NTT DoCoMo aims to make phone swiping obsolete

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NTT DoCoMo aims to make phone swiping obsolete

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Phone Swiping Obsolete???
by cary1 October 2, 2007 10:48 AM PDT: It hasn't even arrived in US and it will be obsolete in Japan! If you ignore the iPhone, cell phone technology is so backward in US.; Reply to this comment

Wow
by pildo616 October 2, 2007 5:27 PM PDT: Incredible. The world is barely keeping up with mobile innovation in Japan....consider NFC!!!; Reply to this comment

Oh please...
by Static-X-Machina October 5, 2007 10:27 AM PDT: Honestly, how lazy does humanity have to get?
I mean, how hard is it to just SWIPE the thing?
Interesting? Yes. Thought provoking? Yes.
Useful? Not so much for me. Get a belt clip for a quick release to swipe and click it back in place.; Reply to this comment

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