http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/ All the Good Stuff... en jml@digitalworldtokyo.com Copyright 2010 2010-03-16T23:36:41+00:00 http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/articles/making_the_best_japanese_iphone_apps_fly_worldwide/ http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/making_the_best_japanese_iphone_apps_fly_worldwide/#When:06:27:25Z If you’re an iPhone app developer or know someone who is, then stay tuned for some exciting news… From early 2010 we’ll be helping creators of the best iPhone and iPod touch applications get themselves heard above the din made by all those fart apps and even worse junk that so often buries the quality apps. We’ll mainly be working with Japan-based developers to get their work seen in English-speaking markets overseas, but will also be doing the opposite in bringing new apps to Japan and helping them fly here. Devs or friends of devs who’d like to know more, please get in touch via the contact form and we’ll spill the beans. Confidentially assured if that’s the way you want it at first, BTW. Oh, and a shout out on Twitter, Facebook or wherever you hang out would be much appreciated. Thanks, Mark… Update: Our new PR agency, Snapp! Media, is live and good to go - English here, Japanese here. Tell us about your app and we’ll take a look to work out the best way to generate downloads aplenty whatever the target market or territory. Yoroshiku… Announcements, Internet, iPhone, NOT Japan, Wireless 2009-11-17T06:27:25+00:00 http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/articles/Up_for_a_look_at_PhotoAvatar_a_smart_fun_iPhone_app_from_our_new_client/ http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/Up_for_a_look_at_PhotoAvatar_a_smart_fun_iPhone_app_from_our_new_client/#When:23:36:41Z                  At Snapp!, we’re doing the English-language (a bit of French and German too) promotion for the Japanese #1 hit (yes, another one!) PhotoAvatar, so feel free to hit me up on DM or email (mark[att]snapp.jp) for an iTunes App Store code if you fancy a look for a possible review or just wanna share the love. Full press release at the Snapp link, BTW. via snapp.jp Permalink | Leave a comment  » 2010-03-16T23:36:41+00:00 http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/articles/iPhone_app_HourFace_now_creating_wheezing_old_3D_avatars_better_than_ever/ http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/iPhone_app_HourFace_now_creating_wheezing_old_3D_avatars_better_than_ever/#When:23:31:54Z At Snapp!, we’re doing the English-language (a bit of French and German too) promotion for the Japanese #1 hit HourFace, so feel free to hit me up on DM or email (mark[att]snapp.jp) for an iTunes App Store code if you fancy a look for a possible review or just wanna share the love. Full press release at the Snapp link, BTW. And an RT, favorite, comment or whatever would be really appreciated - a lot of what we’re doing is to support and promote the best local developers to show those naysayers abroad that Japan loves the iPhone too. MotionPortrait are definitely in the vanguard so far - we love their tech like a long-lost, avatar-shaped brother. And thanks a million to everyone who’s already chipped in… via snapp.jp Permalink | Leave a comment  » 2010-03-16T23:31:54+00:00 http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/articles/In_Japan_cell_phone_ringtones_help_cure_hangovers_were_told/ http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/In_Japan_cell_phone_ringtones_help_cure_hangovers_were_told/#When:18:29:18Z The Sun’s staff reporter should maybe learn the differenze between a “craze” and well-directed marketing hype, methinks. Sloppy, shoddy ‘journalism.’ via thesun.co.uk Permalink | Leave a comment  » 2010-03-16T18:29:18+00:00 http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/articles/Video_call_iPhone_action_from_Japan_thanks_to_Yudos_Live_Link_3G_free_til_n/ http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/Video_call_iPhone_action_from_Japan_thanks_to_Yudos_Live_Link_3G_free_til_n/#When:18:22:48Z Looking good - here’s the iTunes link (Japan store only) if you’re after it… via dvice.com Permalink | Leave a comment  » 2010-03-16T18:22:48+00:00 http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/articles/Get_it_while_its_hot_Sanyos_solar_bicycle_parking_lot_opens_today_in_Tokyo/ http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/Get_it_while_its_hot_Sanyos_solar_bicycle_parking_lot_opens_today_in_Tokyo/#When:19:02:47Z Three months on from my first report, the Setagaya-ku facilities are open for business and looking great. They got some perfect weather for the press launch this morning after a night of heavy rain. Thanks for the invitation, Mito-san! All the good stuff can be found at Keio Line Sakurajosui and Tokyu Den-en Toshi Line Sakurashinmachi stations, BTW. via sanyo.com Permalink | Leave a comment  » 2010-03-15T19:02:47+00:00 http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/articles/Japans_pollen_solution_Spite_hay_fever_cut_off_your_nose/ http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/Japans_pollen_solution_Spite_hay_fever_cut_off_your_nose/#When:22:03:15Z 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… via cnngo.com Permalink | Leave a comment  » 2010-03-11T22:03:15+00:00 http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/articles/Sony_goes_Disney_with_a_Mickey_Mouse-flavored_lineup_of_new_Walkman_models/ http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/Sony_goes_Disney_with_a_Mickey_Mouse-flavored_lineup_of_new_Walkman_models/#When:18:25:30Z Nothing out of the ordinary there, but the stand might appeal to a few retro holdout fans of the rat. On sale as of 90 minutes ago, according to this strangely detailed Japanese press release.         Permalink | Leave a comment  » 2010-03-11T18:25:30+00:00 http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/articles/Live_3D_Premier_League_soccerfootball_coming_to_UK_in_May/ http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/Live_3D_Premier_League_soccerfootball_coming_to_UK_in_May/#When:02:18:36Z 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. Whether or not wearing the tech-heavy glasses to watch a game will appeal to pub-goers and couch potatoes across the nation remains to be seen, of course. Full details in the press release below…         Permalink | Leave a comment  » 2010-03-10T02:18:36+00:00 http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/articles/Processing_3D_video_Sonys_Cell-based_rig_can_be_yours_for_2.6mill/ http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/Processing_3D_video_Sonys_Cell-based_rig_can_be_yours_for_2.6mill/#When:22:26:47Z 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. That linked press release below is in Japanese, but click here for a rough and ready MT if you’re feeling lazy - it covers the basics at least. And if I was still a ‘proper’ journalist working for The Man, I’d be required to mention here that the MPE-200 uses the same Cell Broadband Engine processor as found in the PlayStation 3, possibly putting (PS3) in brackets too just to clarify for the hard of thinking, but I’ve packed that in for the PR life of Riley, so I won’t bother. You can work it out for yourselves, right? via sony.jp Permalink | Leave a comment  » 2010-03-09T22:26:47+00:00