Jean Snow [.net]

Month: July 2005

  • PSP Browsing

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    It’s been announced that Sony is finally releasing a web browser for the PSP (I was never able to get the WIPEOUT PURE hack to work), which you’ll get through a firmware update (2.0) to be released next week. I’m a bit weary about the update, since previous updates have disabled the PSP’s ability to…

  • The ATM Jackpot

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    I draw your attention to this BBC article about a Japanese bank that is now letting your try to win an exemption from usage fees through a quick game of slots. My question — the Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank? Never heard of it.

  • Critical What?

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    Marxy runs down an article from the new issue of CYZO that looks at how promoters in Japan of EPISODE III censored reviews of the film.

  • Tokyo Fashion Spotting

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    This makes me look forward to this Fall’s Swedish Style event. When Swedish illustrator Jessica Romberg first arrived in Japan two years ago, she finally had the chance to be part of her greatest source of inspiration – young urban Japan with its fabulous looking people. Trained at Beckmans school of design in Stockholm, Romberg…

  • Ginza Traffic

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    Taken while I was walking around in Ginza.

  • Christmas Illusion 2

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    No, it’s not Christmas, but the following event sounds damn cool, and it’s a shame that I’m now entering crunch-time for a bunch of projects from now until I leave for my holidays to Canada (and NYC) at the end of the month. I’ll let Cat Jam‘s Channing explain it: Cat Jams Label release JAM-013…

  • Kissa Ginza

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    Here’s a view of the Kissa Ginza cafe/bar in Ebisu (moblogged the other day) from the outside.

  • Moving On

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    You may have noticed that I’ve removed the Gizmodo box from my sidebar, and that’s because I’ve decided to stop my contributions there. You should definitely keep visiting the site for Japan-related tech-goodness though, especially since Jaime Manzone of Octopus Dropkick! (which seems to be down right now) is now going to be a regular…