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DoCoMo SH705iII mobile phone puts the focus on talk

Wed, 2008-04-09 00:07 — tekro
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Name: DoCoMo FOMA SH705iII
Category: mobile phone
Price: Open price
Release date in Japan: April 9, 2008

With all the text messaging and TV viewing and stock trading and what not that cellies boast these days, it's easy to forget one of their uses: talking to people. The new SH705iII brings voice back into focus with Sharp's trademarked "Triple Kukkiri (Clear) Talk" technology trio: "Noise Reduction Function" to filter out surrounding din, "Enhancement Function" to boost the mid-to-high voice frequency range, and "Echo Cancellation Function" to cut the echo caused by the phone's microphones picking up sound from its speaker. Two built-in microphones aid the unit in all this sampling and filtering.

"Whoa, that's a lot of information; slow down", you say. All right, easy enough. Push the i-mode button while speaking and another Sharp trademark technology, "Slow Talk", delivers a fourth trick: it slo-o-ws the next three seconds of the other party's speech to 1.3 times actual length, giving you a little more time to hear and think. Sounds perfect for catching the "name" of that fast-talking caller claiming to be a grandson in need of quick money.

Tech specs: 2.8-inch wide QVGA screen; 3.2 megapixel camera with hand shake and target movement compensation, face recognition, and auto-focus; Bluetooth; e-wallet; microSD memory (up to 2GB); one-button access to One-seg TV; and a camera-based "Meishi Reader" feature that claims to automatically transfer data extracted from snapshots of a business card into the phone's 1000-record address book.

The phone's voice-enhancement functions point to older users as the target market, as do many other features: initial factory settings for big on-screen text, additional screen enlargement function, simplified menu options, big buttons, and staid color choices (Prime White or Prime Black). Similarly, there's a "Camera Loupe" feature that lets you use the camera and screen as a digital magnifying glass, boosting the visibility of little text in newspapers, bus schedules, etc. Still, whether you're old or young, the SH705iII may be a great choice if you actually use your phone for talking a lot.

More info: http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/product/foma/705i/sh705i2/index.html (Japanese)

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