We weren’t expecting this to happen but that doesn’t mean we’re not anxious to see what handsets these three companies are going to bring us. NEC, Casio and Hitachi are going to work together next year to deliver new mobile devices. The deal will be inked in April 2010 and the new trio will become the second-largest venture in Japan after Sharp. We’d like to tell you we have an idea of what phones to expect from NEC Casio and Hitachi but unfortunately we really don’t. We can only hope to be pleasantly surprised sometime later next year by the first NEC Casio and Hitachi mobile phones.

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Among the less illustrious cellphones that appeared on the leaked Verizon roadmap was the Casio Brigade C741, which has now graduated from the FCC.  We already have a vague idea that the handset will pack Push to Talk from the leaked roadmap, and the FCC release reveals that the Brigade will have CDMA and Bluetooth radios snuck in.  That’s all the details we have on it at this point and we could hazard a guess that the C741 will be a low to mid range device, unless Verizon goes official on it and proves us wrong, which is just what we are looking forward to in the coming months!

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As always, this move isn’t official just yet but it looks like Verizon is getting ready to launch a bunch of new low to mid-range phones soon. Check the list below to find your favorite new entry-level phone, and no, the Storm 2 ore the Omnia II although present in the list, will not be low to mid-range phones!

And here’s the list:

• LG Chocolate Touch VX8575
• BlackBerry Storm 2 9550
• Nokia Shade 2705
• Nokia Twist 7705
• Palm Treo 800W
• Motorola Entice (or Harmony) W766
• Samsung Rogue U960
• Samsung U450
• Samsung Strut U440
• Samsung Omnia-II i920

Interested in any of that? What about some push-to-talk handsets?
Here’s one more list for you then:

• Motorola V860
• Samsung Convoy U640
• Casio Rock C731
• Casio Brigade C741

Now Verizon, it’s your move! You’ll have to make them all official in the following months!

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Nothing showcases a mobile phone and its features better than a saucy video with a curvaceous babe cradling it in a shower, or so thinks Verizon as that’s exactly the situation we caught the upcoming Casio Exilim C721 in.  If you care to watch the promo video (and I know you will) after the break, you can see the lady demonstrating its waterproof casing and its 5-megapixel camera to snap some pretty interesting pictures for her lucky boyfriend.  Seems like that’s about all you can do with the cell phone while bathing as we still have no idea what else the C721 is capable of until Verizon or Casio deems us fit to let us in the loop. Keep reading to watch the video…

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Touchscreen is the craze these days and Casio has the iPhone to thank for coming up with their new concept. Although we have seen such a concept in the Sony Ericsson P990 series some years back, it seems that new phones today require it if they want to be noticed.

Casio may not be a major player in the mobile business but it has its own device competing for positioning. The Casio CA001 is a touchscreen phone that also allows keypad interface as well.

The Casio CA001 looks like a typical clam shell phone or a touchscreen input phone. It also features a 5 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and a microSD slot. Buttons along the side of the phone suggest that Casio is gearing up for the music capabilities of this phone. It is also capable of wireless music playback with the right headphones.

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Casio c711 is a clamshell phone which will be released by Verizon Wireless somewhere in Q3 2008. Here are the first pictures to surface after it was previously seen in a Verizon Wireless power point presentation.
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Casio has unveiled its newest mobile phone for the Japanese KDDI network — the W61CA waterproof EXILIM mobile phone. The W61CA is a waterproof clamshell type phone boasting a 5.1 megapixel camera using the Casio EXILIM technology. Being waterproof means it’s designed for the people with active lifestyle in mind. And hence, it also features calorie consumption calculation as well as details of elapsed time and distance traveled. As an added bonus, the anime character, “Adelie penguin” is featured on the phone’s standby screen. The Casio W61CA features a 2.7-inch QVGA LCD, a microSD card slot of up to 2GB, high-speed infrared connection, and Japanese-English dictionary among others. The Casio W61CA will come in Mode Green, Couture Gold, Esprit Yellow, and Robe White.

More pics after the jump.

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It’s been almost a year ago when the Casio G’zOne Type S was released and was made available online to Verizon subscribers. Still, Casio has presented the mobile phone in this year’s CES Convention because the Type S is donning new colors! Aside from the classic navy color the original Type S sported, it also comes in matte black and burgundy now. The classic navy is still only available online to Verizon subscribers while the burgundy version is only available in Circuit City. No news on where they’ll sell the matte black version yet. Check out the specs for the Casio G’zOne Type S, if you’ve already forgotten. In a nutshell, it’s a phone built for outdoor usage.

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Casio has a new cell phone out. Called the Casio W53CA Exilim, the phone packs a punch with its 5 megapixel camera featuring autofocus and image stabilization. Is this going to be the new trend? Sony already has its Cybershot range of cell phones and Casio has the Exilim range. The phone features a F2.8 lens.

For storage, the Casio W53CA offers a microSD memory card. It is available in red, white and black. Other goodies on the phone include a 2.8 inch wide VGA screen, integrated music player and Bluetooth support.

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Sony Ericsson K810 Cybershot Camera Phone
UTStarcom CDM7076 Ultra-Thin Camera Phone
Sony IPK-100 Camera Phone Kit

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Well, whaddaya know? Fresh from the campus of Casio in Dover, New Jersey (just a few miles from where I live, actually) comes news of two new digital cameras in the Exilim series, featuring enhanced Exilim Engine 2.0 image processing module.

