Last month, we reported the useless cat accessory for iPhone being commoditized backed by Japanese Twitter users buzzing. The product seems to be at the final stage of development. http://twitpic.com/9oonki By seeing the buzz, @kizuki_jpn crafted an inspired accessory which has a jack for the jack of iPhone. http://twitpic.com/9vlswt I do not know this parody… Continue reading Twitter-buzzed Cat iPhone Jack Accessory Gets A Naughty Parody
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LION Releases Unique Alarm App Which Prevents You From Being Ashamed On Train
Have you ever felt ashamed by leaning on to person sitting next to you constantly while on train falling asleep? Sure, I have. Often. LION[J], as a promotion for energy drink Gronsan[J], released mobile alarm app[J] that could keep you away from this common situation you may find on commuting trains in Japan. The app… Continue reading LION Releases Unique Alarm App Which Prevents You From Being Ashamed On Train
Muji Launches Social Game Muji Life For Global
Toshima-ku/Tokyo-based Japanese consumer goods brand Muji (Mujirushi Ryohin), who operates about 300 shops in over 20 countries around the world, starts a social game Muji Life on November 15 (release [J]). You may join the game by either of three social networking services, Facebook, Twitter and Mixi. You will create your shelf with your favorite… Continue reading Muji Launches Social Game Muji Life For Global
Personal Assistant Siri Personified In Drawings As Well
iPhone’s new voice interface Siri is getting kind of artificial personality with human voice and many prepared witty answers. If so, such “virtual person in machine” is of course the Japanese anime/manga people’s favorite theme as seen on human voice synthesizer Hatsune Miku and her Vocaloid buddies are followed by a lot of illustrations, comics,… Continue reading Personal Assistant Siri Personified In Drawings As Well
Tokyo Architecture Navigator – Visit Tokyo’s 1000 Notable Buildings With iPhone
“Tokyo Kenchiku Navi/Tokyo Architecture Navigator” is a new English/Japanese bilingual iOS app by real-estate information website R-Store, which covers about 1,000 Tokyo buildings designed by architects like Tadao Ando, Arata Isozaki, Kazuyo Sejima, etc. The app contains around 3,000 photos of the buildings, information of each building such like the designer’s name, address, year established,… Continue reading Tokyo Architecture Navigator – Visit Tokyo’s 1000 Notable Buildings With iPhone
iPhone 4S Japan – Newcomer KDDI au Runs Even Fight Against Softbank
BCN Ranking announced the statistics of the first week sales of iPhone 4S in Japan. At this new version, the nation’s 3rd carrier Softbank Mobile‘s exclusive distribution since iPhone 3G ends, the 2nd largest carrier KDDI au enters to sell iPhone. The ranking shows the two carriers’ iPhone 4S with three variations of memory-size, 64M/32M/16M,… Continue reading iPhone 4S Japan – Newcomer KDDI au Runs Even Fight Against Softbank
Google+ iPhone App Bug (unable to write Japanese/Chinese/Korean) Fixed
The Google+ iPhone App‘s huge but only affected for some countries has been fixed after about 10 days. As we reported on September 26, Japanese (Chinese and Korean as well) Google+ user who updated the app found that they were unable to put in their native language letters. The new version 1.0.5.2346 has come on… Continue reading Google+ iPhone App Bug (unable to write Japanese/Chinese/Korean) Fixed
Google+ iPhone App Degraded For Japan And Others
Google released a new version of Google+ app for iPhone on iTunes store. However, upgrading the app will stop Japanese users from typing Japanese texts. The revision 1.0.4.2326 seems to block users converting phonetics to Japanese (both Chinese-kanji and kana) letters. I guess that the new feature “Improved +mention support” seems to grab every single… Continue reading Google+ iPhone App Degraded For Japan And Others
KDDI’s “Android au” Site Terminated, Not Telling Why But Likely By iPhone 5
KDDI’s Android handset promotion site “Android au” has been shut down today. The site shows a very short message “Android au site has finished.” in plain HTML, then visitors are redirected to KDDI au’s top page after 5 seconds. The special page has been promoting KDDI’s Android handset with a popular boys group Arashi, with… Continue reading KDDI’s “Android au” Site Terminated, Not Telling Why But Likely By iPhone 5
Breaking: Japan’s 2nd Telco KDDI Reportedly To Sell iPhone5
Nikkei Business Online is reporting [J], according to people familiar with the matter, the nation’s second carrier KDDI has an arrangement with Apple on selling iPhone in Japan. In Japan, iPhone has been exclusively provided by the 3rd carrier Softbank Mobile. It is not officially disclosed but Nikkei speculates that Softbank has been selling 7.5… Continue reading Breaking: Japan’s 2nd Telco KDDI Reportedly To Sell iPhone5