TOKYO, JAPAN, July 29, 2002 --- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that it will market a new Pocket PC 2002 PDA. The museaTM will be the first PDA compatible with DoCoMo's M-stage  , a video content distribution service for downloading or streaming content such as movies, news and sports. |
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The musea name was chosen to evoke the image of an art museum, and to emphasize how clear images appear when viewed on the large 3.5-inch screen (either still or moving images). The musea will also be compatible with DoCoMo's PDA portal service*-giving access to a wide range of online content and services-and supports four types of DoCoMo wireless connection:  -based packet transmission,  PDC packet transmission, PDC circuit-switched transmission, or PHS. With PHS-when using DoCoMo's CompactFlash-type 'P-in series' card in the CF Type II card slot-a 'Wake On Radio' feature is available to automatically start up and send or retrieve e-mail upon moving into a PHS service area. Among the various  -based applications available for the Pocket PC 2002 OS, is 'Auto Web Recorder to record and store web-pages for offline browsing.The slim, aluminum-case musea will be sold from September 6, 2002, through all DoCoMo sales channels. The retail price is open (not fixed). *From August 23, 2002, subscriptions for infogate, M-stage  , M-stage visual, and  location service can be combined into a single infogate service contract.Attachment (.pdf) About NTT DoCoMo NTT DoCoMo is the world's leading mobile communications company with more than 44 million customers. The company provides a wide variety of leading-edge mobile multimedia services. These include  , the world's most popular mobile internet service, which provides e-mail and internet access to over 34 million subscribers, and , launched in 2001 as the world's first 3G mobile service based on W-CDMA. In addition to wholly owned subsidiaries in Europe and North and South America, the company is expanding its global reach through strategic alliances with mobile and multimedia service providers in the Asia-Pacific, Europe and North and South America. NTT DoCoMo is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM), and New York (DCM) stock exchanges. For more information, visit www.nttdocomo.comi-mode and FOMA are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries. infogate, DoPa, M-stage visual, M-stage music, and mopera are registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan. musea is a trademark of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and / or other countries.  |
