http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/ All the Good Stuff... en jml@digitalworldtokyo.com Copyright 2010 2010-03-11T22:03:15+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/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 http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/articles/UQ_and_NEC_to_add_50_more_WiMax_base_stations_across_Japan_by_end_of_March/ http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/UQ_and_NEC_to_add_50_more_WiMax_base_stations_across_Japan_by_end_of_March/#When:18:32:26Z Tokyo, March 10, 2010 - 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. UQ Communications selected two vendors to develop and produce WiMAX base stations. NEC’s base stations began operation in the UQ WiMAX commercial network today and will be used to expand service area nationwide. NEC is delivering the WiMAX “PasoWings BS202” base station, which has secured WiMAX Forum Wave2 (2.5GHz) certification, an international standard that indicates superior interoperability between vendors. UQ communications is proactively expanding its coverage area and expects that the installation of NEC’s base stations will contribute to accelerated service expansion, flexibility and stabilization.   Via NEC Permalink | Leave a comment  » 2010-03-09T18:32:26+00:00 http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/articles/Sanyo_to_power_traffic_signals_with_Li-ion_batteries_during_natural_disaste/ http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/Sanyo_to_power_traffic_signals_with_Li-ion_batteries_during_natural_disaste/#When:18:26:48Z 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. The 19kg batteries can power the signals for up to two and a half hours, which seems moderately useful, but how serious a problem is the loss of traffic direction after a major quake? via sanyo.com Permalink | Leave a comment  » 2010-03-09T18:26:48+00:00 http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/articles/Otaku_blogger_builds_DIY_Steadicam_for_iPhone/ http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/Otaku_blogger_builds_DIY_Steadicam_for_iPhone/#When:18:20:00Z One has to assume this was more about the challenge than the end result - nice work, though. via iwted.miyachan.cc [Japanese] Permalink | Leave a comment  » 2010-03-08T18:20:00+00:00 http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/articles/Greenpeace_Tokyo_Two_whaling_trial_gets_boost_as_ex-whaler_blows_whistle_on/ http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/Greenpeace_Tokyo_Two_whaling_trial_gets_boost_as_ex-whaler_blows_whistle_on/#When:18:06:51Z AOMORI, Japan — 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. He further revealed how the whaling crew kept for themselves the meat from baby whales caught in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. via greenpeace.org Permalink | Leave a comment  » 2010-03-08T18:06:51+00:00 http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/articles/Panasonic_rub_tug_chair_makes_red_light_massage_merchants_redundant/ http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/Panasonic_rub_tug_chair_makes_red_light_massage_merchants_redundant/#When:20:31:12Z Chairs like these are common in electronics stores in Japan, but this has to be the most expensive yet. Has anyone ever tried one? via cnngo.com Permalink | Leave a comment  » 2010-03-07T20:31:12+00:00