“Let There Be Light” – Voice Controlled 114sqft Japanese Work/Bedroom

A Hatena blogger id:rti7743 reported that he made his new 10.6 square meters bedroom with futuristic functions [J]. He set up the following gears; – replaced curtain with 100-inch projector screen – NEC NP-U310WJD short focus projector – 2 microphones – self-programmed voice recognition system – iRemocon, (remocon = remote controller) network-connected remote controller which… Continue reading “Let There Be Light” – Voice Controlled 114sqft Japanese Work/Bedroom

Japan’s Web News Week 1

This week’s Japanese Web/IT related news which we did not write as a dedicated article. As most companies started 2012 operation in latter of the week, there were no many news from Japan. Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Mixi CEO’s New Year’s Address Yahoo! Japan President Releases His Address For Employees… Continue reading Japan’s Web News Week 1

Mushroom Cultivation Kit By Beeworks Hits 1 Million Downloads

Beeworks [J] has announced that their iPhone application “Osawari Tantei Nameko Saibai Kit Seasons” (Touch Detective Mushroom Cultivation Kit Seasons) has broken through 1 million total downloads.  Furthermore the Android version of “Touch Detective Mushroom Cultivation Kit” has already topped 200,000 downloads since opening for distribution on December 21st. “Touch Detective Mushroom Cultivation Kit Seasons”… Continue reading Mushroom Cultivation Kit By Beeworks Hits 1 Million Downloads