Willcom R9 maintains style while eliminating fluff
updated 11:40 am EST, Wed December 13, 2006
Willcom R9 barebones phone
A common problem of "barebones" cellphones is that when they often lose the styling cues of their more expensive brethen. Not so the R9 by Japanese company Willcom, writes Impress Watch. The phone has a sleek, minimalist candybar design, just 0.5 inches thick. And while it may have jettisoned camera, music and video functions, it still has a two-inch screen, and features support for e-mail and wireless Internet services. Buttons on the phone include a direction pad and quick navigation options. The R9 goes on sale in Japan December 14th in black and white colors, with gray and other choices a future possibility. Pricing plans are currently undisclosed.
