Japanese Phone Features

Features

Most cellular phones sold in the last three years have integrated cameras; some more up to date models have high quality digital cameras. Many of the cameras are capable of taking both still and video images. Images can usually be sent to other mobile phones and embedded in messages.

Many cellular phones have a range of additional capabilities, such as:

• E-mail
• configurable databases
• phone and address books
• alarm clocks and stopwatches
• Live Video feed via Piconet
• Mobile games, such as role-playing games like Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy series
• Daytimers
• Varying degrees of image enhancement capabilities, such as the option to create borders, to create animations, and more.
• Instant messengers
• Calculator, calendar, schedule note and memo pad
• Playback of downloaded music
• Recording and playback of voices, music, images and pictures
• Portable music player (MP3 player etc.)
• Portable video player (MP4 player etc.)
• Viewing online Flash video (YouTube, Nico Nico Douga etc.)
• Video calling
• Navigation by GPS
• Viewing and listening to TV (1seg) and radio (FM/AM)
• TV phone
• Crime prevention buzzer (with the automatic reporting system to the police)
• Pedometer
• 'Read aloud' system
• Touch-pad system
• A fingerprint/face certification system for the protection of personal data
• Mobile centrex service with wireless LAN

In recent years, some cellular phones even have the capability of being used as debit or credit cards and can be swiped through most checkout lines to buy everything from mascara to jet planes, as more and more companies offer catalogs for cell phones. These functionalities include:

• E-money service and various certification functions through Untouched IC card (FeliCa etc.)
• Various services with NTT DoCoMo’s ‘Osaifu-Keitai (mobile phone with wallet function)’
• E-money service e.g. ‘Edy’
• Function as ‘Mobile Suica,’ which can be used for a season ticket and a train ticket
• Cmode: vending machines which can be used with QR Code and ‘Osaifu-Keitai’ of a mobile phone

Some newer models allow the user to watch movies and/or television. Most phones can be connected to the Internet through services such as i-mode. Japan was also the first to launch 3G services on a large scale. Users can browse text-only Internet sites, and many Japanese sites have sub-sites designed especially for cellular phone users. One of the most popular services allows users to check train schedules and plan trips on public transit.

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