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Groovy Wristomo Cell Phone Announced

Posted by chrisd on from the does-it-tell-time dept.

i4u writes "NTT DoCoMo announced WRISTOMO a new Wrist Phone built by Seiko. Recently Samsung announced the availability of their Wrist Phone at the CeBit 2003. The Wristomo Wrist Phone unique design lets users transform it into a handset. The phone supports web browsing with up to 64kbps. Wristomo can receive and transmit Emails with maximum size of 3,000 characters. The Watch can synchronize with MS Outlook via a data cable. The size of the Wrist Phone is 171.5x40.4x18.5mm, and it's weight is 113g. It is even water-proof. It supports continous talk-time for 120min. and 200 min. standby. It is even water-proof! Price expected to be 50,000yen."

6 of 171 comments (clear)

  1. Rates of conversion... by Jooly+Rodney · · Score: 3, Informative

    I was initially surprised at the price -- 50,000 yen didn't used to be worth terribly much -- but given current exchange rates, this thing is going for about $420 USD.

  2. Not actually cellular by 3liter914-6 · · Score: 3, Informative

    In fact the phone is a PHS (Personal Handyphone System), and while in many ways it is similar to cellular technology, it is different in a lot of ways. It has pretty abysmal range, requiring a bunch of transceivers in a relatively small geographic area to get signal. It also cannot hand off to other cells, so kind of limits your ability to use it in a car, or on a train, etc. Still, a pretty neat device. They demonstrated it on the news last night, 2 girls talking to each other. One wearing the phone speaking at her wrist, the other using the phone unfolded as a handset. Reportedly a ring-type is also in development.

  3. Re:standby? by Yokaze · · Score: 2, Informative

    The NTT Docomo site is not slashdotted, but I fear that won't help you much either :).

    In the left column, the units are noted in brackets. The sign in brackets before 120 means minutes and the two before 200 stand for hours.

    --
    "Between strong and weak, between rich and poor [...], it is freedom which oppresses and the law which sets free"
  4. Wristomo by 3liter914-6 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Just as another note, Wristomo is composed of the words "Wrist" (naturally) and "Tomo"dachi meaning friend. So it's your wrist friend....how cute.

  5. 200min... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    It's 200 Jikan that means 200 hours long and not 200 min. long of course!

    Hontou ni.

    Julien

  6. Re:I need a phone without a UI by EisPick · · Score: 2, Informative

    Someone at DaimlerChrysler obviously is thinking about the same sort of future:

    http://www.mopar.com/chrysler/Uprod.html.