ASIA Japan : NTT DoCoMo and its eight regional companies announced today the development of the new 702i Series of 3G FOMA® handsets. Above from left to right shows the D702i, F702iD, N702iD, P702i and the SH702iD.

The stylish 702i Series consists of five models — SH702iD, N702iD, F702iD, D702i and P702i — three of which were conceived by noted outside designers:

SH702iD (Sharp): Shin Matsunaga
N702iD (NEC): Kashiwa Sato
F702iD (Fujitsu): Keiko Hirano and Aoshi Kudo

The 702i handsets are equipped for i-channel™, which automatically delivers updated news, weather, entertainment, sports and horoscopes via teletype to the standby screen.

All 702i models are preinstalled with G-GUIDE® EPG Remote Control, an i-appli® application that downloads program listings for both terrestrial digital and analog TV broadcasts. Using the phone like a remote control, the information can be used to program DVD recorders and other A/V equipment.

This is the first 70x series to offer automatic Security Scan, which uses automatic downloads in the background to update phones with the latest security software from DoCoMo.