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NEC Introduces a232 Camera Phone

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A GSM/EDGE++ device, the NEC a232 HDM phone delivers wireless data access speeds of up to 384 kilobits per second; allowing users easier and faster access to downloadable content and mobile information.

Features:

·       Enhanced Voice Features

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Through an agreement with ScanSoft, NEC’s a232 HDM phone offers advanced voice-enabled features such as name dialing, continuous digit dialing, command and control, and trainable continuous digit dialing for custom languages.

·       Browser and Messaging Capabilities

NEC collaborated with Openwave Systems Inc., to integrate its Openwave Phone Suite Version 7 to deliver an improved user experience through tightly integrated data applications — resulting in fewer clicks to send a message or browse the mobile Internet.

·       PC-to-Handset Synchronization

Looking to extend user functionality, NEC offers PC-to-handset synchronization software as a downloadable accessory. This software, provided by Extended Systems, can be downloaded from NEC’s Website – www.nechdm.com – and requires the purchase of a USB cable, available via NEC’s Web site or SunCom. With the phone’s EDGE-capabilities, users can efficiently sync some versions of PC applications like contacts, calendar and tasks at a faster speed.

In addition, the NEC a232 HDM phone features a lightweight, sleek clamshell design with a 300,000-pixel VGA-camera with zoom, 10-second self-timer and mobile flash, a 65,536-color screen and a 40-note polyphonic ringer.

NEC a232

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