Japanese Girl Band AKB48 Gets Android And iPhone Applications

If you still doubt that Japan is in the middle of a smartphone revolution, here is another news item that serves as a good piece of evidence for it: Japanese pop sensation AKB48 released apps for the iPhone and Android today – in both English and Japanese (iTunes, Android market link). Fans of the country’s… Continue reading Japanese Girl Band AKB48 Gets Android And iPhone Applications

Feel-on: Twitter Comicalization Client On Web/iPhone

Feel on! is a Twitter client service by a Japanese startup L is B. This client analyze your Twitter timeline with its Social Emotion Engine(SEE), and show each tweet with emotionally matched comic character and color. Feel on! web browser version was released on today May 13th. iPhone version (English and Japanese) was released already… Continue reading Feel-on: Twitter Comicalization Client On Web/iPhone

Gree acquires OpenFeint for $104 million as part of global expansion

Gree, Japan’s social gaming giant, announced today that it has acquired social platform OpenFeint for $104 million USD. OpenFeint ‘s social platform for iPhone and Android allows developers to add social elements to existing games with minimal programming. This low barrier to entry has accelerated its growth since its founding in 2009, now boasting a catalogue of over… Continue reading Gree acquires OpenFeint for $104 million as part of global expansion

Wipe Glove: Running With iPhone

Wipe Glove [J] by Podo is a jogging glove with water absorbing material, by which you may dry your face, neck, etc. during jogging. “The Smart Series” of it also has a big pocket to hold smartphone, music player, keys and coins. The pair of gloves costs 2,390 yen(US$28).

Hello Kitty Twitter App For iOS

It’s official. Bandai Namco has just released Hello Kitty themed Twitter client under the license of Sanrio. With basic Twitter client functionality, you may select two themes, “Kitty White” and “Kity and Love Teddy”. The app also has puzzle game It is available on iTunes app store with $2.99. English, French and Japanese menus are… Continue reading Hello Kitty Twitter App For iOS

Using Your Smartphone Camera To Count Calories

We’ve come across a service by NTT Communications tentatively called “Health Enhancement Assist Service” [J], which unlike its name, is an incredibly interesting little innovation in the world of health management apps and web services. The smartphone app / web service allows people to keep track of their daily diet via their smartphone cameras, an extremely relevant… Continue reading Using Your Smartphone Camera To Count Calories

CyberAgent To Start iPhone Social Game Platform GameWave For North America And Global

CyberAgent announced today [J] the upcoming release of their new global iPhone social gaming platform GameWave. GameWave will be an iPhone only platform to be released by this spring as CyberAgent joins a growing list of Japanese social-gaming companies looking abroad for further growth potential. CyberAgent announced in their press release today that the GameWave platform… Continue reading CyberAgent To Start iPhone Social Game Platform GameWave For North America And Global

Silent Camera – Reducing iPhone4 Shutter Noise Even In Japan

see more Sports Pictures Silent Camera for iPhone is a domain specific application for Japanese iPhone users, who own the specially customized Softbank iPhone, on which you can not turn off camera shutter sound, which is added for Japan market, where all cellphone cameras are so to avoid camera voyeurism. With the app, you can… Continue reading Silent Camera – Reducing iPhone4 Shutter Noise Even In Japan

Mezamashi Kanojo – iPhone/Android Morning Alarm Motivates You By Girls Photo

Mezamashi Kanojo [J] (Morning Alarm Clock Girlfriend) by Biglobe is a smartphone(iPhone/iPad/Android) alarm clock application featuring Japanese girls. The app has a simple alarm clock functionality. When it rings, a random photo of a girl hiding her face is shown. Until you tap, the girl’s photo will be shrinking. If you wake up fast, you… Continue reading Mezamashi Kanojo – iPhone/Android Morning Alarm Motivates You By Girls Photo

Pacman Twitter Client Pac’n Twit

Pac’n Twit for iPhone/iPad is a new free Twitter client by Bandai Namco, yes, the company made Pacman 31 years ago (Namco merged with Bandai in 2005). Here is a screenshot of Twitter timeline, It comes with Pac man themed design, has regular Twitter client features, tweet, reply, direct message, retweet, list, search, notification, post… Continue reading Pacman Twitter Client Pac’n Twit