Kyocera's Urbano Progresso to bring tissue-conductive sounds to Japan on May 30th

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Kyocera's innovative [Urbano Progresso][3] is set to launch in Japanese stores before the end of the week. The result of a team-up between the handset manufacturer and carrier KDDI, it uses a new [vibrational technology][4] that forgoes the more typical earpiece, delivering sound throughout the whole handset. We've toyed with the technology already and it's good to see [Kyocera][5] delivering on its promise of a real world application of its [smart sonic receiver][6] in the same year. Aside from its audio chops, the phone houses some less ground-breaking, but still respectable, features like a dual-core 1.4GHz Snapdragon S2 processor, Android 4.0, an 8.1-megapixel camera, waterproof casing and a 4.1-inch screen. It'll be out in shops starting May 30th and tempted Japan residents can check out the hard sell -- condensed into a two-minute video -- after the break.

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