DoCoMo releases third smart-card phone

DoCoMo is busy these days – just last week they announced the
SH506iC, and now they're going to market the SO506iC, their third cellphone which doubles as a wallet. We'd wet our pants for a phone like this here, but besides the smart-card part it's fairly standard fare for Japan: a large automatic color LCD screen to snaps to full 180 degrees, Memory Stick Duo card slot, and a built-in 1.3 megapixel camera. Should be available in Japan on Friday.

Note: We're pretty sure this is a pic of the SO506iC – but our Japanese isn't that great, so don't hold us to it.