NTT DoCoMo’s FOMA phones have always been a somewhat weird bunch of boxen: rarely seen outside of Japan, many ground-breaking features have been released initially in these handsets.
According to GizMag, these handsets will soon get another impressive feature – self-healing paint:
… Japan’s major Telco, NTT DoCoMo, has announced it will license Scratch Shield for use on mobile phones as a value-add feature for Japanese customers.
The self-healing paint, currently applied to certain Nissan and Infiniti vehicles worldwide, was developed in collaboration with University of Tokyo and Advanced Softmaterials Inc.
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Even though I wish the boys well, I fear that we will be in a land of peeling handsets once again. Stay tuned…
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