| Name | K2 TELSTRA MULTIMEDIA SMARTCARD PHONES |
| Date | 2000 |
| Manufacturer | Telstra (?) |
| Usage | Airports, universities. Allowed people to check email. Not a big success. |
Development of the TELSTRA MULTIMEDIA SMARTCARD PHONE
| K2-01 – Multimedia Smartcard Payphones A futuristic offshoot of the smartcard family, these units featured a large LCD touchscreen interface in place of a physical keypad. Designed exclusively for smartcard use, they offered features such as: -Email sending -Access to Yellow and White Pages -Possibly printing screen content -No traditional dial or keypad was included, and all input was via the touchscreen interface. As of the latest sightings, these units remain rare and experimental. |
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