2 New Sha-mail Wireless Phones

Japan : J-PHONE it will offer two new Sha-mail picture messaging handsets, the J-D08 by Mitsubishi Electric and the J-T010 by Toshiba, for sale after early July.

The J-T010 by Toshiba is inset left.

The J-D08 comes with a high-resolution Super CCD Honeycom camera that has an effective resolution of 170,000 pixels and is capable of registering a maximum 310,000 pixels (640 x 480 resolution).

In addition, the handset features a large-size 2.1-inch Crystal Fine LCD for the vivid reproduction of up to 260,000 colors. To enable the backup of pictures, e-mail, address books andother precious data, the J-D08 supports SD Memory Cards and comes with an 8MB card. For greater photography enjoyment, the J-D08’s motor drive function lets users take up to 64 pictures in succession and with the “real video playback” function, they can be played back to simulate video.

The J-D08 ( INSET LEFT ) also boasts an elegant and refined form with its round shell design.
The J-T010 features the industry’s first* electronic dictionary function and comes with a Japanese dictionary of 40,000 words, an English-Japanese dictionary of 40,000 words and a Japanese-English dictionary of 36,000 words (all numbers approximate). The handset can take excellent pictures with its 310,000 pixel CCD built-in mobile camera and there is also a “handy video” feature for capturing live action. The J-T010 is capable of displaying a maximum 260,000 colors in QVGA on its highly vivid Super Fine Poly-silicon TFT LCD screen and also comes with a “Pocket Database” for easy and personalized database creation.

With the addition of the J-D08 and the J-T010 to its lineup, J-PHONE has released a total of 28 Sha-mail handsets, thereby bringing the pleasures of picture messaging to an even greater number of individuals.

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J-PHONE it will offer two new Sha-mail picture messaging handsets, the J-D08 by Mitsubishi Electric and the J-T010 by Toshiba, for sale after early July.

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