It is very interesting that there are two different ways leading to the almost same results. I wonder which approach makes it successful in their business. What do you think? Tokyo-based e-commerce related service provider Enigmo launched a new service last Wednesday, which is named Corseka[J] and allows users to browse and read their favorite… Continue reading Two Different Approaches To Digitize Printed Magazines
Author: Masaru IKEDA
Taiwan’s Far EasTone Starts Distributing Japanese Manga For Cellphone Users
Tokyo-based digital content distributor Bitway[J] started distributing popular Japanese manga series today to handsets of Taiwanese cellphone operator Far EasTone Telecommunications[C]. The distributed series include Dragon Ball, Naruto, Death Note, One Piece, Boys Over Flowers, Dr. Slump and Happy Mania. Bitway provides an integrated viewer application for Taiwanese cellphone users, and it displays the content… Continue reading Taiwan’s Far EasTone Starts Distributing Japanese Manga For Cellphone Users
“Koe-tan”, A Free iPhone Voice Search App For Public Transit In Tokyo
Tokyo-based Internet ad agency Traffic Gate[J] and U.K.- and Silicon Valley-based speech recognition technology developer Novauris Technology jointly released an iPhone/iPod touch app allowing you to find the best route on Tokyo’s public transit using your voice, which is named “Koe-Tan” and available for free at AppStore. If you are holding with bags and an… Continue reading “Koe-tan”, A Free iPhone Voice Search App For Public Transit In Tokyo
Japanese Mobile Biz Entrepreneurs To Visit Silicon Valley To Meet Potential Tech Start-ups
Inspired by Geeks On A Plane that was organized by Founder Fund co-founder Dave McClure and took 50 Silicon Valley tech geeks to Japan, Korea and Mainland China to meet up with Asian friends last June, a group of Tokyo-based mobile service entrepreneurs is now planning to visit San Francisco Bay Area at the end… Continue reading Japanese Mobile Biz Entrepreneurs To Visit Silicon Valley To Meet Potential Tech Start-ups
WebCam: Tokyo’s New Landmark Is Currently Under Construction
Japanese terrestrial TV transmitting is set to completely turn to digital on July 24th of 2011. Here in Tokyo, all TV signals are currently being transmitted from the top of Tokyo Tower (332.5 meters or 1,090 feet high), but a new transmission facility located at a higher altitude is required to cover the Tokyo… Continue reading WebCam: Tokyo’s New Landmark Is Currently Under Construction
Enemies Yesterday, Friends Today: Japanese Major TV Broadcasters Handshake With YouTube
For three years David Eun, Google‘s VP of strategic partnerships, has been working on persuade Japanese media giants to join the team. The key stations of Japan’s two nationwide private TV networks, TV Asahi and TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System) made agreements with Google on Tuesday, and the both broadcasters started distributing their news video clips… Continue reading Enemies Yesterday, Friends Today: Japanese Major TV Broadcasters Handshake With YouTube
Remodel Your Body With Tweet-able Dumbbell, And Continue Your Exercise Routine
Billy’s Bootcamp, Core Rhythms and Figurerobics by Korean aerobics guru Jung Da Yeon(정다연) – Japanese midnight infomercial programs tempted TV shoppers to buy a variety of items to remodel their body shapes. These items will be used in several days after the purchase, but usually they will be stored in a shed and will be… Continue reading Remodel Your Body With Tweet-able Dumbbell, And Continue Your Exercise Routine
Two AR iPhone Apps Come To Our Hands This Week
Tokyo-based tech start-up led by Takahito Iguchi(@iguchi), a self-styled Willy Wonka who made an unique presentation at last year’s edition of TechCrunch 50, Tonchidot finally released an augmented reality (AR) iPhone app Sekai Camera on Thursday, it’s now available at AppStore for free of charge. In time with the release of the app, Mr. Iguchi… Continue reading Two AR iPhone Apps Come To Our Hands This Week
Japanese Comics Target The World’s Second Most Populated Market
An NTT group company in mobile content development, NTT Solmare, and Kyoto-based mobile content developer Zero-Sum started distributing Japanese comic titles for cellphone users in India last Friday. The service is provided to the users of the country’s 6th ranked mobile carrier Tata Teleservices, and is also expected to start for the country’s 3rd ranked… Continue reading Japanese Comics Target The World’s Second Most Populated Market
New Dating Game Robs Boys Of Loves In Girlfriends
Love Plus[J] is a virtual dating simulation game, which was developed by Konami for Nintendo DS and went on sale at the beginning of this month. This game title attracts an enormous number of game geeks, especially among the “herbivorous“-typed boys, living around the country, and more than 47,000 packages were sold just in three… Continue reading New Dating Game Robs Boys Of Loves In Girlfriends