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Toshiba Enters The Mobile Music Market With New 3G Handset

28 September, 2005 - Toshiba today announced the Toshiba 803, its first combined 3G phone and music player.

Available exclusively on the Vodafone network, the Toshiba 803 features an external music player, allowing users easy access to music on the move. The external 1.3inch screen displays artist names, song length and other details so users can find and play music at a glance, as well as scrolling through tracks and saving files in playlists.

The handset is capable of playing music while users surf the net or perform other functions which means they can enjoy the complete functionality of the phone, without compromise.

"The Toshiba 803 gives users their music player and mobile phone in one device," said Nick Tanigawa, General Manager of Toshiba's Mobile Communications Division. "Our aim has been to create a product that works as well as a music device as it does as a mobile phone."

The slick, clamshell handset also features a 2.2 megapixel camera, stereo twin speakers and BluetoothTM. It has a standby time of up to 270 hours and talk time of up to 320 minutes*.

The Toshiba 803 builds on the recent launch of Toshiba's TS 921, its first ever 3G mobile phone for Europe, and the TS 10 2.5G fashion phone.

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