KDDI has just announced yet another 3G handset, dubbed ‘Talby’ [.jpg image], the third from their in-house Au Design Project. This super-slim fashionable unit, styled by Marc Newson, has a built-in antenna and is set to hit store shelves in Japan by December. It’s a Flash-enabled model with a QVGA screen, 2D bar-code reader, and BREW.

Check out their new Talby website here:
http://www.au.kddi.com/au_design_project/seihin/talby/index.html

Brand name: talby

Size: About 45 (W) x 132 (H) x 13 (D) mm

Weight (with battery): About 79g

Call time: About 190 minutes

Stand-by time: About 250 hours

Charge time: About 110 minutes

Color: Hornet Green/Orange, Orange/Black Hole

Screen size/display capability: Main – about 2.1 inches; TFT 260,000 colors; 240×320 dots

Camera: 330,000 pixels; CMOS camera

Data folder capacity: About 8MB (or 1,000 files)

BREW data folder capacity: About 3MB

Email out-box capacity: About 100KB (or 200 files)

Email in-box capacity: About 250KB (or 500 files)

Input: ATOK and APOT

Audio: 64 chord

On sale: December 2004

Manufacturer’s suggested price: Open price

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3. KDDI Releases Two New Handsets
4. KDDI Unveils MS Wi-Fi Phone
5. Sweet New Sanyo 3G Phone

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