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This may be a ridiculous idea to some, but we have to admit that for others, Walt Disney is such a cult that would merit its own mobile phone model. Hence, Walt Disney has partnered up with Sharp to develop a Disney-inspired mobile handset. Don’t even think of protesting against the idea, as both companies are about to launch the new mobile phone, dubbed as the DM002SH on June 7 in Japan.

And what a better way to launch the said Disney phone but to pour in some good old Cinderella content into it? Cute? Well, that’s not to say that the DM002SH is nothing but cutesy Disney stuff, as the phone is also packed with some basic features including a 2.6-inch internal display with WQVGA resolution, a 0.5-inch external OLED display, 50MB of internal memory, a 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, microSD slot and 1Seg Tuner. In addition the DM002SH will also use the Disney Mobility service which is available with Softbank in Japan.

No pricing details are available yet, but we know for sure that this mobile phone will come in Clear Crystal, Brown Topaz and Pink Diamond colors.

Via [Akihabara News]

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You’ve got to hand it to the Japanese, their passion for weird gadgets is really boundless. If you don’t believe me, just take a look at this new SoftBank 815T PB mobile phone introduced by Softbank and TV Tokyo.

Developed by Toshiba, it’s practically the first Transformers-inspired 3G mobile phone equipped with 2.0-megapixel camera, a secondary 0.3-megapixel camera, 2.4-inch QVGA screen, music player, IrDA, and a microSD card slot.

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As expected Disney has re-entered the mobile market in Japan teamed up with Softbank. It is a little different than expected though, with the service being marketed to the 20-30 year old female market, as opposed to the younger market that was attempted here in the U.S. They will be offering the DM001SH (a rebranded Sharp 821SH) handset in a Shiny Silver, Sparkle Pink or Glitter Gold coloring. The DM001SH will offer 3G support and feature a 400 x 240 display, 2-megapixel camera, one-seg mobile TV and FeliCa. The handset will also include a special “D-button” that will offer users one-touch access to a Disney Web portal site that is being run in cooperation with Yahoo! Japan. The new Disney Mobile service will officially launch on March 1, 2008.

Via [IntoMobile]

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