A new cellphone marketed by Japan's NTT DoCoMo can ring to let would-be mothers know when they reach the most fertile part of their monthly reproductive cycles.
By inputting data on menstruation dates, the phone user can program it to alert her three days before ovulation and again on the day. The new phone comes to market after Japan's fertility rate -- the average number of children a woman bears -- fell to an all-time low in 2005, causing worries about a shrinking population. The phone was the idea of female designer Momoko Ikuta, who also provided its pastel paisley look.
The handset has a button that activates a "camouflage melody," allowing the user to avoid unwanted attention by pretending to receive a call. It also stores recipes. (info from Reuters)
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