kddi

The new Toshiba Sportio W62T was announced as a part of KDDi's summer 2008 collection of phones. And now the Japanese carrier has made it official. Judging by the name tgis is a sports phone, equipped with an accelerometer and built-in GPS, that will provide useful information during your workout. Besides that you can expect a 2.2" 240 x 320 display, built-in 1-seg TV tuner, 2Mpix camera, Bluetooth and even the ability to "compose music".

KDDI, the third largest cellular operator in Japan announced its Summer 2008 collection of mobile handsets. A good reason to fly to Japan this summer, if you need a new phone.

Here's the list of the available devices:

• Hitachi Wooo W62H - dual-flip with 3G gaming and video capabilities. Comes in blue, silver, and black.
• Sharp W62SH - 16:9 WVGA screen, 3.

Just to let you know, AU KDDI now offers Pantech W61PT in a choice of three new colors: Noble White, Elegant Pink and Midnight Black.

KDDI's researchers have managed to boost infrared transfer speeds from a theoretical limit of 4Mbps to 1Gbps, thanks to a new kind of semi-conductor laser that blinks faster than other LED systems.

They have also increased the stability of a data transfer by using a larger piece of non-volatile memory.

According to KDDI, a whole CD could be copied to a PC or phone in less than a second.

Japanese AU KDDI has introduced its InfoBar2 concept phone back in November 2006. Now, a year after, the company plans to release their creation into mass production. Who could have thought...

The phone's main point of attraction is its unique rounded design, as you see on the images. But InfoBar2 is also a feature reach handset, sporting a 2.