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　　These days, if you still think the cellphone is just for talking, you’ll get laughed at．Yes, it’s true, voice-only handsets have become out of date．Today’s do-it-all mobiles have a lot in common with the computer．The only difference may be that they fit in your pocket and you pay by the minute to use them．Some of the things a cellphone can do for you will be available this year：

　　Cellphones that let you use the Web have been around for years．So, what’s new?Well, faster third-generation(3G)networks that let you surf at anywhere．This then allows a carrier to send video, music, and games to your phone．Possible choices are from LG Electronics VX 8000 and Motorola V1150．

　　The problem with most Cellphone MP3 players is that they hold only a handful of songs．But, that’s about to change．Sony Ericsson’s new W800i can hold around 150 songs in its 500 MB memory．And Samsung’s SPH-V5400 even comes with a 1.5 GB hard drive．Mobile phones may eventually replace mini-MP3 players, especially for teens．

　　Camera cellphones are not new either．But, most of them have limitations： around 1–megapixel(百萬像素)．But new technology has made 2-megapixel units more common, and 3-megapixel units are showing up soon．Some 2-megapixel models, like Sony Ericsson’s K7501, offer limited zoom and focus controls．Others, like LG’s recent A7110, can even capture 30 minutes of full motion video．

　　You say you like“watching TV”?That’s what Samsung MM-A700 wants to give you．The new model lets users watch popular TV programmes-for a fee．Other choices are Nokia’s 6620, Sanyo’s MM7400 and NEC’s N940．The NEC model lets you watch public TV －no fee．

　　The above are just a handful of what you’ll see in the coming months．Further down the road, your mobile phone may play a host of other roles, such as mobile credit card, position locator．

　　So what is there that a cellphone can’t do?

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　　TOKYO, Japan(AP)– Japan is very serious about robotics(機(jī)器人技術(shù))．If the droids are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the Japanese custom of serving tea．Fortunately, researchers at the University of Tokyo are exploring just that．In a show this week, a humanoid(有人特點(diǎn)的)with camera eyes made by Kawada Industries Inc．poured tea from a bottle into a cup．Then another robot on wheels delivered the cup of tea in an experimental room that has sensors embedded in the floor and sofa as well as cameras on the ceiling, to simulate(模仿)life with robot technology．

　　“A human being may be faster, but you'd have to say ‘Thank you,’” said University of Tokyo professor Tomomasa Sato．“That's the best part about a robot．You don't have to feel bad about asking it to do things.”

　　Sato believes Japan, a rapidly aging society where more than a fifth of the population is 65 or older, will lead the world in designing robots to care for the elderly, sick and bedridden(臥床不起的)．

　　Already, monitoring technologies, such as sensors that automatically turn on lights when people enter a room, are becoming widespread in Japan．

　　The walking, child–size Asimo from Honda Motor Co．greets people at showrooms．NEC Corp．has developed a smaller companion robot–on –wheels called Papero．A seal robot available since 2004 can entertain the elderly and others in need of fuzzy companionship．

　　Sato says his experimental room is raising awareness about privacy questions that may arise when electronic devices(設(shè)備)monitor a person's movements down to the smallest detail．

　　On the bright side, the tea – pouring humanoid has been programmed to do the dishes．

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　　TOKYO, Japan(AP)–Japan is pretty serious about robotics(機(jī)器人技術(shù))．If the droids are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the Japanese custom of serving tea．

　　Fortunately, researchers at the University of Tokyo are exploring just that．In a show this week, a humanoid with camera eyes made by Kawada Industries Inc．poured tea from a bottle into a cup．

　　Then another robot on wheels delivered the cup of tea in an experimental room that has sensors embedded in the floor and sofa as well as cameras on the ceiling, to simulate life with robot technology．

　　“A human being may be faster, but you’d have to say ‘Thank you,’”said University of Tokyo professor Tomomasa Sato．“That’s the best part about a robot．You don’t have to feel bad about asking it to do things．”

　　Sato believes Japan, a rapidly aging society where more than a fifth of the population is 65 or older, will lead the world in designing robots to care for the elderly, sick and bedridden．

