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Wireless Japan Expo 2009: Waterproof and Solar-powered phones

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Your hosts, Christine and Joseph In the first of two videos from Wireless Japan Expo, Christine and Joseph look into the latest craze in mobile phone development – solar power. Is it practical, or is it just a gimmick?

They also see a demonstration of a waterproof mobile phone, when an NHK presenter is dropped in a tank of water.

Thanks to Steve Nagata for filming and arranging the trip.

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