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I've never described a cell phone as cute, but the Willcom Kuma Phone (meaning bear phone), practically demands it. 

This concept phone just debuted at the Good Design Expo in Tokyo, and just like any other mobile handset works by holding it up to your ear. Though it can hold a normal SIM card, the Kuma Bear only calls four numbers, which you can speed dial by pinching the corresponding paw.

If you're getting a ringtone that can't be heard by human ears, how can you ever be sure it's downloaded?

That's just one of many questions posed by content provider Dwango, offering ringtones only dog can hear through Japanese carrier DoCoMo. For instance, if you can't hear it, how is the ringtone supposed to notify you of incoming calls? Is it for your dog to answer the phone? Even if it does, will the two of you have anything to talk about? 

According to Nobi Hayashi, described by Gizmodo as the David Pogue of Japan, while the iPhone is finally coming to his country via the carrier Softbank, it's probably to simple for the Japanese market, lacking things like a good camera, mobile wallet, and LED flashlight: