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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

FindTokyo app brings pop-up maps and more to iPhone
Read the full story GPS | Internet | Japan | Mobile computing | Wireless 02:20 PM Mark Hiratsuka • Permalink •

In spite of general ill-informed nay-saying about the hardware’s prospects in Japan, the Tokyo-specific iPhone apps keep rolling in thick, fast and creamy, with the latest being a gem from Enfour and Gmap.

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

PlaceEngine Wi-Fi mapping spreads wings beyond Sony
Read the full story Gaming | GPS | Internet | Japan | Software | Wireless 09:41 PM Mark Hiratsuka • Permalink • Comments

Confirming the promise we saw in Sony’s GPS-shunning PlaceEngine application recently, comes the news that Japanese mapping giant Edia will use it in its next round of navigation software.

Friday, June 08, 2007

Sony’s geeky backside exposed in Tokyo R&D extravaganza
Read the full story Events | GPS | Internet | R&D | Storage | Wireless 12:12 AM Mark Hiratsuka • Permalink • Comments

We all know Sony for its games hardware, TVs, cameras and other audio-visual products, but it’s not such common knowledge that the company has a bleeding-edge research laboratory dedicated to exploring the technology of tomorrow just for the heck of it.



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