Jean Snow [.net]

Category: Technology

  • Remote Controller

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    Nintendo, you rock my world! Everything you wanted to know about the just-announced Nintendo Revolution “remote controller” but were afraid to ask, and then some musings on the business strategy behind it. And I’m absolutely in love with the white Revolution pictured in this post! Update: I just watched Iwata’s keynote (it’s being streamed here),…

  • Fast Service!

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    Wow, talk about fast service. I brought my iBook to the Apple Store in Ginza yesterday late in the afternoon because of a problem with the right speaker (it’s been crackling for a couple of months now). It’s still under the warranty, so wouldn’t cost anything, and they said it would take about a week.…

  • Superstar

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    Hmmm… A game for mobile phones that actually sounds interesting? From Paul’s IN-duce.net: Superstar is a massively multiplayer real-world game that takes place in Tokyo starting Sept. 12, 2005. The game uses Japanese Puri Kura sticker-clubs as a starting point for a playful experiment in social networks, automated phonecam image analysis, and urban visual culture.…

  • Fatten that PSP of Yours

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    Oh man, this is just what I need for my PSP — I watch more videos on it than I play games, by a crazy margin. Sony today announced a new 2GB Memory Stick Pro Duo memory card, which will sell for around $200. The MSX-M2GS will soon be available, but can be pre-ordered now…

  • Nano Nano

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    I was in Ginza yesterday, and I stopped by the Apple Store to get my iBook fixed (the right speaker crackles), which of course gave me a chance to play around with the new iPod nano. The first thing you notice is how unbelievably small and light it is, even more so than the images…

  • Xbox in Harajuku

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    Xbox in Harajuku? Microsoft, face facts, no one in Japan is interested in the Xbox, and I doubt that even something like this could possibly turn things around. Microsoft is in the midst of constructing a $400,000+ building in Tokyo for its upcoming next-generation hardware. It’s currently draped in a huge sheet emblazoned with the…

  • Sony Joins the iTunes Party

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    Looks like Sony finally gave in! Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc plans to provide songs to the iTunes Music Store in Japan managed by Apple Computer Inc, a rival of its parent company over portable digital music players, Sony Music officials said. Sony Music and Apple are working out the details of a possible deal,…

  • Mobile Phones Vs. Smoking

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    Who would have imagined that keitai use would lead to a healthier lifestyle! From Japan Today: The number of junior high and high school students who own cell phones is increasing, and there is a high chance that phone bills are weighing on the money they spend on cigarettes Kenji Hayashi, head of the research…