Yesterday, NTT East announced the internet-enabled Hikari iFrame (光iフレーム) in a bid to increase the number of households subscribing to its Flet’s Next fiber optic broadband internet service by targeting young women who are unskilled with computers.

The device will cost between 20,000 and 30,000 yen, run Google’s open source Android mobile OS, and double as a digital photo frame.  Third party “widgets” for displaying recipes, news, weather, etc. will be available for download.

NTT is looking for approximately 1000 people to test the device beginning in early December until March 31, 2010.  Application is open until 11/30 through this site.  To apply, you must have a wireless internet connection, though it does not need to be through NTT.