Jean Snow [.net]

Category: Technology

  • QRIO Quits

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    I know this is old news, but sad nonetheless: Sony announced on January 26 that it would stop development and production on its 2-legged robot, QRIO, due in part to the company’s restructuring scheme. QRIO has appeared in commercials as a company icon. Sony, however, confirmed the continued R&D on Artificial Intelligence, the technology that…

  • Googlemap Plugin

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    Another great article up on PingMag, this time Jon going into the details of the Googlemap plugin he created for WordPress.

  • Konica Minolta, Sayonara

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    Wow! Konica Minolta Holdings Co. announced that it would withdraw from the digital camera and film business by March 31, 2006. The company will also be transferring part of their Digital Single Lens Reflex camera business assets to Sony, and will then focus on its optics and display device fields such as liquid crystal film,…

  • Mobile Phone Update

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    Tokujin Yoshioka updates his site with images of recent works, including his new AU Design Project contribution, Media Skin. Link via Dezain.net. And a few pics of Naoto Fukasawa‘s Neon at ITmedia.

  • PSP Navigating

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    A reader sent me a link to this, which looks quite useful — it’s a map of Tokyo that comes on a UMD disc for the PSP. Sure, you can get something similar on your mobile phones these days (navigation software is especially big on AU phones), but the big PSP screen does make this…

  • Mac POWER!

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    I really need to have a look at MACPOWER, one of Japan’s Mac magazines — Momus explains why.

  • New Lineup from AU

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    Paul gives a rundown of the seven new WIN phones that were just introduced by AU, with a nice comparison check of all the features. Me, I’m quite in love with the Naoto Fukasawa-designed Neon (what you see pictured in this post), part of the AU Design Project. But you know, the phone I have…

  • Pimpin’ the Casio

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    A reader recently asked me for suggestions on an electronic Japanese/English dictionary, and it just so happens that I bought one a few weeks ago. After examining quite a few models, I ended up going with the Casio XD-FP9100, which seemed like the best deal for me. It’s a bit pricey, at close to 30…