Tvitter [J] is a Twitter client widget for Sony LCD Television Bravia. Some of latest versions of Bravia support AppliCast platform, on which user can program their own original widgets. Bravia user can go on her/his Bravia to this URL http://www.jp.sonystyle.com/Taiken/Appli/ , install the widget, and check the latest tweets and post to twitter on… Continue reading User-made Twitter Client On Sony TV Bravia
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Mixi Top Page Showing Really Strange Ad
Japan’s largest social networking service Mixi is showing KDDI au(No. 2 cellphone carrier)’s new cellphone mail flat-rate plan commercial on its log-in page to 17 million users. Although Mixi is a membership service, as it is pre-login page, everyone can see it. KDDI au recently started its fixed rate internet mail plan “Gangan Mail”(gangan is… Continue reading Mixi Top Page Showing Really Strange Ad
Popular Singer Kohmi Hirose Held A Twitter Live Concert
Kohmi Hirose, a Japanese pop singer/song writer, who is also known by her joining Twitter this year, made a Twitter (unofficial) song, one of 31 suggested Japanese Twitter accounts, had the first “Twitter Live Concert” in Japan. (I just do not know if there were similar concerts in other countries yet) The short concert with… Continue reading Popular Singer Kohmi Hirose Held A Twitter Live Concert
iPhone 3G Is Still As Popular As 3GS in Japan
BCN’s cellphone sales ranking, which once was used to declare iPhone triumph in Japan, showed interesting status these weeks. Last week, iPhone 3G (8G) sales was ranked at the 3rd, whilst the latest 3GS (32G) ranked at the 4th. This week 3GS (32GB) takes back the highest position among iPhones ranked by 5th. 3G (8G)… Continue reading iPhone 3G Is Still As Popular As 3GS in Japan
Facebook To Have The First Oversea Development Base In Tokyo
Facebook, which I think I do not need any explanation what it is to English web users, announced that they would open their Japanese arm in Tokyo early in 2010, ITMedia reports [J]. The branch, which is planned to be formed with developers from US and locally hired Japanese engineers and managers, will make a… Continue reading Facebook To Have The First Oversea Development Base In Tokyo
Softbank To Add iPhone-like WiFi Feature On Regular Cellphones
Softbank Mobile, the third largest, and iPhone exclusive provider cellphone carrier in Japan, announced their 22 (75 colors) new cellphone “Winter” models [J]. 8 of 22 will have WiFi feature and users are encouraged to join the new WiFi plan “Ke-tai WiFi”(cellphone WiFi) [J], which may cover up their 3G connectivity weakness due to dull… Continue reading Softbank To Add iPhone-like WiFi Feature On Regular Cellphones
Rakuten Introduces Akamai For Japan’s Largest Online Mall
Akamai’s Japan subsidiary(Akamai Kabushiki Gaisha) announced that Rakuten now uses their “Dynamic Site Solutions” for Rakuten Ichiba(=market), Rakuten’s flagship service holding 30,000 online shops. According to Internet Watch [J], Rakuten has been using Akamai for their Infoseek Rakuten(search), e-Bank, Rakuten ShowTime(movie) and Rakuten Taiwan. Akamai Japan commented that this is the first case among Japanese… Continue reading Rakuten Introduces Akamai For Japan’s Largest Online Mall
The Pantienon – iPhone App To Imagine A Girl w/o Underware
Kayac disclosed their latest ludicrous iPhone application, The Pantienon. What will happen if the girl in front of you isn’t wearing a panty? Have you ever had that kind of delusionary thought? The Pantienon, or Panty Amoralism, will support your delusionary thought! You may take a photo of a girl by iPhone, then, choose one… Continue reading The Pantienon – iPhone App To Imagine A Girl w/o Underware
Hokuriku Unconference
Hokuriku Unconference, probably the first unconference style geek event in Hokuriku area, north-central part of Japan, will be held at Ishikawa National College of Technology, Tsubata, Ishikawa prefecture near Kanazawa-city on this Sunday November 1st. I am travelling to attend it. The conference is all in Japanese. Application form [J].
Shoryuken! Livedoor Introduces World First Joystick Notation For Wiki
Livedoor Wiki has added a new notation [J] for gamers who want to share the game’s tips and tricks. If you write like this, &pad(ps3){6,2,3,plus,shikaku} then it will be displayed as this, For convenience, a game command editor is provided so you may press those buttons to generate notations like above. (all screenshots are from… Continue reading Shoryuken! Livedoor Introduces World First Joystick Notation For Wiki