Cell Phone Follies
Japan's Fuji Photo Film plans to ship December 14 a "palmtop" size printer for camera phone pictures. Called the Cheki Printer NP-1, the puny printer receives print jobs via a camera's infrared port, and spits out color prints at 480x640 dpi. Two CR2 lithium batteries power 100 prints.
The Korean Ministry of Information and Communication said today that it's working on legislation that would require camera phones sold in Korea to feature a fake digital "camera shutter" sound when pictures are taken. The idea is that an audible noise would protect the privacy of people because they would know their pictures are being taken.
Chatty, anal-retentive pedestrians, rejoice! NTT DoCoMo's new F672i (a.k.a. Raku Raku PHONE III) is the first mobile phone ever with a built-in pedometer. It will record your walking distance and, if you like, send that information to the e-mail address of your choice.
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