We waited so long: Hot-girl-gadget Bijin Dokei gets an iPhone app

My personal favorite web concept of 2009, the Bijin Dokei (Hot Girl Clock) gadget, which I was happy to introduce in March, gets an iPhone app (App store link). Finally. The clever people from PHIRIA Design offer the gadget worldwide for $2.99/2.39 Euros (they even provide a German description in the German App Store). Similar… Continue reading We waited so long: Hot-girl-gadget Bijin Dokei gets an iPhone app

Make Your Blog Catchier With Yellow Paper’s Know-How

Kayac[J], a funny web app developer based in Tokyo’s suburb, and Tokyo Sports[J] (a.k.a. Toh-spo), a daily sports newspaper company,  jointly introduced a blodget[J] on Wednesday, which may make your blog much catchier. Toh-spo covers sports and show biz news everyday, and it is an yellow paper having a large circulation.   Tokyo businessmen love… Continue reading Make Your Blog Catchier With Yellow Paper’s Know-How

This Weekend’s Three Tech Events You Must See

On this weekend, here we can get a chance to witness three great tech events in a row. As first of all, a Tokyo-based social entrepreneur Todd Porter, the co-founder of Tokyo International School Patrick Newell and their companions will have the first event of TedxTokyo on this coming Friday at the National Museum of… Continue reading This Weekend’s Three Tech Events You Must See

Joker Racer – “Truly-Remote” Control Car Over The Internet

A team of Joker Racer, a project by Tokyo-based Jokerworks Corp. to make remote control cars (and possibly real cars) controlled over the internet to provide virtual-but-real driving experience by using on-car linux and web cam, is visiting the Silicon Valley for their demonstration trip including O’Reilly Where 2.0 and Ignite + Launch Pad. Yoski… Continue reading Joker Racer – “Truly-Remote” Control Car Over The Internet

National Anthem of Japan is Short Enough for Domain Name

The world shortest national anthem lyrics, which became an official national song 10 years ago and still provoking public controversy, seems to be taken as a Germany domain (.de) by someone with using the maximum allowed number of letters (63, according to RFC 1034). As you see, to make the lyrics properly end, it needs… Continue reading National Anthem of Japan is Short Enough for Domain Name

Behind the scene of YouTrivia(Kentei Gocco), new style of Web Ads using trivia from Manabing

YouTrivia (in Japanese, Kentei Gocco) is new style of advertisement to reach customers using trivia style questions to certain topics. The company named “Manabing” which means “on learning” in Japanese (http://www.manabing.jp). They grew 15,000 trivia for 8 million users for last three years. Their new ads attracts large clients like Nissan, Hitachi since it has… Continue reading Behind the scene of YouTrivia(Kentei Gocco), new style of Web Ads using trivia from Manabing

Softbank Mobile Gives Away iPhone 3G To Univ. Students

Softbank Mobile, Japan’s only cellphone operator dealing with iPhone 3G,  and Aoyama Gakuin University announced on Friday that they would distribute the handset to all students studying at the university’s school of social informatics[J].    The students are allowed to use it for attendance reporting, lecture podcasting and having online examination. When a student submits his/her… Continue reading Softbank Mobile Gives Away iPhone 3G To Univ. Students

Video Rental Store Chain To Be Lead Shareholder Of Kakaku.com

A Shibuya-based Internet conglomerate Digital Garage (DG) announced on Thursday that it would sell a half of all the shares of Kakaku.com[J], a B2C price comparison site and a subsidiary of DG, to Culture Convenience Club (CCC) owning Japan’s largest nationwide store chain providing video rental service called Tsutaya[J].   CCC plans to purchase 58,360 shares… Continue reading Video Rental Store Chain To Be Lead Shareholder Of Kakaku.com

Does Marriage-Hunting SNS Treat Men As Women’s Livestock?

On Wednesday, A Shibuya-based dot-com venture CyberAgent launched a free mobile SNS, named “Otokonoko Bokujo (a.k.a. Otoboku)” meaning boys pasture, targeting marriage-hunting females. After a female user signs up for an account of the service, she will be allowed to upload portraits and profiles of her male friends to her own “virtual pasture” set up… Continue reading Does Marriage-Hunting SNS Treat Men As Women’s Livestock?

Google StreetView Considers Local Charcteristics And Deploys New Measures

For refraining from shooting objects put inside private premises over the walls located along public roads, Google Japan announced on Wednesday it would deploy new measures not as to violate resident’s privacy after considering Japan’s local characteristics including its housing styles, tightly crammed rows of houses and high population density. The new measures are: An… Continue reading Google StreetView Considers Local Charcteristics And Deploys New Measures