SoftBank Mobile – “Softbank 204SH” – Simple smartphone for seniors

SoftBank - "Softbank 204SH" - Simple smartphone for seniors

Softbank announced that they will release a simple smart phone “Softbank 204SH” manufactured by SHARP and targeted to seniors. Release date is in May or later.

The 4 inch LCD display shows bigger letters and icons in order for smartphone beginners or senior to use it easily. To prevent incorrect operation, when users touch an icon they want to control, a blue circle will show up on the icon and they will feel a vibration through the tip of their finger. Other functions include an application that starts phone functionality by saying the name of the function that users would like to use (such as “camera”) and one that reads text out loud for people who have a hard time reading the text.

SoftBank will provide service for “204SH” users at a reasonable fixed monthly packet data charge of 2,980 yen.

Size: 64×128×12.0mm
Weight: 130 g
Color: Silver, Pink, and Navy
Platform: Android 4.0

Iriver launch the ULALA I-K1, an affordale Android 2.3.5 Smartphone

This may not the sexiest Android phone that has been announce this year, but at 100,000 Won or less than 100 USD the ULALA I-K1 has only one goal, being the most affordable and elegant Smartphone you can get. Targeting customers looking for a second phone the ULALA I-K1 will be sold in Korea with any contract and will come by default with Android 2.3.5, an ARM Coretex A5 CPU, a 3.5″ screen with a HVGA resolution (320×480), a dual SIM Slot, WiFi+3G+Bluetooth, a MicroSD Slot, a 3Mpix …

Next-gen Casio G’zOne makes it to the FCC, reveals LTE and NFC support

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The last Casio G’zOne handheld to come our way was the Commando, a military-grade device that marked the company’s first foray into Android smartphones. Now it seems there’s another one in the works, at least if a recent FCC filing is any indication. The Casio C811 looks to be a successor to the aforementioned Commando, with its G’zOne branding and features like WiFi and GSM world phone capabilities. Notably, the FCC document reveals the phone has Verizon-flavored LTE plus NFC support, both of which lead us to believe it’ll likely be a mid- to high-end handset. Not much else is divulged from perusing the filing, but we’re sure that whatever the C811 turns out to be, it’ll be just as tough and durable as the rest of Casio’s G’zOne offerings.

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[CEATEC 2012] KDDI presents a new palm authentication app for Smartphones

KDDI’s booth was rather uneventful this year and has not much to show, unless maybe this very cool new palm authentication app for Smartphones. Unlike Fujitsu Palm Reader technology, KDDI’s palm authentication app will actually read your “palm” and take a picture of your palm and its lines and memories it for future use. Thanks to today’s Hi-resolution sensors, Cameras embedded on smartphones can take pretty accurate details of objects and in our case every …

ZTE’s alleged ‘Blade III’ smartphone gets photographed ahead of official announcement

ZTE's alleged 'Blade III' smartphone gets photographed ahead of official announcement

Let’s be honest, ZTE isn’t exactly the best at keeping its upcoming devices secretly under wraps before eventually making them official — and, well, such is the case with the latest, unannounced Blade III. Finnish retailer Verkkokauppa’s currently listing ZTE’s purported Blade III as a 3.5-inch (800 x 480) slab that’s sporting Ice Cream Sandwich, a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU (MSM7227A) and a 5-megapixel rear shooter. Still, as FoneArena points out, these alleged specs go against other rumors circulating around the web, which indicate the Blade III is boasting a 4-inch display rather than the smaller sized 3.5-incher listed on the Finnish site. Whatever it may be, let’s just hope ZTE’s next Android smartphone doesn’t come with any backdoor woes.

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Elecom releases the world first NFC Keyboard for Android devices

While for most people, myself including, NFC was the next holy grail in mobile payment, some decided that NFC could to much more, like today’s new NFC Keyboard for Android smartphones.
Announced at 18,690 Yen, the TK-FNS040BK, is a small keyboard using NFC IP-1 protocol and that let you turn your mobile device in a real and compact productivity center.
While we like the concept behind the TK-FNS040BK it unfortunately do not deliver much! Indeed it will require/forced you to use at first …