Fujitsu Raku Raku Phone 7
Fujitsu today announced it will complement its lineup in the Raku-Raku Phone series with a soft mint green-colored mobile phone featuring patterns of pale-green clovers and elegant lace. The Raku-Raku Phone series, manufactured by Fujitsu, has proven a huge hit among its main target audience of senior citizen users since the F671i mobile phone model made its debut in September 2001.
Fujitsu aims to even further boost the level of satisfaction of this well-received product lineup of gold, dark silver, pink and red mobile phones, among an even greater number of customers.
Product Features
1. Support for i-mode
“Raku-Raku Site Button”
By simply pressing the “Raku-Raku Site Button,” users can easily access the Raku-Raku i-menu, which provides users with useful information such as the news, weather, and transit details.
“Raku-Raku Japan Reports”
A special website for Raku-Raku Phone users, available under the Raku-Raku i-menu for no monthly fee(1). It features quality articles on subjects of interest to senior citizens, such as travel and cuisine, updated daily.
News window as digital photo frame(2)
Placing the Raku-Raku Phone 7 in its holder activates the news window, which automatically displays a slideshow of photos stored on the mobile phone, acting as a digital photo frame.
2. 8.1-megapixel “Smart Camera”
Smile detector
This feature trips the shutter automatically when it detects that the subjects are smiling.
Automatic scene recognition
The camera automatically recognizes different scenes, such as landscapes, portraits, night scenes, and close-up shots, and changes shooting modes accordingly. It can also recognize QR (quick response) codes automatically.
High-sensitivity mode equivalent to ISO 12,800(3)
With a maximum sensitivity equivalent to ISO 12,800, the camera can shoot in the dark and produce bright photos without blurring.
Finger-in-frame alarm
The camera automatically detects if the user’s finger is obscuring the lens, and immediately notifies the user by displaying an alert message on the screen.
Tracking focus
The tracking focus captures subjects in motion and is best-suited for photographing children and pets.
3. Water resistance
Water-resistant (IPX5/IPX8(4)) and dust-resistant (IP5X(5)) features enable users to rinse the mobile phone with water when necessary.
4. Full-featured electronic dictionaries
The Raku-Raku Phone 7 is loaded with comprehensive Japanese, Japanese-English, and English-Japanese electronic dictionaries. Useful information on almost any subject is a quick search away.
5. Easy-to-use features
One-touch opening
The clamshell mobile phone can be opened easily with the touch of a button. When the mobile phone is ringing, pressing the button can open the phone while automatically answering it.
Voice input activation
To learn more about how to use the Raku-Raku Phone 7, search functions are divided into categories such as “contents,” “search,” and “keywords.” The mobile phone also is equipped with a “speak and search” function that allows users to utter simple commands into the phone to conduct a variety of searches.
6. Easy-to-read features
3″ transflective “all-round” wide VGA LCD display
Compared to its predecessor, the new mobile phone’s display is larger and has almost four times the pixel count, making it sharper and easier to read. The high resolution means that text is crisp, with detailed letterforms. In addition, a built-in optical sensor measures ambient light and automatically adjusts the screen’s brightness to suit surrounding conditions.
Universal Design font
The font used on this mobile phone is a refinement over its predecessor, and preserves space between characters and around diacritic marks for noticeably improved readability.
7. Other useful features
“Naoko Takahashi’s Walking Clinic”
This application analyzes the user’s stride and gives advice accordingly, based on a method developed by Japanese Olympic gold medalist and former marathon runner, Ms. Naoko Takahashi. The application also connects to i Bodymo to display routes and workout statistics.
“ETGA Swing Lesson” for Raku-Raku Phone
This application monitors and measures golf-swing movements when the Raku-Raku Phone 7 is clipped to the user’s waist. Using this data, the mobile phone provides a diagnosis of the swing and advice for improvement based on the principles developed by professional golfer, Mr. Tadashi Ezure.
Undo function
If the user accidentally deletes texts while typing, the undo function allows the user to go back a step to restore it.
Other Supported Services
WORLD WING international roaming service (3G+GSM)
i Bodymo
Area Mail
Specifications
Size: 110 x 50 x 15.5 mm (19 mm at thickest point)
Weight: 123 g (including battery pack)
Continuous standby time (FOMA/3G):
static (automatic): ~590 min
moving (automatic): ~360 min; (3G fixed): ~380 min
Continuous standby time (GSM): static (automatic): ~300 min
Continuous talk time (FOMA/3G): ~170 min (voice); ~110 min (videophone)
Continuous talk time (GSM): ~210 min
Main display: 3″ color transflective TFT LCD wide VGA (480 x 800 dots)
Backside display: 2″ color transflective TFT LCD (240 x 320 dots)
Cameras:
Backside: 8.1 megapixel CMOS
Frontside: 330,000 pixel CMOS
Colors: Mint Green, Gold, Dark Silver, Pink, Red
