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Japanese/Nat The world's first mobile phone with a television screen, which shows the person you are calling, has gone on show in Japan. The phone has been made by Japanese company, Kyocera and to start with it will only be available in Japan. It will go on sale in July at a cost of 325 U-S dollars. Electronics company Kyocera says it was only a matter of time until the world's first mobile phone showing the caller and the person being called, was mastered. The visual phone, dubbed V-P-210, uses high-speed data transmission to send and receive audio and images in real time, at a rate of approximately two frames per second. The built-in, hands-free speaker, makes the V-P-210 the world's first videophone. Kyocera will begin selling 50-thousand videophones in July. But at the moment they will only be available on the Japanese market for approximately 40-thousand yen, or 325 U-S dollars. The makers of the new phone say the visual phone is good news for people making long distance calls to their loved ones, as they will also be able to see them. Kyocera also believes the phone has big potential for business use. SOUNDBITE: (Japanese) "Users can use this phone not only to talk visually to their counterparts but also they will be able to use it for business purpose. For example, if a constructor brings this phone to a site under construction, he can show how the site is like to the people at headquarters using this phone. So, they can do business checking the situation at real time. There are so many ways that this can be used (for business)." SUPER CAPTION: Hajime Kimura, Marketing Department, Kyocera The phone weighs just 165 grams so it's easy to carry around and the makers of the new gadget say they're sure the videophone will be a big hit both in Japan and abroad. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/8a5fa0802ca6f43dd438f58fb3a451ac Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork