Nissan, Sharp and NTT DoCoMo have already developed new Intelligent Key technology which will be integrated to a handset. Based on this, the handset will be sold through NTT DoCoMo. This technology is already used in more than 950,000 automobiles of Nissan since 2002.
The Intelligent Key integrated in the prototype handset (pictured below) will be able to lock/unlock car door and start/stop the engine. The prototype will be introduced at CEATEC Japan 2008 which begins September 30.
Handset with built-in Intelligent Key
New N706iII Amadana 1-Seg phone for NTT DOCOMO network will work with W-CDMA system as well as with GSM. Adopting a 3″ 262k TFT wide LCD display with 240 × 427 pixels, the N706iII comes with a 2 megapixel CMOS camera, and microSD card slot on the board.
Measuring 104 x 14.5 x 49 mm and weighing 105 g the phone provides approximately 580 hours of standby time and about 220 minutes of talk time in 3G. The N706iII will be sold in August 30 in 3 color variants: polish white, ultimate sky and polish black. Pricing has not been announced yet.
NTT DOCOMO N706iII Amadana
NTT DoCoMo, Japanese communications company, today unveiled its new BlackBerry Internet Service which will be available for its customers on August 1. This service will be launched on BlackBerry 8707h smartphones and only for Japan customers. The price of this service is 3,045 yen per month (tax included). NTT DoCoMo will demonstrate the new service during Wireless Japan 2008 at Tokyo Big Sight from July 22 to 24.
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TOKYO, JAPAN, May 27, 2008 — NTT DOCOMO, INC. and its eight regional subsidiaries today announced a service that will enable DOCOMO FOMA™ third-generation handsets to connect to home broadband networks via wireless LAN routers, allowing mobile phone users to enjoy 54 Mbps high-speed packet communication (more…)
