Vodafone announced some interesting costume covers last month for Toshiba V501T. They have just announced it officially on a seminar. The costume cover change the appearance of the phone completely. The phone will be available in early July in Japan.

Features:

Handset can change appearance completely with "costume covers"

V501T customers can completely change the look of their handsets by attachming tightly fitting silicon "costume covers" to the simple clamshell body exterior. One type of "costume cover" is included with each of the three standard sets. Customers can also choose from optional costume covers in unique forms such as Bull, Tire, Cheese, Lawn and Sucker to change handset appearance with ease and a sense of fun.

"Panel Receiver" so customers can better hear other parties in noisy environments

The V501T comes with a "Panel Receiver" that emits sound by sending vibrations throughout the entire display panel. When in noisy environments where it is difficult to hear the other party, customers can press the "Panel Receiver" soft key to listen from both the conventional receiver at a louder volume and the display speaker at the same time for more comfortable conversations. Customers can also enjoy playing games and watching video with full sound that leaps out from the display speaker.

"Simple Mode 3" with large fonts and simplified menus for greater ease-of-use

For greater ease-of-use and a large font display, the V501T comes with "Simple Mode 3", which makes it easy for beginners and the elderly to use the handset. In addition to menus limited to frequently used functions, the large-size 2.4-inch QVGA (240 x 320 pixel) display allows for crisp text viewing. By setting up to two dial numbers, one can make calls to often used numbers at the touch of a button.

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k-tai.impress.co.jp