Vodafone Japan launches bluetooth location-aware chat

Link: Vodafone K.K. to Launch New Chat and Multiplayer Game Services; Bluetooth(R) V-applis Enables Even Richer Communication.

Vodafone K.K. today announces new services that use Bluetooth(R)*1 technology for wireless short-range communications. The services will launch together with the Vodafone 904SH, a new 3G mobile handset by Sharp scheduled to go on sale in late April 2006.

By activating Bluetooth(R) V-applis, friends or acquaintances will be able to enjoy instant messaging*2 and multiplayer games within an approximate 10-metre radius, free of charge. The services are made possible by functions embedded in new handsets that enable V-applis to communicate with each other using Bluetooth(R).