DoCoMo handset takes cue from magician assistant, sepearates in two

Probably the coolest thing out of CEATEC is this new, fully-functional separating phone from NTT DoCoMo (NYSE: DCM) dubbed appropriately Separate Keitai (handset). By communicating via Bluetooth, you can pull this phone apart and keep talking on one end while doing business on the other. Magnets make it highly reconfigurable and provide some very imaginative possibilities. The touchscreen seems sharp enough in action and handles video just fine, but details (beyond it running Symbian S60) are hard to come by. According to representatives, “This is a concept model so we have not decided a schedule for practical application.” Even if it were getting ready for production, don’t expect this one overseas anytime soon, like most fun oriental gadgets.

[via AkihabraNews]

An alternate prototype design from Fujitsu via Tech-On