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Probably the coolest thing out of CEATEC is this new, fully-functional separating phone from NTT DoCoMo 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
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Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
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