[Electronics-Talk] FW: kyosera credit-card-sized phone

Fri Oct 19 06:23:09 UTC 2018

Hi,

I wonder if this will be accessible. 

Thanks

Lauren

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Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet
inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary
troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.

- 2 Corinthians 4:16-17

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From: Lauren Merryfield <lauren at catlines.com> 
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2018 8:37 PM
To: lauren at catlines.com
Subject: kyosera credit-card-sized phone

Technology This morning 

Made by Kyocera, the KY-O1L phone has no headphone jack or camera, but fits
inside a business card case or a credit card holder. It will be released in
Japan in November. 

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<https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/10/17/business/tech/ntt-docomo-launc
h-worlds-thinnest-lightest-phone-november/#.W8fyIFzZWaN> NTT Docomo to
launch world's 'thinnest and lightest' phone in November | The.

<https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/10/17/business/tech/ntt-docomo-launc
h-worlds-thinnest-lightest-phone-november/#.W8fyIFzZWaN> For years,
electronics giants have been developing smartphones with increasingly.

<https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/10/17/business/tech/ntt-docomo-launc
h-worlds-thinnest-lightest-phone-november/#.W8fyIFzZWaN> japantimes.co.jp

<https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/10/18/17993400/docomo-business
-card-phone-kyocera-ky-o1l-japan> The new 'world's thinnest phone' slots
into a business card case

<https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/10/18/17993400/docomo-business
-card-phone-kyocera-ky-o1l-japan> No camera bump. Also no camera.

<https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/10/18/17993400/docomo-business
-card-phone-kyocera-ky-o1l-japan> theverge.com

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Business cards are still an inescapable part of life for most Japanese
workers, so it's good to see the country's largest carrier make the most of
the situation with a phone that can fit right inside a card holder. The
"card phone"  <https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/product/feature_phone/ky01l/>
KY-O1L is made by Kyocera and is coming to NTT Docomo next month.

It's about the same footprint as a credit card, and not all that much
heftier at 5.3mm thick and 47g - Docomo calls it the thinnest and lightest
phone in the world. It has a 2.8-inch monochrome e-paper screen, LTE
connectivity, and a 380mAh battery. There's no camera or app store, but you
do at least get a web browser that I'm sure will be a lot of fun to use on
that screen.

You can see the UI in action in this video from Impress Watch:

Is this really the world's thinnest phone? There are certainly phone makers
that might claim otherwise - the
<https://www.theverge.com/2016/7/21/12244300/motorola-moto-z-review-droid-mo
to-mod> 2016 Moto Z came in at just under 5.2mm thick, for example, though
Docomo would no doubt point out that it was cheating by not counting the
chunky camera bump. Then again, Motorola could argue that Docomo is cheating
by not including a camera in the first place.

Anyway, the KY-O1L phone will cost 32,000 yen, or about $300 - a small price
to pay to carry one less thing in your pocket. Maybe.

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Blessings in Jesus' name

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet
inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary
troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.

- 2 Corinthians 4:16-17

Advice from my cats:meow when you feel like it!

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