A good read from the AP, featuring several of our clients at Snapp Media and a word or two from yours truly. Thanks, Kageyama-san.
Update: It made the Seattle Times and NPR too...
Via news.yahoo.com
Yet another Android addition to the Docomo lineup, in stores across Japan from November 26. Contract only, of course...
Via nttdocomo.com
What's more, there are two sizes - 10-8 inches and 5.5 inches. Think of anything else that's likely to get a mid-size version soon?
Anyway, the Galapagos - a name associated with isolated development, of course - will hit the streets in December at an undisclosed price. Sharp says it will launch with access to 30,000 books, magazines and newspapers via Wi-Fi. Technically, it supports the XMDF e-book format.
Lastly, the press release talks of "an easy-to-use interface that gives full consideration to the book culture of Japan." What could that mean?
Via sharp.co.jp [JP]
UPDATE: I've attached two PDFs in English from Sharp, the press release and a concept document that talks a little about Darwin. Still think the name conveys the wrong image, though.
Worth noting too is that, aside from these few manga now available here in Japan, the shelves in bookstores are also groaning with more traditional how-to guides covering Twitter, iPad, iPhone and plenty more new-fangledness besides...
Via cnngo.com
It's worth a spin, but for novelty value only. Still, there's a good ole QR code in there [Japanese language, BTW]...
It's interesting to see a proper alternative to Safari for the iPad, but is iLunascape just that bit too far out on a limb?
Via lunascape.tv
It's hard to know what to make of the iPADock, but let us know if you're interested in it and we'll ask PhotoFast about taking it to the West. We're nice that way...
Via gizmag.com
Not many cases of 3D sickness yet, but I know I'm *sick* of paying extra in the cinema to borrow a pair of glasses just so I can see a considerably duller screen.
Studios, stick to plotting, not gimmicks, please.
PS Totally loved Toy Story 3 in spite of the 3D :)
Via cnngo.com
Good to see Sekai Camera get a mention, although I must admit I've yet to be terribly impressed by any Augmented Reality app. Nice and all that, but...
Via google.com
We take your product and make it a hit in Japan or out - simple really!
Now, give it some clicky to get with the program...
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