8/2/2005

TOKYO, JAPAN: Japan’s mobile communication giant KDDI employee displays a mobile handset, produced by Sony Ericcson, “W32S”, equipped with hi-fi 3D stereo speakers to play downloaded music contents [sic]…The new handset, also equipped with Sony’s smartcard IC chip to use as electronic money and prepaid train ticket, will be launched next month…

Let me see now. First you must pay KDDI/au 30,000yen to purchase the “W32S” cellpone. Then you have to buy the “music contents [sic]“. Next you must pay KDDI/au for the online connection fee to download the 3-Gigillion byte music file purchased and store it on your cell phone memory (which you may have to buy addiltionally if you run out). However, you cannot make a backup of the music “contents” onto your home computer, CD, iPod, or any new non-au cellphone you might buy.
Gee, no wonder that KDDI employee looks beat up and abused by her cellphone.

Anyway, for those of you into self abuse, visit KDDI/au’s website for the W325 in Japanese.
Here’s a few of the specs:
– 1.25 megapixel camera
– bright, 2.2 inch QVGA screen
– 45.5MB data storage
– 118g total weight, 98mm L × 48mm W × 23 mm D