KDDI Announces More GPS ‘Sweets’

KDDI announced new handsets and services this week for their Safety Navi series, originally introduced in 2005 and improved January 2006, targeted at the the family / youth market. This latest line-up addition includes 3 new models; the Sanyo A5525SA, Toshiba’s A5523T and a so-called Sweets Cute (also by Sanyo), plus several new advanced GPS offerings. One example shows the progress of a users location through the day - using data collected each minute - plotted on a map and viewed by parents or gaurdians with authorized access on mobile phones or PC’s. The company also announced something that roughly translates into Automatic Photo where remote requests can be made for the handset to take and send a picture! Details [in Japanese] Here.