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New AU Design Project Phone

13th October , 2004

Europe : KDDI and Okinawa Cellular are pleased to announce the launch of "talby," the third mobile phone in the 'au' design project. The project gives free range to designers to create innovative and radically new mobile phones. This third design, to be launched in early December 2004 and gradually sold nationwide, is from product designer Marc Newson and his corporation.

"talby" boasts an ultra-flat, ultra-slim design achieved with an internal antenna allowing users to slip the phone easily into pockets. The phone comes with an original strap attaching to the phone through a large strap hole so that the user can carry "talby" around the neck as a fashion accessory.

The handsets have a base color of silver, and are accented in "Hornet Green" *1, "Orange Orange"*1, or "Hole Black" *1.

Nick Wood, a close friend of Marc Newson whose music has become well known through many commercials, produced the sound for "talby." Unique EZ "Chaku-Uta(R)," such as "talby"'s theme song "Free," as well as ring-tone melodies and sound effects are pre-set.

Marc Newson named "talby" after a humorous character in the sci-fi movie "Dark Star" (directed by John Carpenter).

Specification

Size Approximately 45 (W) x 132 (H) x 13 (D) mm
Weight (with batteries) Approximately 79g
Continuous talk time Approximately 190 minutes
Continuous standby time Approximately 250 hours
Battery charge time Approximately 110 minutes
Color variations Hornet Green, Orange Orange, Hole Black
Display size, capacity Approximately 2.1 inches (main), TFT 260,000 colors
Dots density of image (horizontal) 240 x (vertical) 320
Camera 330,000 active pixels; CMOS camera
Data folder capacity Approximately 8 MB (or 1,000 folders)
BREW data folder capacity Approximately 3MB
Email outbox capacity Approximately 100KB (or 200 messages)
Email inbox capacity Approximately 250KB (or 500 messages)
Data entry interface ATOK + APOT*$B#1(B
Polyphony ring-tones Maximum 64 chords
Date of launch Early December 2004

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