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Groovy Wristomo Cell Phone Announced
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."
Seriously, this thing is waterproof.
Johns: Well, how does it look now? Riddick: Looks clear.
We have to hear it twice because I know I'll definitely be using my cellphone underwater.
And a daughter-in-law with antennae.
Garg
Garg
Alumnus, Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
My cell phone is 1"x3"x.5" and It's already tough enough to dial without a tooth pick. Soon
I would rather be ashes than dust!
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 $420 USD.
Blueeetoothhh.. BTH.. Common.. Down with the cables!
"Life is all about strategy, mathematics and psychological perceptiveness."
In fact the phone is a PHS (Personal Handyphone System), and while in many ways it is similar to cellular technology, it is different in a lot of ways. It has pretty abysmal range, requiring a bunch of transceivers in a relatively small geographic area to get signal. It also cannot hand off to other cells, so kind of limits your ability to use it in a car, or on a train, etc. Still, a pretty neat device. They demonstrated it on the news last night, 2 girls talking to each other. One wearing the phone speaking at her wrist, the other using the phone unfolded as a handset. Reportedly a ring-type is also in development.
The NTT Docomo site is not slashdotted, but I fear that won't help you much either :).
In the left column, the units are noted in brackets. The sign in brackets before 120 means minutes and the two before 200 stand for hours.
"Between strong and weak, between rich and poor [...], it is freedom which oppresses and the law which sets free"
Just as another note, Wristomo is composed of the words "Wrist" (naturally) and "Tomo"dachi meaning friend. So it's your wrist friend....how cute.
I hope we actually see this one.
Samsung released showed their wrist phone in 1999, and never released it.
2-3 others have had a try on the same concept but never have released them.
The reason I would buy one immediatly, (I actually was looking for the smallest cell phone I could find last night...) is because sometimes, all I want is a cellphone that is completely unobtrusive, and can't be lost easily. During the day, I wear a cellphone with everything under the sun in it (camera, email, IM, calendar, etc) , and it feels like a brick. But at night, or going out.... I hate the @#%@%$
What is the smallest cellphone you guys have seen, that is actually being sold????
Thanks
Mabidex
I just can't wait for someone to release a GSM phone that has no (or a minimal - keypad and one-line LCD) User Interface.
A cell that has bluetooth and that is very small. I don't need a large screen, my Palm Tungtsen T already has one. I don't need to play games on the phone, My Palm TT does it better. I just need a phone that can initiate the calls.
A phone like that would not cost a lot and battery life would probably be a lot better that current phone.
My ideal setup would be:
- A UI-less bluetooth phone,
- A Palm TT or any other small Bluetooth PDA,
- A Bluetooth headset.
The US may be gadget crazy, but Japan and Korea are even crazier. They could probably sell more of these in a single day in Japan than they could in a month in the US.