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KDDI Sharp IS01 MID gets video demos

Chris Davies, Mar 31st 2010 Discuss [0]

There's nothing like bathing in the cool green glow of your KDDI Sharp IS01 to cheer you up, just as this happy model has found. If you can't get enough of the 5-inch multitouch-capable Android clamshell MID then Gigazine's hands-on report should be your next port of call; they've got lashings of video showing the IS01 in action, some of which you can see after the cut. Video demos after the cut Read The Full Story

KDDI Toshiba IS02 (aka TG02) hits Japan in June

Chris Davies, Mar 30th 2010 Discuss [1]

It's not just Sharp's new IS01 that's arriving in Japan sometime this year; carrier KDDI has also announced that it will be offering the Toshiba TG02 as the KDDI Toshiba IS02. First launched at Mobile World Congress last month, the IS02 is a Windows Mobile 6.5.3 smartphone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 1GHz Snapdragon processor and 4.1-inch OLED touchscreen; unlike the GSM/UMTS versions demonstrated in Barcelona, however, the KDDI phone will have EVDO Rev.A. Read The Full Story

Sharp IS01 Android MID for KDDI packs multitouch, EVDO Rev.A

Chris Davies, Mar 30th 2010 Discuss [0]

Japanese carrier KDDI have unveiled their own Android based offering, and rather than a smartphone it's a 3G-enabled MID. The Sharp IS01 packs Qualcomm's 1GHz Snapdragon processor, a 5-inch 960 x 480 multitouch display and a full QWERTY keyboard, together with integrated EVDO Rev.A, WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR. Read The Full Story

KDDI fuel cell for mobile phone offers plenty of talk time

Shane McGlaun, Oct 8th 2009 Discuss [0]

I for one really look forward to the day when recharging my notebook or cell phone simply means squirting more fuel into its fuel cell rather than searching for an AC outlet. Fuel cells are coming for sure and a few of them are already on the market like the offering from Medis, though they aren’t quite what most of us want. What I want is a fuel cell like the one KDDI is showing off that is refillable with methanol and runs for up to 320 hours. Read The Full Story

KDDI iida Polaris robot concept [Video]

Chris Davies, Sep 9th 2009 Discuss [0]

Firmly convincing us that the Japanese get not only the best toys but the best concepts too, this collaboration between carrier KDDI and Flower Robotics - the iida Polaris - has just drooling with envy. Currently just a prototype - with "commercialization yet to be determined" - the iida Polaris has at its core a touchscreen cellphone which docks into a mobile robot "suit". Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

KDDI WiFi b/g microSD cards demonstrated

Chris Davies, Jul 23rd 2009 Discuss [0]

KDDI Corp have been showing off two microSD cards with integrated WiFi b/g in Japan this week. Although SD cards with integrated WLAN are not uncommon - Eye-Fi is a good example of the technology, used to add wireless photo and video uploads to digital cameras and camcorders - it's more unusual to find the components sufficiently shrunk down to fit on a microSD card. Read The Full Story

AU KDDI shows off iida G9 handset

Brenda Stokes, Apr 7th 2009 Discuss [1]

AU KDDI, a Japanese company, recently unveiled a new brand called iida that is intended to bring in consumers that care about making a fashion statement. Their latest offering is the G9 from Sony Ericsson, a slider that's gotten the fancy treatment. Read The Full Story

KDDI Hitachi WOOO Ketai mobile phone enables 3D multimedia

Daniel Lim, Jan 29th 2009 Discuss [0]

Here’s one high tech and feature-rich cell phone you may not get to use outside of Japan. A Hitachi branded AU phone by KDDI Japanese cellular services featuring an IPS-enabled display with 3D capability, 5MP camera capture, CDMA 1X WIN, Bluetooth, TV tuners and eWallet functionality. Read The Full Story

Sony Ericsson S001 with huge AMOLED display & 8.1MP autofocus camera

Chris Davies, Jan 29th 2009 Discuss [1]

Sony Ericsson might not be having such financial troubles if they deigned to release handsets like the SE S001 in Europe and the US. Freshly announced for Japanese network KDDI, the Sony Ericsson S001 has a huge 3.3-inch 480 x 854 AMOLED display, an 8.1-megapixel camera with autofocus, flash and smile-shutter control, mobile TV, high-speed internet and GPS, and is making me sob with envy. Read The Full Story

Casio Exilim NX-9250 CDMA cameraphone clears FCC

Chris Davies, Dec 12th 2008 Discuss [0]

Casio are preparing to release another Exilim cameraphone in the US, the NX-9250, most likely through carrier Verizon. The handset, which has just been approved by the FCC, is a dualband CDMA (800/1900MHz) device with EVDO Rev. A support. Read The Full Story

KDDI Sony Ericsson Xmini Walkman phone

Chris Davies, Dec 8th 2008 Discuss [0]

Japanese carrier KDDI have announced a tiny new Walkman phone by Sony Ericsson. The Xmini slider measures just 44 x 75 x 18mm, and has a touch-sensitive control surface that lights up with music transport buttons when the phone is closed. Read The Full Story

KDDI Casio Exilim W63CA 8MP cameraphone with WVGA AMOLED display

Chris Davies, Oct 27th 2008 Discuss [1]

KDDI have announced a new 8.1-megapixel cameraphone for the Japanese market, the Casio Exilim W63CA. As well as the high-resolution camera, wide-angle lens and nine-point autofocus, the W63CA also has a 3.1-inch AMOLED WVGA display, running at 480 x 800. There's also a YouTube mode, which automatically records 30fps VGA video and stores it to microSD for uploading. Read The Full Story