----- Original Message -----
From: "Nik Frengle" <eseller@eimode.com>
To: "Nick May" <nick@kyushu.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 10:15 PM
Subject: (keitai-l) Re: GPSone or GPS based chips ready for Deployment ???
> Sorry, I should have included the release. Here it is:
> ___________________________________________________________
>
> NTT DoCoMo to Launch Area-Specific Information Service for i-mode
>
> TOKYO, JAPAN, June 28, 2001---NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today
> a new i-mode service, dubbed "i-area",that will provide weather, dining,
> traffic and other information for 419 separate areas of Japan. The service
> will be launched in i-mode service areas nationwide on July 2, 2001.
>
> Information is organized according to the handset's current dialing
> area, so users can find search items easily and quickly without having
> to deal with vast amounts of information about unrelated areas.
>
> To access the service, users simply go to the i-mode portal site
> and click "i-area" to view a menu of available information. Since
> i-mode base stations automatically recognize the handset's location,
> users do not need to indicate the area.
>
> Initially, the following contents will be available with the service.
>
> -Weather: weather forecasts, including a convenient rain-alarm
> function.
> -Local guide: shops, restaurants, hotels, etc., including dining
information
> arranged by specific location or type of occasion.
> -Maps: detailed maps searchable by address or place name, including a
> convenient forwarding function to send maps to others via e-mail.
> -Traffic: 24-hour updates on traffic congestion, accidents and
> estimated travel times covering national highways and expressways.
>
> The i-area service itself is free, but some providers may charge
> a fee for certain information.
>
> At the start, i-area will not be provided for FOMA i-mode 3G handsets.
>
> _________________________________________________________________
>
> Cheers,
> Nik Frengle
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nick May" <nick@kyushu.com>
> To: <eseller@eimode.com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 6:45 PM
> Subject: Re: (keitai-l) Re: GPSone or GPS based chips ready for Deployment
> ???
>
>
> > [off list]
> >
> > keitai-l@appelsiini.net writes:
> > >I just got a news release from NTT DoCoMo announcing their i-area
> > >service for i-mode starting this month, tomorrow in fact.
> >
> > hi - sorry to mail you directly - would this happen to be something you
> > could share, or is it privileged?
> >
> > best regards nick
> >
> >
>
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Received on Sun Jul 1 16:24:10 2001