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If you’re an iPhone app developer or know someone who is, then stay tuned for some exciting news…

Read the full story Announcements | Internet | iPhone | NOT Japan | Wireless 03:27 PM Mark Hiratsuka • Permalink •
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It’s Friday, so it’s time for me to play it straight and get down with the CNNGo guys. Revisiting the good old hay fever nose blockers this time. Yoroshiku, ne…

Nothing out of the ordinary there, but the stand might appeal to a few retro holdout fans of the rat.

Satellite broadcaster Sky says it’ll be providing live matches in 3D towards the end of the current season in May.  Viewers will need a special LG TV set and 3D glasses, of course, but a full 1080p image is still promised.

The MPE-200 multimedia processor goes on sale next week for an actually quite reasonable ¥2,625,000 ($30,000), considering what it offers. Bet James Cameron paid a bit more than that for his.

NEC announced today that UQ Communications has expanded its WiMAX service with NEC’s base stations. UQ Communications has revised its WiMAX base station installation plan for the 2009 fiscal year from 4,000 to more than 6,000 base stations by the end of March 2010.

It’s in Tokushima in Shikoku, western Japan, and is intended to keep traffic lights on after the commercial power grid has been disrupted by an earthquake or other problem.

One has to assume this was more about the challenge than the end result - nice work, though.

The Tokyo Two trial continued today as a former whaler took to the stand and cast serious doubt on the veracity of the official investigation into our allegations of institutional embezzlement within Japan’s whaling industry.

Chairs like these are common in electronics stores in Japan, but this has to be the most expensive yet.

Thanks for the sale, guys, but who are you?

Manga Balloon Maker’s developer just dropped off a few promo codes - one’s yours for a retweet or a comment.

Instead, it’s a USB MIDI controller for MacBooks. Oh well…

The guys at iPhone factory are serious iPhone otaku and clearly know their stuff. Standouts include the ¥5,300 3GS battery swap and the option for a bike pickup from your home or office.

APPLIYA Studio, one of Japan’s premier iPhone app publishers, has announced an upgraded version of their online iPhone App publication tool, the iPhoneAppBuilder.

It’s on sale now for ¥5,980 ($67) and looks impressive with a rugged, waterproof case, rotating handlebar mount and the ability to shoot video of your cycle trip.

Forget Michelin - Miele’s gourmet dining guide hits the iPhone at midnight for $4.99 but it’s yours for free now at the link below.

For once, instead of the ‘breathless fawning’ they mention themselves in the subhead here, or priapic babble about ‘hipsters,’ whatever that means, the authors have said something of substance - an impressive feat when clearly just aiming for linkbait.

It all seems rather unnecessary, but at least the TV commercial is moderately entertaining. And what’s with those hemp dog tag designs?

The DSC-TX5, due out in Japan in March for ¥40,000 ($400-ish), is just 17.7mm thick and waterproof to 3m.

While the high price (¥200,000) and tiny screen (11 inches) meant it was never likely to sell much, the XEL-1 was the first in its class.