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Phones
Mamorino Anti-Kidnapping Phone, You Know, For Kids
7:00AM Jesus Diaz | This kids-friendly KDDI’s mobile phone keeps children safe from kidnapping, with a built-in GPS, and a ring that gets laser-soldered to their noses. I mean, I guess—otherwise, how can you prevent kidnappers from tossing the mobile phone away? [Dvice] More »
Gadgets
Toshiba’s Latest Fuel Cell Prototype Gadgets Charge In Seconds
11:10PM Danny Allen | At Japan’s CEATEC show, Toshiba and KDDI are demonstrating a modified Toshiba T002 phone that’s powered by a direct-methanol fuel cell (DMFC) and Li-Ion battery. More advanced than previous prototypes, it runs for 320 hours on a squirt of methanol. More »
Robots
KDDI Iida Polaris Puts Phone Inside Robot, Follows You Around
12:00AM Joanna Stern | Leave it to a Japan mobile phone carrier to figure out the best way to breed robots and mobile phones. Korea’s KDDI au iida Polaris is a rolling robot that has a touchscreen candybar phone inside. More »
Phones
Japan’s Unlimited 3G Data Plans Overwhelmed By Pornhounds
6:00AM Adam Frucci | Apparently, Japanese carriers KDDI and DoCoMo are being totally overwhelmed by porn downloaders on their 3G networks. I don’t know what they expected to happen when porn services started offering movies for wireless download. More »
Phones
KDDI (au) Targets Accident-Prone Sunbathers With Water-Resistant, Solar-Powered Handset
9:05PM John Herrman | Manufactured for KDDI (au) by Sharp, this outdoorsy phone should show up in Japan by June. Unlike the unrealistic claims made by other solar phone dabblers like Samsung, KDDI’s ambitions here are modest, but practical. More »
Software
Motorola Powering Portable Set-Top Box With Android
8:20PM John Herrman | Motorola is building a generally unremarkable “au Box” portable set-top box for Japanese electronics company KDDI. But one part of their plan stands out: It’ll run Android. More »
Phones
Sony Ericsson’s Premier 3 Walkman Phone Rips Directly From CDs via 3.5mm Jack
9:00AM Sean Fallon | If you can get past the hot pink, Sony Ericsson’s Premier 3 Walkman phone has a really cool look. Plus it has some interesting features—including the ability to rip music directly from a CD. More »
Phones
KDDI au Casio Phone Makes Music With a Touchscreen
4:00PM Elaine Chow | Surprisingly absent until now, touchability has finally made it into the KDDI au line-up. Casio’s offering utilises a 3.1-inch touchscreen for some funky music apps — making it a music studio in your pocket. More »
Phones
Hitachi Wooo Adds Another Dimension to Mobile Phone Screens
3:25PM Elaine Chow | Hitachi’s new Wooo, part of Japan’s KDDI au Spring line, comes with the unique ability to watch 3D videos. Sounds coool, even if the 3D-induced wooziness will have you switching back to 2D in minutes. More »
Phones
