NICT, Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, introduced the iPhone app called VoiceTra which interprets what you speak. It allows voice input (original) in five languages of Japanese, English, Mandarin, Indonesian and Vietnamese, voice output (interpreted result) in these five languages and text output (interpreted result) in 16 languages of Arabic, Brazilian… Continue reading NICT Introduces iPhone App Interpreting What You Speak Or Type
Author: Masaru IKEDA
KDDI To Acquire Stake In AR Start-up Tonchidot
The Nikkei, or Japan’s economic journal, reported today that Japan’s second largest telecom giant KDDI announced it would invest in Tonchidot, the Tokyo-based tech start-up who is well known for augmented-reality(AR) smartphone app Sekai Camera. Tonchidot plans to allocate new shares to KDDI to raise approximately USD530,000 in order to develop social games using Sekai… Continue reading KDDI To Acquire Stake In AR Start-up Tonchidot
NTT DoCoMo And DNP To Start E-Book Delivery Service This Fall
Japan’s biggest mobile operator NTT DoCoMo and major printing company Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) announced they would jointly start an e-book delivery service intended for feature phones, smartphones and tablet terminals this fall. The two companies will arrange the entire process of the e-book delivery service including content collecting, online book store management and overseas… Continue reading NTT DoCoMo And DNP To Start E-Book Delivery Service This Fall
China-made “Apple Peel” Turns Your iPod Touch To The iPhone
In Zhongguancun(中关村) or the technology hub of Mainland China’s capital, a plastic cover especially designed for the iPod Touch is now getting a high sensation among gadget geeks, Beijing Daily reports[C]. This cover is named “Apple Peel(苹果皮)” and can enclose a SIM card, a battery and a microphone which is not embedded with the iPod… Continue reading China-made “Apple Peel” Turns Your iPod Touch To The iPhone
SpinningWorks Introduces iPad App To Create Social Media Of E-book Readers
On Saturday, Tokyo-based tech start-up SpinningWorks introduced the alpha version of the iPad viewer app for clipping your favorite parts of e-books and sharing them with the others, which is called Qlippy. Qlippy is a combination of a website and the iPad app, and allows you to import EPUB-formatted content via iTunes and to share… Continue reading SpinningWorks Introduces iPad App To Create Social Media Of E-book Readers
Softbank To Launch JV With Zynga To Spread Social Games In Japan
On Thursday, Softbank had a briefing on the first quarter financial result of FY2010, and unveiled they would invest in Zynga Game Network and launch a joint venture called Zynga Japan. Softbank and Zynga will make capital contributions on a 50-50 basis. Softbank’s CEO Masayoshi Son says, it is expected to launch a social game… Continue reading Softbank To Launch JV With Zynga To Spread Social Games In Japan
NHN Japan Shakes Hands With 70 Game Developers To Enter The Social Game App Business
The Japanese subsidiary of a Korean online game service operator, NHN Japan[J] announced at the briefing event held on Monday that they would enter the arena of social game business. The company’s game new platform enables to change the progress of games according to where/when you’re playing, how the weather around you is, and expects… Continue reading NHN Japan Shakes Hands With 70 Game Developers To Enter The Social Game App Business
Online Reward Portals And Internet Cafe Chains To Launch A Social App Platform
Accessport (web service developer known for its video search service Woopie), Seesaa[J] (blog service provider), G.Plan[J] (reward point exchange), Chance IT[J] (reward portal), Chobi Rich[J] (reward point exchange), NetMile[J] (a reward program that allows you to earn and use points on Japanese major commerce sites), Unitcom[J] (known for selling built-to-order PCs online), Runsystem[J] (Internet cafe… Continue reading Online Reward Portals And Internet Cafe Chains To Launch A Social App Platform
Cybridge Launches Deal-Of-The-Day ASP Platform For Potential Service Providers
Cybridge[J], a Tokyo-based web service company supporting real shop and consumer businesses, launched an ASP-based deal-of-the-day outsourcing platform called Dadat[J] last Friday. The new service’s name may come from a Japanese imitative word meaning pound-pound reminding you of the scene that many customers are rushing into your store. The service allows potential deal-of-the-day service providers… Continue reading Cybridge Launches Deal-Of-The-Day ASP Platform For Potential Service Providers
Japan’s First Daily Deal Service Piku Raises USD7.3M VC Round
Japan’s first start-up operating deal-of-the-day website Piku Media[J] announced today that they completed the allocation of new shares worth USD7.3M to Germany-based VC fund Rebate Networks GmbH (co-founded by the owners of Germany’s largest social network service studi.vz[G]), Global Venture Capital, DIT Partners and an undisclosed investor. This fundraising was arranged by Tokyo-based tech start-up… Continue reading Japan’s First Daily Deal Service Piku Raises USD7.3M VC Round