Category: Technology

The above picture, from Engadget, shows how Sony is getting consumers excited for their new PSP portable gaming system (and there’s another good pic here). If you’re actually interested in the PSP itself, view the full post for more pictures of the product itself. I’m more interested in the Nintendo DS, which is now being…

Wired News takes a look at the Japanese Mac gaming market (pretty much non-existent right now), and how Microsoft is about to change this. While Japan is famous for video games and is the second-largest market for Apple’s Macintosh, it is not the land of the rising sun for Mac gamers. Go to any giant…

For owners of a W21S mobile phone, like the one I got last week, I just found the following page that has a PDF of the complete manual in English (as well as manuals to other AU phones). Here’s a direct link to the PDF.

Wired News has a piece up on a store in Aoyama that caters to iPod aficionados, but with a twist. The owner recommends pairing up an iPod with antique radios or receivers with the use of an FM transmitter, like the iTrip. In the back streets of Tokyo’s upscale Aoyama district, there’s a little antique…

The W21S Nation keeps growing, as Jeremy (of Antipixel) also gets one. I need to meet Paul sometime soon to see what he’s doing with his. And I’ve been finding lots of mobile-friendly sites that are keeping me busy on my daily train rides. No need to bring books or magazines with me anymore.

Thanks to help from Yuko’s mother, I was able to replace my lost phone with the Sony Ericsson W21S phone from AU, the “future white” model. This is one of the WIN phones, which is the high-bandwidth line from AU. What it means, is that I have a flat-fee unlimited 2.4Mbps connection to the internet.…