　　Already, monitoring technologies, such as sensors that automatically turn on lights when people enter a room, are becoming widespread in Japan．

　　The walking, child–size Asimo from Honda Motor Co．greets people at showrooms．NEC Corp．has developed a smaller companion robot–on–wheels called Papero．A seal robot available since 2004 can entertain the elderly and others in need of fuzzy companionship．

　　Sato says his experimental room is raising awareness about privacy questions that may arise when electronic devices monitor a person’s movements down to the smallest detail．

　　On the bright side, the tea–pouring humanoid has been programmed to do the dishes．

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　　These days, if you still think the cell phone is just for talking, you will get laughed at．Yes, it's true, voice-only handsets have become out of date．Today's do-it-all mobiles have a lot in common with the computer．The only difference may be that they fit in your pocket and you pay by the minutes to use them．Some of the things a cell phone can do for you will be available this year：

　　Surf at speed

　　Cell pones that let you use the Web have been around for years．So, what's new? Well, faster third-generation(3G)net works let you surf at anywhere．This then allows a carrier to send video, music, and games to your phone．Possible choices are from LG Electronic VX 8000 and Motorola V 1150．

　　Listen as you go

　　The problem with most cell phone MP3 players is that they hold only a handful of songs．But, that's about to change．Sony Ericsson's new W800i can hold around 150 songs in its 500 MB memory．And Sumsung's SPH-V5400 even comes with a 1.5 GB hard drive．Mobile phones may eventually replace mini-MP3 players, especially for teens．

　　Say cheese

　　Camera cell phones are not new either．But, most of them have limitations：around 1-megapixel(百萬像素)．But new technology has made 2-megapixel units more common and 3-megapixel units are showing up soon．Some 2-megapixel models, like Sony Ericsson's K750i, offer limited zoom and focus controls．Others, like LG's recent MMA7110, can even capture 30 minutes of full- motion video．

　　Portable TV

　　You say you like “watching TV”? That's what Sumsung MM-A700 wants to give you．The new model lets users watch popular TV programs－for a fee．Other choices are Nokia's 6620, Sanyo's MM 7400 and NEC's N940．The NEC model lets you watch public TV－no fee．

　　The above are just a handful of what you will see in the coming months．Further down the road, your mobile phone may play a host of other roles, such as mobile credit card, position locator… So what is there that a cell phone can't do?

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　　They cannot vote which nations should have a seat on theUnited Nations Security Council（安理會(huì)）,but ordinary people have shown their feelings．

　　By Tuesday afternoon，over 11.5 million people in andoutsidede China had signed an online petition（請(qǐng)?jiān)福﹕aying Ja-pan should not succeed in its bid（申詞）for an everlasting seat on the Security Council．

　　The loud call is due to the historical facts in World WarⅡ．Some Japanese politicians said their country is ready to play a more active role in world affairs,and their country's contribution can no longer be limited to economic fields．

　　The petition by 11.5 million people tells Japan that mon-ey alone cannot buy their hearts．

　　A new history textbook that a right wing Japanese organization has handed out for official agreement goes so far as to paint Japan as a“victim”in World warⅡ．Its authors even say that China started all the wars between the two countries．Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi turned down an in-vitation to a grand party in Moscow on May 9 to celebrate the 60．th anniversary of the end of War World Ⅱ．Koizumi's absence will do nothing but encourage more probes（追究）into his country's historical baggage．

　　Japanese politicians continue to visit the Yasukuni Shrine（靖國神社）．Wartime leader and war criminal Hideki Tojo,as well as five other hanged war crimials,are buried at the shrine．They talk about peace during the visits and ask theirAsian neighbors to understand Japanese culture,which re-quires them to visit Shinto shrines to mark seasonal celebrations．But they don't see the pains that the Japanese invasion（侵略）brought on other Asian countries．How can a nationsleep with such a history on its conscience（良心）?The a-mount of money Japan gives the United Nations does not nec-essarily give the country the role in international affairs．Neither will an everlasting seat on the Security Council free Japanfrom its historical baggage．

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