Japan supposedly has cutting-edge technology, yet I still miss my BlackBerry dearly! Here's my new SoftBank cell phone that is highly unremarkable. The amazing thing is that everyone's looks
exactly like this!! Well, except for the color. You can't find a silver or black phone in Japan, which I think is great!! They are all bright, bold colors like green, hot pink, yellow, red, blue. Even men carry pink or purple phones! Oh, but it gets better! Attached to each cell phone in Japan is generally a wrist strap. But instead of it being functional, it usually has random bobbles hanging off it, like a flower, cat, or cartoon character! No joke!! Picture a businessman in a full suit & tie with a cat (the size of a golf ball) dangling out of his breast pocket. Then, when he pulls his phone out, it's pink!!! LOL. So hard for me to take them seriously :)
Here's my phone. It's light pink. Mitsui picked the color and had it programmed to (mostly) English for me when I arrived at the airport.
Inside of the phone. Texting is so slow now that I don't have my full keyboard!
The one impressive feature I have found regarding Japan cell phones: It scans barcodes. I didn't understand why that was valuable until I read a local paper. They have barcodes every where, so that you can scan, and it will take you directly to the website!! I'll let you know when I discover more cool gadgets!!
Here's my phone. It's light pink. Mitsui picked the color and had it programmed to (mostly) English for me when I arrived at the airport.
Inside of the phone. Texting is so slow now that I don't have my full keyboard!
The one impressive feature I have found regarding Japan cell phones: It scans barcodes. I didn't understand why that was valuable until I read a local paper. They have barcodes every where, so that you can scan, and it will take you directly to the website!! I'll let you know when I discover more cool gadgets!!
