All the stories tagged with: japan
TAXAN MeoTune turns your smartphone into a portable TV
10/03/2011, [CEATEC 2011] People in Japan love watching TV; in fact most of the phones made for the Japanese market seem to incorporate 1-Seg tuners so that they can enjoy TV while on the go. However, not all phones were built [...]
Toilet Bike Neo – poop gets you places
10/03/2011, You might have that tough guy image of a biker with your Harley, but even the manliest of Hell’s Angels will still writhe in agony and pain should the stomach bug hit him – hard. Well, Toto is offering a [...]
DoCoMo Tracks Calories With Food Photos
10/03/2011, [CEATEC 2011] Japanese carrier DoCoMo is demonstrating a research project that aims at tracking one’s calorie intake by recognizing meals based on photos. As you can imagine, this would be a “low-maintenance” way of tracking that kind of information, as [...]
DoCoMo aims for 10 min battery charge
10/03/2011, Earlier at the CEATEC pre-tour show, a rather interesting gadget by NTT DoCoMo was spotted. In essence it’s basically a battery pack for your smartphone, much like Mophie’s Juice Pack and other external battery cases, but the kicker here is [...]
Sharp AQUOS 104SH to run on Ice Cream Sandwich
09/29/2011, Japan seems to be getting everything first – they got the first handset to run Windows Phone 7.5 and now it looks like the could be getting the first handset that will be running on Google’s latest iteration of Android, [...]
Hitachi Maxell announces “Air Voltage” wireless charger for the iPad 2
09/28/2011, If the idea of charging via cable is of huge inconvenience for you and sounds messy, Hitachi Maxell has announced what they’re calling the “Air Voltage”, which combines a wireless charging pad together with a jacket that has been designed [...]
iPhone 5 to be launched 14th October in US, UK, France, Germany and Japan? (updated)
09/27/2011, While the iPhone 5 has yet to be announced, many are already speculating about its launch date. The general consensus seems to be that the iPhone 5 will be announced in some time in October, although recent reports are suggesting [...]
ASUS TOUGH shows up in Japan, headed to KDDI
09/26/2011, Earlier we had reported that Japan carrier KDDI had plans to release several phones as part of the Winter lineup, and that the Kyocera Digno ISW11K was one of the devices listed. However, not content with just launching smartphones and [...]
Kyocera Digno ISW11K headed to KDDI
09/26/2011, KDDI, one of the carriers in Japan, has recently unveiled their upcoming Winter lineup for phones. Some of the devices are feature phones, but some are smartphones, much like the Kyocera Digno ISW11K. The device was created specifically for the [...]
GAMETECH’s Double USB Charger lets you charge two devices at once
09/26/2011, If you carry out with you a variety of gadgets, such as a smartphone, a tablet, a portable gaming console, camera etc, you probably have a ton of devices that need charging by the end of the day. GAMETECH’s Double [...]
Super Mario figurines playback iconic jingles from the game
09/26/2011, How big of a Super Mario fan are you? There are probably tons of Super Mario merchandize out there, ranging from clothing to soft toys, keychains and what not, but perhaps you might want to add this interactive Super Mario [...]
Smartphone covers are more than just cosmetic appeal
09/22/2011, Who would have thought that the average smartphone cover might actually evolve into something that offers far more than just cosmetic appeal and protection for the handset? Take a look at what Japan’s biggest mobile carrier, NTT Docomo, recently unveiled [...]
Softbank no longer sole iPhone carrier in Japan?
09/22/2011, There is word going around that all is not well for Softbank in the Land of the Rising Sun. Wait a minute – is the CEO experiencing some sort of scandalous reports, or is the company bleeding money to stay [...]
