• KDDI au rolls out 8 new (and partly awesome) cell phones

    Monday, May 25th, 2009

    Dr. Serkan Toto is an independent consultant and advisor focusing on Japan’s web, mobile and social gaming industries. Based in Tokyo, he works together with financial institutions and startups worldwide. Serkan has been the Japan contributor for TechCrunch.com since 2008. He is sept-lingual, holds an MBA and is a PhD in economics. → Learn More

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    Japanese telecommunications giants SoftBank and Docomo unveiled their summer 2009 line-ups last week and were followed by the country’s No. 2 carrier, KDDI au, today. While SoftBank is to roll out 15 new cell phones this summer and Docomo even 17 presented models, KDDI au showed only 8 new candy bars [JP] in the morning. But some of these are amazing.

    Here is au’s complete summer 2009 line-up:

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    Toshiba Biblio

    (cell phone with integrated e-book reader, a 3.5-inch LCD screen featuring a 960×480 resolution, 7GB internal memory, QWERTY keyboard and Opera Mobile 9.5 including AJAX support)

    sportio_waterbeat

    Sharp Sportio Waterbeat

    (waterproof cell phone with a 3-inch ASV touch screen (480×854), calorie tracker, weight controller, and other sports- and fitness related functions)

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    Hitachi Mobile Hi-Vision CAM Wooo

    (yes, a cell phone that lets you record video in 720p and at 30fps, and also features microSDHC/HDMI Mini interfaces and a 3-inch IPS screen (480×854))

    sharp_solar

    Sharp SOLAR PHONE SH002

    (Sharp’s highly anticipated solar-powered cell phone with a 3-inch AVS screen, a 5MP CMOS AF camera and micro SD card support)

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    Toshiba T002

    (GSM cell phone with slim body specifically designed for women in their 30s to 40s)

    casio_gzone

    Casio G’zOne W62CA

    (water proof cell phone with LED light, electronic compass and 2.7-inch WQVGA screen)

    k002_kyocera

    Kyocera K002

    (extra-slim (10.9mm) cell phone targeted at men in their 30s and 40s)

    k003_kyocera

    Kyocera Kantan Keitai K003

    (easy-to-use standard cell phone aimed at users over 60)

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