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KDDI introduces Light Pool fashion cell phone
07/14/2010, KDDI has released yet another cell phone which will cater to those who are fashion conscious in Japan – we’re talking about the Light Pool handset that features a minimalist design. Japanese designer called Tsuboi Hironao is the brains behind [...]
KDDI Shows Its Summer Phone Line-up In Japan
05/17/2010, KDDI, Japan’s second largest mobile company, has unveiled 10 new cell phones in its summer line-up, and as usual for phones from Japan, they’re touting 12-13 megapixel cameras, and that’s making us drool. We’re not entirely sure why the majority [...]
Japanese Government To Review Japan’s SIM Lock System
03/30/2010, Those of you who have travelled to Japan before will probably know of the SIM locks that they use over there. Basically the carriers (NTT DoCoMo, KDDI, Softbank) don’t allow users to use other handsets from rival networks. So you [...]
Motion sensor within phones lets boss know where you are
03/09/2010, Unless you’re your own boss, you ought to be wary of any new cellphone which the company awards you simply because of “exceptional performance” at the workplace. Why do we say so? KDDi Japan has come up with a new [...]
Lotta phone from KDDI and iida
01/28/2010, KDDI and iida have teamed up to unveil the Lotta handset from Kyocera in Tokyo, Japan, where its design is the first thing that catches the eye. Coming in just white, green and yellow colors, the Lotta is equipped with [...]
KDDI unveils new au cellphones
10/29/2009, Are cellphones taking the same route as fashion design, where a change in season would also mean overhauling the handset you’re using at the moment? That seems to be the case with KDDI and Okinawa Cellular introducing a new range [...]
KDDI fuel cell makes battery recharging a snap
10/08/2009, KDDI has recently shown off a new fuel cell battery that can be refilled with methanol, where it will run for up to 320 hours before requiring another refill. This prototype fuel cell is a type of hybrid device which [...]
KDDI Polaris robot handset concept
10/08/2009, KDDI took the opportunity to parade their Polaris robot handset concept at CEATEC, where it apparently closes up as a ball when not in use, only to blossom whenever you want to remove it from its cradle. It seems to [...]
KDDI camera-based controller for phones
10/07/2009, [CEATEC 09] KDDI was showing this bizarre “joystick” for mobile phones based on a plastic tube that is stuck on the back of a cellphone by a magnet. The idea is to attach this white tube so that the phone’s [...]
KDDI 1Gbps IR short-range data transfer (updated)
10/06/2009, [CEATEC 2009] Sharing data among gadgets has been on KDDI’s plate for a while. While last year’s demo comprised of a prototype handset, this time around KDDI is using real handsets, even if that one is still a little thick [...]
AU Ply concept phone materializes
09/09/2009, What used to be a conceptual handset has materialized into something real – the Ply cellphone from AU of Japan. It is pretty much an ordinary handset in the Land of the Rising Sun when it comes to functions, but [...]
720 DVDs downloaded in a second
07/28/2009, KDDI R&D Laboratories have collaborated with Japan’s National Institute of Information & Communications Technology (NICT), where their partnership resulted in the most advanced fiber optic cable in the world. Just how advanced, you ask? Well, both parties are proud to [...]
MicroSD cards with WiFi by KDDI
07/23/2009, At Wireless Japan, KDDI* has demonstrated MicroSD cards with a WiFi functionality. Even if there’s no lack of WIFI support, we think that the sheer feast of integration is worth a post. It’s not so much that cramming a WIFI [...]
