And it could be some other possibility entirely, of course... [He turns his hands palm-up in a tiny shrug, and moves briskly on to her other question.]

They make calls -- that is, you can talk to someone a long way away and clearly hear their replies, as long as you both have a phone with you. They can look up a variety of information and translate it into Japanese. There's a function to help you make schedules and remind you of appointments.

Oh, you can use them to play back music or movies, too.

[He pauses.]

... Do you know what a movie is?