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I’ve said it before, and I’m saying it again – Japanese mobile phone market rocks! Not because of the device(s) I’m going to mention here, but because of its competitiveness, that make companies differentiate their products heavily in order to sell something.
Latest invention involves “Papipo!” – a toy-like cell phone for kids, designed bu Willcom and the toy vendor Bandai. The device comes in 7 different designs, 5 of them targeting girls and 2 boys. Some of the devices have such names as Hello Kitty, Tamagochi, and Dragons. The price is also right. It doesn’t sound much to pay about $40 for a phone for your kid in Japan.
(via: Unwired View)
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
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