Month: March 2013

A 3D Character Girl Dances To The Music In “Charamin Omp”

SoftEther Corporation [J] and Tsukulus Co., Ltd. [J] have released Charamin Omp [J], software featuring a 3DCG character who dances together with music.  It runs on Windows XP/7/8 and 64 bit versions 7/8, and you can download it from their official site. “Charamin Omp” is the successor to “MOOSTA OMP,” a 3D data and materials… Continue reading A 3D Character Girl Dances To The Music In “Charamin Omp”

3D Printing Service iJet Announces 3rd-Party Allocation Of Shares

iJet, Inc. [J] announced on February 28th that they are allocating third party shares. iJet is a business offering services such as 3D print output, 3DCG data creation, 3D scanning, and small lot vacuum casting.  They are also known for producing output of “OMOTE 3D SHASHIN KAN” [J], a shop where you can make your… Continue reading 3D Printing Service iJet Announces 3rd-Party Allocation Of Shares

“freeml Talk” Brings Messaging To Classic Mailing List Service “freeml”

GMO Media, Inc. [J] has released the smartphone messaging application “freeml talk” [J], which allows exchanges between members of their service “freeml” [J] on which you can create a mailing list.  Download is free. “freeml talk” is a free messaging application in connection with the long standing “freeml” which has a history of over 10… Continue reading “freeml Talk” Brings Messaging To Classic Mailing List Service “freeml”

Hatsune Miku Appears On A Pizza In “Domino’s App feat. Hatsune Miku”

Higa Industries, Inc. [J] has released the iOS AR (augmented reality) application in collaboration with the pizza chain “Domino’s Pizza” and virtual idol Hatsune Miku, “Domino’s App feat. Hatsune Miku.” “Domino’s App feat. Hatsune Miku” is an application which adds AR functions and Hatsune Miku contents to the already released Domino’s Pizza iOS Application “Domino’s… Continue reading Hatsune Miku Appears On A Pizza In “Domino’s App feat. Hatsune Miku”

Rakuten’s New Grocery Delivery Service Expantion Troubled In Poor Operation

Rakuten Mart, a new online grocery delivery service run by Japan’s giant e-commerce mall company Rakuten, expanded its delivery areas in Greater Tokyo on March 11, is failing to deliver the ordered foods, lots of bad reviews start circulating on the web. Rakuten’s own review service is getting harsh reviews, many tells that their ordering… Continue reading Rakuten’s New Grocery Delivery Service Expantion Troubled In Poor Operation

NASA and JAXA Runs Character Contest

GPM Anime Challenge is an anime character making contest run by NASA and JAXA, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Overview Anime is a Japanese style of animation popular around the world. Anime characters have filled television shows and comics, and inspired costumes and educational activities. The Global Precipitation Measurement Mission (GPM) and our partners at the… Continue reading NASA and JAXA Runs Character Contest

Otagei – Too Much Trained Audience’ Dance In Japan

They are not artists, just regular Japanese mostly girls idol fans who buy tickets, chant and dance from auditorium to try to let their icons recognize them. Their performance is called “Otagei” (オタ芸 = Otaku + Gei, act/art). You may easily imagine that many other regular audience do not welcome their space-taking, sometimes annoying moves… Continue reading Otagei – Too Much Trained Audience’ Dance In Japan

Nikkei Reports Docomo To Copy KDDI’s Successful Android App Subscription Program “Smart-Pass”

Nikkei Business reported as a “breaking news” today [J] that Japan’s largest telco NTT Docomo is planning to start the fixed rate Android app subscription service such like #2 KDDI’s au Smart Pass earliest in June. KDDI’s Smart Pass, which charges 390 yen (US$4.00) every month for variety of Android apps set, recently passed 5… Continue reading Nikkei Reports Docomo To Copy KDDI’s Successful Android App Subscription Program “Smart-Pass”