Isaiah's Tech

The PlayStation Phone isn't the only thing that Sony is focusing on right now because something new has just hit the FCC. What you see above is the Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot S006 handset which will raise the standards for mobile cameraphones all around the world. This will be the first handset from the company that will have their Exmor R camera sensors and it'll be hitting KDDI in Japan.

The sensor on the back is a 16MP back-illuminated camera which should take better low light pictures than the current sensors do. Specs include a 3.3-inch display, a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, WiFi / Bluetooth support, GPS, and their own dumbphone OS. Oh yeah, this is also reportedly a tad waterproof. Interesting indeed. Check it out at the FCC.

[Phone Arena]

KDDI announced a bunch of phones this morning, including the one you see above from Sony Ericsson. Named the Cyber-shot S006, its selling point is definitely its camera. On the back of this handset is a 16MP camera along with up to an ISO of 12,800. Other specs include a 3.3-inch touchscreen display, a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, WiFi / Bluetooth, GPS support, and sadly just the company's own proprietary OS so that sucks. If only it had Android on it!

[Engadget]

Japanese carrier KDDI has announced a bunch of new devices today including the tablet you see above and below. This may not look familiar but it's actually Samsung's Galaxy Tab for the carrier. Dubbed the SMT-i9100, it features a 7-inch touchscreen display (1,024 x 600 resolution), 512MB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage, a 2MP rear-facing camera, and Android 2.2. Sadly, it's a dumbed down model so it doesn't have a front-facing camera which actually sucks.

[Phandroid]

If you live in Japan you should look out for this new product that KDDI is about to release. This is the Sharp IS01, which may look like a netbook, smartbook, or an MID, but apparently it works more like a smartphone. This "smartphone" packs a 5-inch multitouch display with a 480 x 960 resolution, a QWERTY keyboard, EV-DO Rev. A connectivity, a 1-Seg TV tuner, WiFi b/g / Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR support, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz CPU, 3GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, a 5MP on the back, a 0.43MP front-facing camera, and Android 1.6.

The battery life is said to be about 5 hours of talk time and 200 hours of standby time which is pretty impressive. Developers should be getting this in May, while consumers will have to wait until October of this year. The price hasn't been mentioned yet.

Update: Phandroid found a video of this device so I've pasted it below. Enjoy!





[Liliputing, Slash Gear]

KDDI in Japan has just announced something pretty sweet. They'll be launching the Toshiba K01 as the KDDI Toshiba IS02. This will be running Windows Mobile 6.5.3 and will pack EVDO Rev. A connectivity. Of course, the rest of the spec you already know, so there's a 4.1-inch OLED touchscreen display, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 3.2 MP AF camera, and WiFi b/g / Bluetooth support. Hopefully Toshiba has ironed out their problems because the phone was slow and sluggish when they were prancing it around at MWC earlier this year.

[Slash Gear]

AU KDDI isn't done revealing their handsets and this is the Casio Exilim CA003 and the CA004. The CA003 has: a 3.3-inch WVGA OLED display, a 12.17MP AF camera with a 3x optical zoom, a microSDHC card slot, GPS / WiFi / Bluetooth support, and an FM radio. The CA004 has: an 8MP camera, a 3.1-inch WVGA OLED display, and a microSD card slot that'll only support measly little 2GB cards.

[Engadget, Akihabara News]

This pink handset that looks fairly ugly is the Sanyo / Kyocera SA001 that has fairly standard specs. This handset has: a 3.1-inch WVGA IPS display, a 1Seg TV tuner, WiFi / GPS / Bluetooth support, a radio runter, and a 3.2MP camera. It also has an 11.9mm thin body and weighs 119 grams. Expect this handset to hit AU KDDI this holiday season.

[Akihabara News]

AU KDDI has just revealed most of their handset line-up for the upcoming holiday season. First up what you see above is the Sony Ericsson Urbano Barone. This handset is a flip phone that features: a 3-inch display, a 5MP AF camera, a microSDHC card slot, and other standards like WiFi and GPS support.

The handset you see below is "KDDI's first Bravia phone, the [Sony Ericsson] U1." This handset has a 3-inch display, a microSDHC card slot, a 5MP AF camera, WiFi / GPS / Bluetooth support, 1Seg TV support, and EF radio. The features that stands out in this handset is the fact that it is "based on Sony Bravia Technology as well as Sony Blu-ray forwarding technology (you can enjoy Blu-ray on your phone by syncing it to a Blu-ray player)." That's pretty impressive - if I had any Blu-ray movies to begin with.

Sony Ericsson Urbano Barone: Akihabara News
Sony Ericsson U1, the Bravia Phone: Akihabara News

Although we don't know the specs of this au KDDI handset, it's a concept that will turn into a reality soon. This handset will be available in three colours later this month. It has a decent-looking design and it probably won't be hitting North America, so don't get your hopes up.

[Engadget Mobile]

Even though, KDDI au was supposed to launch this phone way back in May, clearly it was delayed. However, the Hitachi Mobile Hi-Vision Cam Wooo handset is now available on KDDI au in Japan. The best feature about this handset is definitely the fact that it can record 30fps 720p video. Get yours now!

[Engadget Mobile]

This new KDDI phone will be releasing under the Sharp name and it is waterproof. The spec sheet hasn't been revealed yet, but some bright information has. By bright I'm talking about a solar panel that will recharge your phone to 80%. They haven't mentioned how long it will take to get to 80%, but it will get there eventually. KDDI has claimed that "10 minutes of sun absorption should grant two hours of standy, or a minute or so of talk time." That may not be a whole lot, but it's better than nothing. The price has not been mentioned yet, but people in Japan should see this phone released this June.

[Gizmodo]

"AU KDDI, a Japanese company, recently unveiled a new brand called iida that is intended to bring in consumers that care about making a fashion statement. Their latest offering is the G9 from Sony Ericsson, a slider that's gotten the fancy treatment." Personally, I'm liking the design of this phone, I just don't like how thick the phone is. It has a nice looking 3-inch touchscreen display with an 854 x 480 resolution, a microSD slot, a 3.2MP camera, Bluetooth, GPS, and a 1Seg TV tuner. The phone has a stainless steel body with a coat of a titanium compound, so it really makes the phone look superb. "You can record content using this device and you can use a mobile pico projector to display content received from the 1Seg tuner on your wall or a screen." The phone also has 3.5-hours of talk time and has 230 hours of standby. The phone will be available in 3 colours: black with green accents, a titanium finish with silver accents (pictured) or a mirror finish with pink accents. This phone looks amazing and I'm curious to know how much it is going for; I'm also not sure whether it's already available or not.

Update: As of right now, it looks like there is no official release date or pricing on the Sony Ericsson G9.

[Slash Gear, Hot Cellular Phone]