
by toatenumelefrumoasedinlum October 20, 2006 5:43 AM PDT
I think tv mobile phones are an useless thing. In Japan there exists already Zaurus, a device that allows you to watch tv.
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