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Recently CScout Japan made a trip to the Wireless Japan Expo to check out what’s going on in the mobile world…but mostly we were on the lookout for shiny toys and fun gadgets. We weren’t let down!
They had a chance to play with this nifty little augmented reality toy/software from Geisha Tokyo called Cyber Figure [...]
Innovative ways of applying mobile devices give audience worldwide unique perspectives of the event.
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Not being able to launch 3G does not mean this year’s Olympics keeps the hottest mobile media outside China. A bunch of companies are rolling out their mobile applications for the Games, which, if not becoming popular right away, carry [...]
Social networking (SNS) becomes more focused in China.
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Instead of setting up an all-round Social Networks, the IT professionals in China chose to push the SNS to a more focused direction. They try to attract registers by inviting elites of the industry circle to the network and cater to the urgent needs of the [...]
Softbank has announced that a long-distance romance role-playing game for mobile phones, called, amusingly, the “Marginal Prince†from Serendipity will be available this month for users of the latest phone models. The game has become immensely popular since it was released exclusively on Docomo a few years ago.
What exactly is a long distance romance role-playing [...]
New private planes are making bespoke, convenient air travel more accessible.
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Affordable new planes known as Very Light Jets (VLJs) are hitting the aviation market, slashing the costs of private aviation and creating opportunities for new aviation businesses. A fraction of the price of traditional small planes, The Cessna Mustang and Cirrus ‘Jet’ are about [...]
Body health monitors, whether built into scales or even mobile phones, are quite popular in Japan. Typically these are used to keep tabs on body fat or “body ageâ€, but Ran’s Night is an original concept made specifically for women, and uses QR codes to capture the data for analysis.
Ran’s Night is designed to keep [...]
Driven by a combination of consumer needs and desires, modular design is taking off.
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Modular design is being introduced to a range of new product categories, helping businesses cash in on a number of larger trends. These include lifestyles that are more flexible and unpredictable, creating demand for products that can meet a range of [...]
Olympic ticketing and pre-Olympic ID cards raise RFID’s profile and market value in China.
The upcoming Beijing Olympics will see one of the largest, groundbreaking uses of RFID technology to date - if this technology proves successful the event will go a long way to raising RFID’s profile, both within China and overseas. According [...]
Mobile manufacturers and SPs target silver cellphone users with simple handsets and vintage content.
Since mobile phone providers in Japan tend to have music downloading services, many phones double as portable music players. But don’t assume that everyone is listening to the latest pop songs. Mobile contents provider Radio Days has just announced that they will [...]
Free cellphone-based makeovers target young female mobile users in Japan.
More signs indicate that virtual makeovers—using real photographic images—are on the verge of becoming a major trend. Last week we reported on Awaseba, the new PC-based virtual fitting room for online shops, now this week So-Net entertainment is launching a mobile-based site called “Hair Style,†that [...]
