Squeezing entertainment in your pants
By , CNET Asia
22/06/2006

About the writer
Darius Chang is a notebook expert who occasionally dabbles in smaller mobile devices.

Whenever I go shopping with girls, one of the first places I look for is a bench... or what I like to call the "men's corner". For some strange reason, picking undergarments or being asked which dress is nicer just doesn't garner my interest. It is times like this that I wish departmental stores would create a real "men's corner" with a TV and even Internet connection for hapless boyfriends and husbands.

	A phone which takes home entertainment on-the-go. Just reach inside your pocket.

For those of us who still remember Kyocera phones, the Korean company used to retail its mobiles some years back in Singapore. However, the lack of notable features or design saw these peter out in the local market. Kyocera was regarded as just another mobile player without a significant product.

At CommunicAsia, the company showcased several phones which may make your mouth water. Most notable is the W42K, a handset which not only includes a reasonable 1.3-megapixel camera and music player, but also an analog TV tuner for watching your favorite programs even if you are out of the house. Along with a miniSD expansion slot, bored men everywhere can have their own home entertainment system right in their pockets. Too bad it's available only on CDMA2000 networks.

Technical specifications:

CDMA2000 network support

Analog TV tuner

Music player

1.3-megapixel camera

2.4-inch display

45MB internal memory

miniSD expansion slot

98 x 51 x 24mm

128g

330 hours on standby and 3.5 hours of talktime