MANILA, Philippines – The Israeli-designed modu, considered the world’s lightest mobile phone, will be distributed locally by Globe Telecom.

The modu (http://www.modumobile.com/) is registered by the Guinness World Records (http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2008/02/080229.aspx) as the world’s lightest phone at only 40.1 grams or 1.41 ounces.

The modu is in itself a standalone mobile phone with SMS or text messaging features. It can also store up to 2 gigabytes of data, which can be accessed by connecting the modu into “jackets.”

The modu jackets are single-use multimedia devices for playing music and GPS. There is also mobile phone jacket that expands the use of the basic modu.

The unit does not have 3G capabilities, according to its specifications.

No pricing or date has been set yet for the introduction of the modu, developed by Israeli firm modu ltd. However, a basic package of a modu phone kit costs US$125 (or about P6,000).