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NEC to Release MEDIAS N-04C in Japan a new 7.7mm 4” Android Smartphone

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [21/2/2011 - 03:11] - 8 - Phones

This Week DoCoMo will release its new Phone and Smartphone collection in Japan and it seems that some Japanese people working either closed to NEC or DoCoMo could not resist to share in advance what this event will have to offer! Found[...]

NEC to Release MEDIAS N-04C in Japan a new 7.7mm 4” Android Smartphone

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SV-MV100, Panasonic’s new Android 2.1 Digital Media Player to hit Japan next month

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [14/2/2011 - 02:20] - 1 - DAP - PMP

Panasonic has just announced a new Android 2.1 DAP (Digitial Media Player) the SV-MV100, schedule to hit Japan later this march. The SV-MV100 comes with a 3.5” screen with an 845×480 resolution, 16GB of internal memory, support of[...]

SV-MV100, Panasonic’s new Android 2.1 Digital Media Player to hit Japan next month

Via Panasonic

Upgrade your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPod with a little Digital TV Tuner

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [17/11/2010 - 02:12] - 0 - Home Entertainment

Only made for the Japanese mobile Digital TV network system also known as 1Seg, this tiny little “dongle” that can be stick to any iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad will give you, once Buffalo 1Seg software installed and available via the Jap[...]

Upgrade your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPod with a little Digital TV Tuner

Via Buffalo

Docomo F-01C Featurephone from Fujitsu

By Akihabara News Team - [10/11/2010 - 02:31] - 0 - Press Conference Phones

As part of the winter 2010 ~ spring 2011 lineup of Docomo’s PRIME series of featurephones is Fujitsu’s F-01C, a high-spec waterproof clamshell with a 3.4-inch touchscreen on a swiveling neck. Its body is only 13.9 mm (half [...]

Via Fujitsu

Panasonic LUMIX Phone available next February in Japan

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [4/11/2010 - 03:40] - 0 - Press Conference Phones

Introduced at CEATEC last month, the Panasonic LUMIX Phone aka SoftBank 001P is now official in Japan. The Lumix Phones comes with a 13.2Mpix CMOS sensor, Panasonic Mobile VenusEngine Image processor, comes with a photo quick start of [...]

Panasonic LUMIX Phone available next February in Japan

Via Softbank Mobile

RWC introduce the first Space Battleship Yamato PND in Japan

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [19/10/2010 - 03:32] - 0 - Gps

Space Battleship Yamato is one of Japanese most famous manga and anime and it won’t come to any surprise that a company like RWC introduced its first Space Battleship Yamato PND with a 5” (WQVGA) touch monitor. The RM-YA500, the offici[...]

RWC introduce the first Space Battleship Yamato PND in Japan

Via RWC

iPod speaker dock with 1seg video capability released by Victor JVC

By Akihabara News Team - [15/10/2010 - 03:19] - 0 - Audio Systems

Victor JVC Japan has just released a new speaker dock unit, NX-TC7, that is compatible with iPod classic, touch, video, and nano (though the video feature only works on versions 3 and higher for the nano). The unit can handle mp3, wma,[...]

iPod speaker dock with 1seg video capability released by Victor JVC

Via Victor

Three new Gorilla PND from Sanyo in Japan

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [1/10/2010 - 04:01] - 0 - Gps

Sanyo Japanese just announced three new Gorilla PND with the NV-SD760FT, NV-SD650FT and NV-SD741DT. All models comes with a 16GB SSD, VICS, LED backlight, Sanyo Quick GPS with a GPS fix in maximum 10sec and a screen of 7” for the NV-SD[...]

Three new Gorilla PND from Sanyo in Japan

Via Sanyo

Pioneer renews its Esay Navi and Esay Navi Lite In-dash Car GPS line-up.

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [1/10/2010 - 12:15] - 0 - Gps

Pioneer introduces seven new in-Dash Car GPS in Japan with four High-ends models, the “Easy Nabis” available with a 7” Wide VGA display, DVD Video, CD, HDD, WMA, MP3, AAC and DivX support as well as Full Seg (12x1Seg) TV tuner and the [...]

Pioneer renews its Esay Navi and Esay Navi Lite In-dash Car GPS line-up.

Via Pioneer

Panasonic new Strada Navigation system now relies on SD Cards for data.

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [4/8/2010 - 03:49] - 0 - Gps

Faster and more reliable than both CD and HDD, SD Cards are now Panasonic weapon of choice for their 2 latest Car navigation system, the CN-MW150D and CN-MW250D. With a dual SD/SDHC Card slot, Panasonic give you the possibility to easi[...]

Panasonic new Strada Navigation system now relies on SD Cards for data.

Via Panasonic

[Review] KDDI IS01, When Sharp brings Android to the rest of us in Japan.

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [27/7/2010 - 11:25] - 7 - Review Tablet - PDA

There is no doubt that Sharp changed the Japanese landscape when it comes to Linux based handled and while the Zaurus 3200 is no longer available, we were please to see last march that Sharp is still working hard on bringing Linux in J[...]

[Review] KDDI IS01, When Sharp brings Android to the rest of us in Japan.

