Add another entry to the Japanese stylish mobile phone sweepstakes, but this time with a twist. Introduced last November during Tokyo Design Week (with an installation at the Cibone select shop), the WILLCOM SIM STYLE "Multi-Functional Communication Series" takes a different approach to the world of PHS-based devices by revolving around one SD-like data card. Modules are then added, currently in the form of the Tiny Talk (a mobile phone) and Data Driver (a USB drive interface). Featuring a beautiful form by industrial designer Shunji Yamanaka, with the Tiny Talk available in three colors (green, red, and blue), it can be ordered directly from the WILLCOM STORE.

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Plusminuszero does it again -- creating a beautiful object of desire -- with the release of their new Cordless Telephone, designed by Naoto Fukusawa. Available in blue and gray, it goes for 19 950 yen, which is surprisingly affordable for the brand.

LINK: Cordless Telephone
LINK: Plusminuszero

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Launching in early March, the KDDI Designing Studio in Harajuku looks like it will make for an interesting way to interact with the company's designs and concepts. KDDI's mobile phone brand, AU, is already at the forefront of innovation when it comes to stylish handsets -- as seen with the products that have come out of the AU Design Project -- and this new studio, that will be open to the public, seems like KDDI's way of keeping that lead. The top floor will host a branch of the Wired Cafe chain.

LINK: KDDI Designing Studio
LINK: KDDI
LINK: AU
LINK: AU Design Project

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The AU Design Project is at it again with the gorgeous new Penck, designed by Makoto Saito. Available in 3 colors (silver, white, and black), it looks set to become the new stylish mobile phone king of the mountain. Saito even had a hand in creating the interface, giving it a fun retro Atari-like look.

LINK: Penck
LINK: AU (KDDI)

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The creations of Toshihiko Sakai (Sakai Design Associate) are simply beautiful. Be it his designs in electronics, like his family of appliances for Comfortable Communication (ComCom), or museum goods created in collaboration with Title magazine for the Guggenheim Museum, they all share a sense of lightness and clarity that make them truly stand out.

LINK: Sakai Design Associate

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This Summer saw the launch of the world's smallest mobile by Sony Ericsson. What you lose in features, you gain with the convenience of having so little to carry around with you. The ad campaign that introduced it featured the two members of French electro-unit Daft Punk, which immediately gave us the impression of something futuristic. Holding one in your hand, it's hard to believe that we've now come to a point where mobile technology fits in such a small package. It was created for the DoCoMo network.

LINK: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan
LINK: DoCoMo

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