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To: slacker711 who wrote (2243)	8/18/2000 10:42:18 AM
From: Keith Feral	Respond to of 197299

Thanks for the link to Hitachi's product line for CDMAONE. I thought this link to the color phone with an attached keyboard was pretty hip. hitachi.co.jp

To: slacker711 who wrote (2243)	8/18/2000 10:49:08 AM
From: qwave	Respond to of 197299

That's because US carriers are slow to adapt any new technology or services. They just are not aggressive enough and don't always understand how to make the most of their networks.

To: slacker711 who wrote (2243)	8/18/2000 12:38:57 PM
From: Mark Fleming	Respond to of 197299

I clicked on the colored Hitachi phone and followed the links. They seem to have a keyboard to which the phone can connect. I do the same with my Handspring Visor and it works very well.

To: slacker711 who wrote (2243)	8/19/2000 12:15:08 PM
From: recycled_electron	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 197299

slacker, others> Do you have any insight into the "au" (all you) logo? Could be wrong, but think I saw the logo on several (most likely) non-DoCoMo phones with air-interfaces (JTACS???) other than cdmaOne too. The closest translation into Japanese could be "minesan" as in "minesan no khetai denwa" ? ;) Or some play of words to match "DoCoMo" (anywhere)? Just wild guesses here, of course... But these brand names (like EZWeb) are important; They highlight feature sets folks can easily identify. Regards, Sudeepto. ps. The Hitachi C309H phone model is really cool! Light, handy and has good modem, ergonomic and multimedia performance. Not particularly inexpensive, but that never stopped the quality-conscious from buying...

To: slacker711 who wrote (2243)	8/23/2000 11:24:40 AM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 197299

More on the new Hitachi C309H (with "Hamster" mode): cellular.co.za >> Mobile phone supports color animation, choice of answering modes, and music. Hitachi's C309H features a 256-color super-twisted nematic (STN) LCD with resolution of 120 by 143 pixels. That's good enough to show animations and some very basic images. Pricing is not available; typically, service providers bundle mobile phones with subscriptions. WAP Web sites that support color are still few, although several applications, such as mapping services, are expected to make use of the color option. The phone measures 1.84 by .76 by 5.2 inches. It has a talk time of 170 minutes and a standby battery life of 190 hours, which is almost eight days. Extras: Answering Modes, Music A useful feature of Hitachi's phone is its capability to switch among three user-defined modes. The settings are intended for situations when answering the phone might be difficult. They include normal use, use while driving, and use in a meeting. The meeting mode, for example, sets the phone to vibrate instead of ring and plays a message telling callers that you are in a meeting. The C309H comes with some built-in animation to amuse you. In normal mode, you can view a selection of backgrounds, such as landscapes. An altogether more fun "hamster mode," designed primarily for Japan's character-crazy young female consumers, features a cartoon hamster that dances on the screen. Also, Hitachi has gone the extra mile and built in a digital sound processor of higher quality than most handsets. This enables the phone to produce four sounds at once, instead of the standard single sound. The result improves on the typically tinny ringer tones. The handset comes with 12 ringer melodies and 9 memory positions for original tones that you can compose or download from your service provider. The phone also has a built-in sensor that detects the lighting level and adjusts the volume of the ringer accordingly, so that the phone rings more quietly after it has been removed from your bag or your pocket, for example. << - Eric -