Zabady VD-J715B, Twinbird new Waterproof portable DVD player

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [1/6/2010 - 05:29] - 0 - Home Entertainment

And here you are another Waterproof DVD player with 1Seg TV tuner from Twinbird, not sure why this fascination for waterproof TVs & DVD player but if you like to enjoy a nice little movie or your usual soap in the comfort of your [...]

Zabady VD-J715B, Twinbird new Waterproof portable DVD player

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DoCoMo N-08B your average Japanese Ketai with a built-in QWERTY keyboard.

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [18/5/2010 - 07:23] - 2 - Press Conference Phones

The NEC N08B sold via DoCoMo is nothing more than your average FOMA 3G DoCoMo Mobile phones running on Windows CE that comes however with a 4.6” WVGA screen and a Full Qwerty Keyboard. In addition to this very basic functions, the N08B[...]

DoCoMo N-08B your average Japanese Ketai with a built-in QWERTY keyboard.

Via AU KDDI

Softbank Summer 2010 Collection… It’s Twitter Time Baby !

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [18/5/2010 - 01:42] - 1 - Phones

This morning Softbank announced none the less than 12 new mobile phones in Japan with one common feature… Twitter! Yes Apparently Twitter is starting to be a HUGE thing in Japan and goes far beyond already that MySpace and FaceBook, bu[...]

Softbank Summer 2010 Collection… It’s Twitter Time Baby !

Via SoftBank

[Hands-On] Sony also powers its BRAVIA S004 Phone with a Snapdragon CPU.

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [17/5/2010 - 05:23] - 2 - Hands On Phones

Oriented to give the best visual effect possible, Sony latest BRAVIA S004 phone comes with a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU enabling our phone to get perfectly fluid video up to 60fps even with digital 1Seg TV programs. WiFi capable the Bravia S0[...]

[Hands-On] Sony also powers its BRAVIA S004 Phone with a Snapdragon CPU.

Via AU KDDI

[Hands-On] Toshiba latest REGZA Phone T004 runs on Snapdragon too.

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [17/5/2010 - 04:55] - 0 - Hands On Phones

Yep, apparently running on a Snapdragon CPU is not limited to Smartphone, but apparently also to your average dumb phone like Toshiba latest REGZA T004. If you put aside for a second the 1GHz CPU, our little REGZA T004 as quite few thi[...]

[Hands-On] Toshiba latest REGZA Phone T004 runs on Snapdragon too.

Via AU KDDI

[Hands-On] 12Mpix and Wi-Fi, here you are Sharp AQUOS Shot SH008

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [17/5/2010 - 04:28] - 0 - Hands On Phones

Sharp AQUOS Shot is maybe the most powerful of all Camera phones introduces this morning in Japan by KDDI, with its 12.1Mpix Sensor our Phone is also capable to reach up to ISO 12800. Add to this a Wi-Fi module and you will be able to [...]

[Hands-On] 12Mpix and Wi-Fi, here you are Sharp AQUOS Shot SH008

Via AU KDDI

ArecX 6 lets you record up to 6 1Seg TV programs simultaneously

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [21/4/2010 - 04:24] - 0 - Home Entertainment

Not sure who will need to record up to 6 crappy, in terms of quality, 1Seg TV programs at once, but if you are living in Japan and just want to be capable of doing just that from the comfort of your home to later watch your favorite TV[...]

ArecX 6 lets you record up to 6 1Seg TV programs simultaneously

Via Sophia Digital

[Hands-On] JN-DK01 and IS01, Sharp and AU First Android MID

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [30/3/2010 - 11:56] - 1 - Press Conference Phones Tablet - PDA

We have to be very honest with you. We were not expecting such move and announcement from AU, one of Japan’s largest Mobile Operators. But it was about time that Sharp kicked out a real Linux successor to our beloved Zaurus… And [...]

[Hands-On] JN-DK01 and IS01, Sharp and AU First Android MID

Via Sharp

Bandai Namco New Rilakkuma Netbook

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [16/3/2010 - 04:03] - 1 - Laptops

Bandai Namco Super Relax Bear, Rilakkuma is coming back on the front page of Akihabara News with a 2nd generation Netbook! Build by Kohjinsha, this tuned SX Series Rilakkuma PC is powered by an ATOM Z520 with 1GB of RAM, 60GB of HDD, a[...]

Via Bandai Namco

Panasonic offers 5 news Strada PND in Japan

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [16/3/2010 - 02:49] - 0 - Gps

PND are gaining for momentum in Japan, a country were in the past GPS were usually “glued” to your car, but for some reasons, it seems that the demand in Japan is shifting to a more easy to carry and swappable PND system rather than th[...]

Panasonic offers 5 news Strada PND in Japan

Via Panasonic

Softbank Panasonic 941P… Wanna play to FF IV ?

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [10/11/2009 - 01:23] - 0 - Phones

The Viera Ketai 941P, like other phone announced this morning by Softbank, also offers Softbank Wi-Fi and other VOD, Magazine (e-Book) services on top of the usual 1Seg TV tuner, Bluetooth, GPS… With a smaller body and larger screen th[...]