One-segment broadcasting is a service that allows you to watch terrestrial digital broadcasts from mobile phones and other devices. It will be available in Japan starting April 1. And Hitachi has produced a mobile phone to capitalize on this, it's the W41H, and will be supplied by au. It has a 2.7-inch LCD display that can be twisted around and folded over. This is called "view style" and when it is placed on the charging stand, the one-segment TV tuner starts automatically. You can watch for about 3 hours 45 minutes. Maximum recording time is around 30 minutes. With the music function, services from au like "au LISTEN MOBILE SERVICE (LISMO) ", "au Music Player", and "au Music Port" can be used as well. Playlists can be attached to mail and sent. It has a miniSD slot, and SD-Audio music files can also be played. It also has a digital camera (2.07-megapixel), of course. The size is 2 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches, and the weight is 5.6 oz. Price TBA.

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