Jean Snow [.net]

Month: May 2004

  • More Apple Stores in Japan

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    The AppleInsider reveals the possible expansion of Apple Stores in Japan. As part of its overseas retail initiative, Apple has maintained a Japan retail ‘Hit List,’ which currently references up to 27 prospective or secured storefronts, including 6 more in Tokyo and 2 others in Osaka. Each is assigned a deployment priority ranking, which coincides…

  • An Interview with Jean Snow

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    Robert has just posted an interview done with me at his GlitchSlapTko site. It probably describes me better than my own “about” page, so have a look if you’re curious about the person behind the site.

  • Captain Porno

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    There are currently quite a few Captain Porno portaits being shown at the Pause cafe near my place (took this moblog shot the other day). Here’s a link to the official Roughtoyz site.

  • Cow Books in Aoyama

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    The Cow Books section of the Dragonfly Cafe.

  • Ueda Mai

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    Robert (seems like he’s becoming an unofficial guest blogger here) keeps on finding the good stuff, this time introducing us to very cute (he dubs her “this week’s laptop kitten”) media artist Ueda Mai.

  • 3.2

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    And the cell wars keep on going: KDDI Corp said Monday it will launch in mid-June a cell phone equipped with a camera having a resolution of 3.2 million pixels, which the company claims is the world’s highest picture quality for a handset camera. At present, the finest quality for a handset camera features a…

  • Match-Bo

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    Robert, my ramen rival, makes another great find: Match-Bo. In his words, it “brings Wakayama-Prefecture flava mixed in with a healthy dose of Shibuya style (the store has a digital video projector, an ultra slick interior, and the staff are tres cool).” I think I know where our next ramen date will be.

  • A Dragonfly and a Cow

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    The entrance to Dragonfly Cafe/Cow Books in Aoyama.