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Monday, November 3, 2003 		IT Click

Sony Corp Chief Executive Nobuyuki Idei (L) and NTT DoCoMo Inc Chief Executive Keiji Tachikawa smile as they hold up image mock-up handsets at a news conference in Tokyo after they announced setting up a joint venture to develop smart-card chips allowing consumers to use their cellphones as an electronic wallet and commuter pass

Sony Corp Chief Executive Nobuyuki Idei (L) and NTT DoCoMo Inc Chief Executive Keiji Tachikawa smile as they hold up image mock-up handsets at a news conference in Tokyo after they announced setting up a joint venture to develop smart-card chips allowing consumers to use their cellphones as an electronic wallet and commuter pass. 

Bill Gates, Chairman and Chief Software Architect at Microsoft, makes a point as he outlines the company’s vision for the next wave of software development, at the company’s sold out Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles.

Bill Gates, Chairman and Chief Software Architect at Microsoft, makes a point as he outlines the company’s vision for the next wave of software development, at the company’s sold out Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles.

The His And Hers Robots, from the 77th annual Neiman Marcus Christmas Book, are pictured in this undated publicity photograph. The programmable robots stand over six feet tall and were designed and built by International Robotics, and are the most advanced robots on the market, available for $ 4,00,000 for the pair.

The His And Hers Robots, from the 77th annual Neiman Marcus Christmas Book, are pictured in this undated publicity photograph. The programmable robots stand over six feet tall and were designed and built by International Robotics, and are the most advanced robots on the market, available for $ 4,00,000 for the pair.

A model displays Sony Corp’s new Cybershot DSC-T1 during an unveiling in Tokyo. The new 5.1 mega pixel camera with a thickness of 17.3 mm (0.68 inch) will go on sale in Japan on November 21 for 60,000 yen ($ 548).

A model displays Sony Corp’s new Cybershot DSC-T1 during an unveiling in Tokyo. The new 5.1 mega pixel camera with a thickness of 17.3 mm (0.68 inch) will go on sale in Japan on November 21 for 60,000 yen ($ 548).

— Reuters