Fujitsu Offers World’s First Waterproof Cell Phone With Intergrated Fingerprint Security System

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Tue, 01/20/2009 - 6:43am

Fujitsu Japan has developed the F-01A [JP], the world's first cell phone that's waterproof and also features a security function utilizing fingerprint biometrics. In Nippon, it's part of the line-up of NTT DoCoMo, the country's biggest telecommunications company.

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