SoftBank – Next Generation Display Technology IGZO – Built into – AQUOS PHONE Xx 203SH – smartphone
By Stephen - [7/3/2013 - 05:01] - 
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Softbank is releasing a new Sharp Android 4.1 smartphone – AQUOS PHONE Xx 203SH – with 4.9 inch big HD display (1,280 x 720 dots). It is built on IGZO, an LC technology Sharp invented, which provides high energy-saving perf[...]
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NTT Docomo – “i Bodymo” – Track how much you use your body – now with added functionality: “Pikukyara” and “Steps Ranking Prize”
By Stephen - [6/3/2013 - 07:08] - 0 - Applications
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NTT Docomo has what it calls a health service called “i Bodymo” – a smartphone app that tracks the movement of your body – counts the number of steps you take all day, the calories you burn, the time and distanc[...]
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LG announces four OPTIMUS Series devices at MWC
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [25/2/2013 - 01:08] - 0 - Phones
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LG Electronics (LG) will unveil a smartphone lineup at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain that focuses on a four-tier strategy. The four strategic Optimus series devices – G, Vu:, F and LII – all feature LG’s next generati[...]
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SoftBank – SmartTV – Streaming content, 100,000s of titles, use your smartphone/tablet as remote control
By Stephen - [20/2/2013 - 04:23] - 0 - Home Entertainment
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SoftBank is releasing SmartTV, it’s highly anticipated service that will be directly taking on Apple TV in the Japanese market. It allows you to watch high-quality video contents just by connecting the dedicated stick to your TV&[...]
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Docomo – Fujitsu “ARROWS X F-02E” with 1.7 GHz Quad Core CPU and Big Full HD Display
By Stephen - [19/2/2013 - 11:52] - 0 - Phones
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Docomo’s new smartphone “ARROWS X F-02E” made by FUJITSU was released with higher specs than other similar models. It’s got 1.7GHz Quad Core CPU, 5.0 inch full HD display, Android 4.1, 2420mAH battery, 16.3 mega[...]
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Fujitsu and France Telecom-Orange – partnership to offer mobile phones and services in Europe – Initial offering: STYLISTIC S01
By Stephen - [19/2/2013 - 06:34] - 0 - Phones
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Fujitsu Limited (Tokyo) and France Telecom-Orange (Paris) today announced a new partnership to offer mobile phones and services in Europe. The partnership marks Fujitsu’s first extensive foray into the smartphone market outside J[...]
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LG Electronics – Optimus G Pro – 5.5 inch, first Full HD smartphone will launch in Korea
By Stephen - [18/2/2013 - 04:26] - 0 - Phones
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Deff – Wooden protective covering for Sony Xperia Z So-02 – Japanese wood craftsmanship for your smartphone
By Stephen - [15/2/2013 - 06:28] - 0 - Accessories
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Japanese precision craftsmanship is not reserved for electronics and machinery. In fact, traditional Japanese precision developed in other areas such as wood and metalworking. Now, a bit of the old can be applied to the new. Deff Corpo[...]
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Buffalo – BSMPB05BK – Compact dual iPhone and Android smartphone battery charger
By Stephen - [15/2/2013 - 04:48] - 0 - Peripherals
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With 4 AA batteries, you can charge your iPhone or Android smartphone with Buffalo’s new mobile battery charger “BSMPB05BK” anytime. It’s a very compact, portable small stick, so you can take it with you in your[...]
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SoftBank – Fujitsu “ARROWS A 201F” – High-spec smartphone with ultrafast-speed data communication service
By Stephen - [14/2/2013 - 08:03] - 1 - Phones
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SoftBank today revealed their new ARROWS smartphone, the ARROWS A 201F, made by Fujitsu. It runs SoftBank 4G which is their ultra-speed data communication service (up to 76Mbp). It runs a 1.5GHz Quad Core CPU, Android 4.1, and high-def[...]
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Thanko – Stretch Earphone Case – Free yourself from your tangled and dragging earphone cord!
By Stephen - [7/2/2013 - 07:55] - 0 - Accessories
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Thanko’s “Stretch Earphone Case” is simple and genius. By pulling and stretching this tube-like product, you can easily fold up an earphone cord in a second. This is a classically Japanese solution to a very serious p[...]
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Buffalo unveiled the BSMPA17 Series a new MHL ready dock for Smartphones
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [6/2/2013 - 08:56] - 0 - Accessories
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Buffalo released this morning in Japan the BSMPA17 Series for Smartphone. Available in Black or White and set to arrive later this month at around 6,300 Yen, the BSMPA17 is small MHL or Mobile High-Definition Link Ready dock that will [...]
