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DOCOMO SO706i aids English, Chinese conversation

Tue, 2008-07-08 23:35 — tekro
NTT DOCOMO FOMA SO706i

Name: NTT DOCOMO FOMA SO706i
Category: mobile phone
Price: Open price (about JPY40,000)
Release date in Japan: July 4, 2008

Just in time for the coming Beijing Olympics, NTT DOCOMO's new FOMA SO706i is all about features and applications for the world traveler. The Sony-Ericsson-made unit works with DOCOMO's "WORLD WING (3G+GSM)" service, offering voice and email connectivity in 159 countries and regions. To help out owners in face-to-face communication overseas is "TalkMan Flash", a Flash-based version of the PlayStation Portable conversation program. Learn classic phrases like "I'd like a wake-up call" in English and Chinese, or play the phrases out loud to your listener.  

When the travels are done, the SO706i would like to help you stay in touch with your new international friends, via mail templates (such as birthday greetings) in eight languages.

Beyond that, "travel" features venture into the less-than-useful. "Style Up Panels" to pretty-up the phone are available in a new "Panel Travel" series, with names like "Beijing Bloom" and "Tokyo Rail", but that's just decoration. More interestingly, as its standby screen, the phone will display informative info pages taken from TBS's "World Heritage" program and the beloved "Sekai no Arukikata" travel guidebook series - but as random pages, not as searchable e-books. Expect to be served an overview of the Belgian Cat Parade while you explore The Forbidden City.

Finally, note that this phone is for travelers who know where they're going: in a surprising omission, there's no GPS.

Other specs: One-seg TV tuner, 2.8-inch display, 2-megapixel camera, DCMX e-wallet, PDF/document viewer, 98g. Pink Gold, Platinum White, or Onyx Black.

More info: http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/product/foma/706i/so706i/index.html (Japanese)

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