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Check it, Willcom faithful. Two new candybar-styled handsets have emerged for your carrier of choice, and we must say, we're pretty envious. Up first is the Kyocera WX330K (or Honey Bee, as we prefer), which checks in at 42- x 120- x 9.9-millimeters, is available in five different hues and features a two-inch QVGA display, Opera 7.2 browser, IrDA and an eye-catching Call button (of all things). Next up is the elusive X Plate, a 64-gram sophisticated toy that boasts a 1.8-inch LCD along with Java and Flash support. Plenty of pics waiting in the links below, so go on, take a peek at what America's missing out on.

Read - Kyocera WX330K
Read - X Plate

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>honey beeHoneyBeejapankyoceraphsW-OAMwillcomWX330Kx plateXPlateMon, 21 Jan 2008 14:50:00 ESThttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/10/sharps-ws011sh-windows-mobile-superphone-in-the-wild/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/10/sharps-ws011sh-windows-mobile-superphone-in-the-wild/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/10/sharps-ws011sh-windows-mobile-superphone-in-the-wild/#commentsFiled under: Handsets, Sharp, Windows Mobile, Willcom

Sometimes -- all too often, in fact -- devices simply don't live up to their carefully selected and prepared press shots, but yeah, we're pretty sure that's not the case here. LetsGoMobile recently had a peep at Sharp's lovely WS011SH Advanced/W-ZERO3 [es] on the floor of IFA, and seriously, it seems to look every bit as good in the wild (if not better) than it did in Sharp's own materials. With a 3-inch WVGA (yes, wide VGA) touchscreen serving up Windows Mobile 6, you can sorta think of it as an HTC Vox on performance-enhancing drugs -- the only difference being that we stand zero chance of ever seeing this 'round here on account of the PHS radio designed for Willcom service in Japan. Tragedy, ain't it?

[Thanks, David]

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ifajapanphssharpw-zero3willcomwindows mobilewindows mobile 6WindowsMobileWindowsMobile6wm6ws011shMon, 10 Sep 2007 03:01:00 ESThttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/08/27/willcom-concept-phone-powered-by-single-aa-battery/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/08/27/willcom-concept-phone-powered-by-single-aa-battery/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/08/27/willcom-concept-phone-powered-by-single-aa-battery/#commentsFiled under: Handsets, Willcom

Japanese carrier Willcom has hooked up with Sanyo to show off a back-to-basics handset powered by a single AA battery -- one of Sanyo's own Eneloop rechargeables, naturally -- that still manages to serve up 5 hours of talk time and 250 hours of standby. Just how back-to-basics are we talking, exactly? For starters, the phone lacks a display, pretty much ending any hopes of using this thing for gaming, video playback, or seeing who the heck is calling. In exchange, though, you get power versatility that's pretty much unmatched by any other phone on the market and an array of nodules that gently massage the side of your face while you're trying to hold a conversation. Between the perfectly round shell (looks like an AA battery, get it?) and the fact that it'll only get down with PHS networks, we hope this sucker goes through a few revisions before it sees production -- but we like where Sanyo's head's at.

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