At this year's CTIA in New Orleans, which just
wrapped up last week, Kyocera debuted its
Tissue-Conduction Audio Technology for
mobile devices.
Today, the company announced that two new
handsets featuring this technology will debut
in Japan starting today: the Kyocera Urbano
Progresso and the Kyocera K012 Simple
Mobile Phone.
The former is an Android 4.0 handset that
comes in three colors, has a 4-inch OLED
touch screen, and an 8.1-megapixel camera.
The K012, however, is designed for seniors or
those who want a simple feature device. It is a
standard flip-phone that has four color
variations, and is equipped with a 5-megapixel
camera and a 3-inch display.
Meant to amp up sound quality, the audio
booster relies on a ceramic transducer that
transmits sound waves through the tissue in
your ear.
As you can see from the image above,
handsets that feature this technology do not
require a front output speaker, leaving devices
with a cleaner look.
In Japan, Kyocera will call the audio-booster
the "Smart Sonic Receiver," but it remains
unknown how it'll be branded here in the
States. What is known, however, is that U.S.
consumers will still have to wait to try out
Kyocera's technology -- it's slated to be be
released here within the next six to 12 months.
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