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Monday, June 2, 2003
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An employee of Japanese toy maker Takara Corp employee listens to music on the company's newly-developed compact audio player 'Music Choro-Q New Beetle COX model' in Tokyo

An employee of Japanese toy maker Takara Corp employee listens to music on the company's newly-developed compact audio player 'Music Choro-Q New Beetle COX model' in Tokyo. The mini-car shaped music player, 52 mm in length, 36 mm in width and weighing 30 grams will be sold in Japan from June 28 for 26,800 yen ($229). 

Sony's new cobalt-blue coloured Aibo Cyber-Blue, waves as Sony Corporation's Kiyoko Kondo shows how a mobile phone can be used to control it remotely via e-mail commands in Tokyo.

Sony's new cobalt-blue coloured Aibo Cyber-Blue, waves as Sony Corporation's Kiyoko Kondo shows how a mobile phone can be used to control it remotely via e-mail commands in Tokyo. A new software application called Aibo Eyes went on sale in Japan this Saturday for 13,000 yen (about $112), with which users can send an e-mail message to the robot.

An employee of Japanese toy maker Konami points a mobile phone towards his invention, a toy formula car called "MICRO iR" during a demonstration at the company's office in Tokyo.

An employee of Japanese toy maker Konami points a mobile phone towards his invention, a toy formula car called "MICRO iR" during a demonstration at the company's office in Tokyo. The car, controllable by NEC mobile phones and equipped with an infrared control signal sensor, is available in Japan with a starting price of 3,980 yen ($34).

A prototype of the new Nokia mobile game deck, N-Gage is on display at the Electronics Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.

A prototype of the new Nokia mobile game deck, N-Gage is on display at the Electronics Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. The Expo, which is the largest of its kind in the world, previews electronic games and technologies under development or recently released.

— Reuters