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Japan firm to launch smallest Web-access card

September 05, 2002 07:26 AM ET

TOKYO, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Japanese electronics parts maker Seiko Instruments said on Thursday it would launch the world's smallest Web-access cards, capable of turning digital cameras and other devices into mobile terminals for accessing the Internet.

The chewing gum stick-size wireless cards, half the size of the smallest cards currently available, would allow users of electronic devices with an SD Memory Card slot, such as hand-held game machines, to access the Internet.

"You can put it in digital cameras and send pictures directly to your friends or print shops," said a spokeswoman for unlisted Seiko Instruments, which makes watches for Seiko Corp 8050.T .

The new cards will be offered to data communication service subscribers of DDI Pocket, a unit of KDDI Corp 9433.T , by the end of the year.

The price and sales target for the new cards have not been decided.