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TOMY – “Auto Mee S” – Cleaning Robot for smartphones and tablets
By Stephen - [5/2/2013 - 06:40] - 0 - Accessories
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Takara TOMY Company, Ltd., the Japanese toy company, just released a tiny cleaning robot, called the “Auto Mee S”, designed for cleaning smartphone and tablet LCD displays. This is a fun gadget to have and would be a great [...]
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[Hands-On] 10.1″ Xperia Tablet Z – the world’s slimmest tablet
By DigInfo TV - [30/1/2013 - 05:11] - 1 - Tablet-PDA
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“This is the Xperia Tablet Z SO-03E. It’s the world’s slimmest tablet, and Japan’s lightest, too. Until now, tablets have been heavy and thick, so they end up getting left at home. But this one’s light and[...]
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![[Hands-On] 10.1″ Xperia Tablet Z – the world’s slimmest tablet](/wp-content/uploads/images/0/50/123250/a-150-150.jpg)
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[Hands-On] MEDIAS W dual-screen Android smartphone
By DigInfo TV - [29/1/2013 - 03:16] - 0 - Press Conference Phones
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Docomo has unveiled a dual-screen smartphone, the Medias W. It features two 4.3″ displays, a 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, an 8.1MP camera and runs Android 4.1. It will be released in April 2013. “This is the MEDIAS W. Ordinarily, [...]
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![[Hands-On] MEDIAS W dual-screen Android smartphone](/wp-content/uploads/images/2/52/123152/a-150-150.jpg)
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NTT Docomo Spring 2013 Highlights: Docomo “Smart Home”
By Stephen - [23/1/2013 - 08:09] - 0 - Press Conference Home Entertainment None
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Docomo is pushing hard to be able to provide all of the components that customers will need to access and share content in any medium in the home. Through the “Smart Home” concept, all content – videos, music, etc. &[...]
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NTT Docomo Spring 2013 Highlights: MEDIAS W – N-05E – Two-in-one smartphone / mini-tablet
By Stephen - [23/1/2013 - 04:03] - 1 - Press Conference Phones Tablet-PDA
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This is a really interesting two-in-one gadget. It is like a smartphone that can be converted into a mini-tablet. It has dual screen that can be used when closed or when opened. It acts and feels like a normal phone when closed, but wh[...]
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NTT Docomo Spring 2013 Highlights: Xperia Z Smartphone and Xperia Tablet Z
By Stephen - [23/1/2013 - 03:40] - 1 - Press Conference Phones Tablet-PDA
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One of the highlights of Docomo’s roll-out of their 2013 “Spring Collection” was the Xperia Z Smartphone and Tablet pair. President and CEO, Kaoru Kato kicked off his product descriptions with these products and they [...]
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NTT Docomo – 2013 “Spring Collection” new product press conference
By Stephen - [23/1/2013 - 01:00] - 0 - Press Conference Phones Tablet-PDA
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NTT Docomo unveiled its 2013 Spring lineup to a packed house of invited Japanese and technical press at the Prince Park Tower Hotel in Tokyo. They showed off and explained 12 new models that will launch, beginning on January 25th, wit[...]
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Sony unveil in Japan two new portable Bluetooth and NFC Speakers with the SRS-BTX300 and SRS-BTX500
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [18/1/2013 - 09:29] - 0 - Speakers
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Sony announced today not one but two new portable Speaker with the SRS-BTX300 and SRS-BTX500. Announced for a Japanese launch schedule at the end of February at a price around 20,000 and 30,000 Yen respectively, the SRS-BTX300 and SRS-[...]
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Pinch interface connects the displays of multiple devices simultaneously
By DigInfo TV - [2/11/2012 - 03:53] - 0 - Displays
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Pinch is an interface which connects the displays from multiple touch devices together. It is currently under development by a research group at the Tokyo University of Technology. When the user places a thumb and index finger on two a[...]
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[Hands-On] AR app from docomo translates menus and signs in real time
By DigInfo TV - [11/10/2012 - 01:50] - 3 - Phones Software
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On October 11, NTT Docomo will start the Utsushite Honyaku service, which instantly translates foreign-language restaurant menus when you point a smartphone’s camera at them. Utsushite Honyaku is a commercial version of a service[...]
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![[Hands-On] AR app from docomo translates menus and signs in real time](/wp-content/uploads/images/7/97/119797/a-150-150.jpg)
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