Disney Mobile announced [J] to release new Android 2.2 smartphone in February. Disney Mobile is one of few successful MVNOs in Japan. Since 2008, they sell Disney feature phones [J] using Japan #3 Softbank Mobile network. This time they have not opened on which carriers the Disney smartphone works yet. But the silhouette seems to… Continue reading Japan To Get Disney Android
Month: January 2011
Let’s Study Arithmetic With Poo!
A Japanese startup Kayac released mixi [J] application “Unko Enzan [J]” for educational purpose. This is an arithmetic learning application for the primary-school pupils. However, it has funny characteristic. Poos are featured on all problems. “Unko Enzan” means “Poo Arithmetic” in Japanese. Can you solve this problem? “If a coiled poo has a diameter of… Continue reading Let’s Study Arithmetic With Poo!
Lister: Tired Of Organizing Business Cards? There’s A Way To Remove Routine
Organizing business cards is one of the common dilemmas of business persons. You can hire a third-party processor to outsource card scanning and ask them to generate a contact list for your phone. Now we have an alternative approach to remove the routine task. Social Groupware[J], a subsidiary of web community consultancy GaiaX[J], has released… Continue reading Lister: Tired Of Organizing Business Cards? There’s A Way To Remove Routine
Android Bazaar & Conference: No Doubt The Community To Heat Up In 2011
Japan Android Group[J], a Google Groups-originated tech community of Android developers and users in Japan, held their semiyearly general assembly called Android Bazaar and Conference(ABC) 2011 Winter[J] on Sunday at the University of Tokyo. Starting with a keynote speech by Dr. Fujio Maruyama(@maruyama097), the chairman of the group and visiting professor at Waseda University, a… Continue reading Android Bazaar & Conference: No Doubt The Community To Heat Up In 2011
A Blogger Taking The Same Vendor Machine Photo For More Than 5 Years
A Japanese blog “Watashi ha Mainichi (no you ni) Jidou Hanbaiki no Shashin wo Totte imasu. Gomen-nasai” [J], which means “I am taking a photo of the vendor machine (almost) every day. Sorry”, is a blog dedicated for the same coca cola vending machine in Sapporo, Hokkaido with over 5 years’ successful story. The blog… Continue reading A Blogger Taking The Same Vendor Machine Photo For More Than 5 Years
Salisbury Steak, A Voice Actress And AR
A restaurant chain-store Denny’s Japan [J] is running a campaign for Salisbury steak (“Hanba-gu” in Japanese, which came from Hamburger steak) using AR and a popular voice actress Aya Hirano [J]. Aya Hirano is a very popular voice actress(“seiyū”) and J-Pop singer. She is known for her role as Haruhi Suzumiya in “The Melancholy of… Continue reading Salisbury Steak, A Voice Actress And AR
Japan’s Kickstarter-like Online Patronage Platform Campfire To Be Launched
Japanese famous two serial entrepreneurs/web service developer unveiled they would jointly launch a U.S. Kickstarter-like online patronage platform for creators, called Campfire[J] very shortly. Unlike a social lending service nor an online donation platform, the service gives creators and artists money raising opportunities for their new projects by collecting a small sum of money online… Continue reading Japan’s Kickstarter-like Online Patronage Platform Campfire To Be Launched
Taglet – Contactless Information Sharing App On Android2.3 NFC
Taglet [J] is a new Android app/service utilizing the latest Android 2.3(Gingerbread)’s new feature – NFC. With the app, you may register any other NFC devices with the service. You may add information like URL, short message, phone number, e-mail address, etc. on each NFC. Then, when you hold your Android over the device, Taglet… Continue reading Taglet – Contactless Information Sharing App On Android2.3 NFC
January 2011 Japan IT Links (Part 1)
Early part of January news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Continued to (Part 2) The year 2011 began with Groupon osechi trouble in Japanese web. New year holidays is the period when there are least news in Japan, and it helped that osechi story lasted for a whole week. There are… Continue reading January 2011 Japan IT Links (Part 1)
GREE Opens Subsidiary In The US
GREE CEO Yoshikazu Tanaka announced it in June last year, and now the Japanese mobile social gaming giant did make the second step on the road to internationalization (following the mig33 investment in Singapore): it just announced the establishment of GREE International, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary in California. The office will be led by… Continue reading GREE Opens Subsidiary In The US