The new models, Casio Exilim EX-S880 and Exilim EX-Z77, are unique in the fact that they both include a new YouTube capture mode, a video recording mode specially designed for uploading videos to the popular video site.

In YouTube mode, video is captured in MPEG4 H.264 quality, at a compression ratio that allows users to record longer at no significant loss of movie quality. The video resolution is 640×480 pixels at up to 30fps.

The Casio EX-S880 offers a mammoth 8.1 megapixel resolution for photos and comes in a thin card size, and is available in red and black for an MSRP of US $299.99. The EX-Z77 is a 7.2 megapixel compact camera, available in black, blue, pink and silver and is priced at $229.99. Expect them to hit the stores in August 2007.

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Ever wanted one of those quirkily named G’zOne, well, here’s your chance. The big V, Verizon, introduced the Verizon Wireless G’zOne Type-S cell phone offering reliable performance for those with an eye on the outdoors.

Compliant with several military standards specs, the G’zOne Type-S allows you to access Verizon’s multitude of services including Get It Now virtual store and VZ navigator. With its Mobile Web 2.0, the phone offers a customizable access to breaking news, photos, sports and videos.

So yeah, the 300k CMOS digital camera is nothing to write home about, but hey, it’s CDMA 1x EV-DO compatible, and I’m not complaining. Other goodies include a 1.8″ 65k main screen and 1.3″ B&W secondary display.

Get it online starting tomorrow from Verizon Wireless for US $149.99 after a $50 rebate and 2-year service agreement.

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Casio, renowned Japanese Company, introduced its slim and modish Ultra Compact fx-9860G Calculator especially for students at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2007 Annual Meeting and Exposition. The calculator is just 7/8″ at its thickest point. Casio fx-9860G Slim features a high contrast display with an easy-to-use icon menu.

Natural display input option in graphing calculator allows input and viewing of equations exactly as they appear in the textbook. USB offers PC and projector connectivity whereas for data storage and downloading of many add-in applications 1.5MB flash memory is included in the cell phone. The calculator will ship in June to be sold for $99.99 at retail and will be available to educators for $91.00.

?We are proud to introduce the fx-9860G Slim to students completing courses in mathematics and science who understand the need for an instrument that is easy to navigate but can fully function given complex equations,? said John Casey, General Manager of Calculators and Printing Devices for Casio, Inc. ?This model?s design makes it student-friendly as it is much lighter and more fashionable than typical graphing calculators and creates a desire to learn because it is not your traditional mathematics tool.?

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Casio, renowned Japanese Company, introduced its slim and modish Ultra Compact fx-9860G Calculator especially for students at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2007 Annual Meeting and Exposition. The calculator is just 7/8″ at its thickest point. Casio fx-9860G Slim features a high contrast display with an easy-to-use icon menu.

Natural display input option in graphing calculator allows input and viewing of equations exactly as they appear in the textbook. USB offers PC and projector connectivity whereas for data storage and downloading of many add-in applications 1.5MB flash memory is included in the cell phone. The calculator will ship in June to be sold for $99.99 at retail and will be available to educators for $91.00.

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Casio has announced that it will introduce its new 6.2-megapixel Exilim EX-Z65 with a 2.6-inch wide LCD display, easy shooting mode, 3x optical zoom, and antishake DSP technology to scrap the awful camera-shake and fuzzy photos. This Camera is a successor to the Z60 and has some advance functions to allure people with flair to click snapshots.

Exilim EX-Z65 is housed in a slim aluminum casing. Easy Mode is provided in the camera to make photo-shooting easier for the amateur photographers. The EX-Z65 is intended for release in Europe later this month at about $260. We can expect a little downfall in price if it becomes available in the U.S.

We are excited about the launch of the EX Z65 Zoom, the new high-quality, high-performance edition to Exilim line,? said Bill Heuer, Vice President of Casio?s Digital Imaging Division. ?Families and other casual camera users enthusiastically welcomed this camera?s predecessor and we are confident that they will do the same with the latest model.?

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Casio has announced that it will introduce its new 6.2-megapixel Exilim EX-Z65 with a 2.6-inch wide LCD display, easy shooting mode, 3x optical zoom, and antishake DSP technology to scrap the awful camera-shake and fuzzy photos. This Camera is a successor to the Z60 and has some advance functions to allure people with flair to click snapshots.

Exilim EX-Z65 is housed in a slim aluminum casing. Easy Mode is provided in the camera to make photo-shooting easier for the amateur photographers. The EX-Z65 is intended for release in Europe later this month at about $260. We can expect a little downfall in price if it becomes available in the U.S.

We are excited about the launch of the EX Z65 Zoom, the new high-quality, high-performance edition to Exilim line,

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This week Casio announced the new W51CA mobile phone in Japan, which is to be carried exculusively through KDDi.

The Casio W51CA mobile phone has a digital TV tuner, and an impressive battery life that allows you to watch 5 hours and 30 minutes of continuous TV viewing. Other cool features of this phone include a 2.6-inch QGVA color screen, microSD card slot, FeliCA payment chip, and a 2 megapixel camera with image stabilizer. It also features an English word and pronunciation dictionary, and works with the new LISMO music service.

The Casio W51CA is available in three colors: Bloom Pink, Cashmere White, and Satin Dark.

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