In May, NTT DoCoMo started the market launch of its novel wrist-phone in Japan. Wristomo is the world’s first commercial wristwatch-style Personal Handyphone System (PHS) mobile phone, NTT DoCoMo claims. The device combines a waterproof wristwatch with a mobile phone. Wristomo opens up into a handset when buttons on either side of the watch face are pressed.

Users can send and receive e-mails up to 6,000 alphanumeric characters via the Internet without having to sign up for a provider. The wrist phone transfers data at up to 64 kbps. Wristomo is able to access DoCoMo’s location based services, which provide information about restaurants, weather, transportation and other content based on the user’s current location. Another feature is the automated information synchronisation with PCs. The 113 grams light device has a continuous talk time of around 120 minutes and a continuous stand-by time of about 200 hours according to NTT DoCoMo.

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