Largest tech show in Asia opens
The largest tech event in Japan, The Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies (Ceatec) exhibition kicked off in the city of Chiba. Close to 600 tech firms will be at the exhibition, with over 200...
View ArticleSharp’s Pantone 5 is a multicoloured, ICS, radiation detecting smartphone
Colour us impressed. Android 4.0 phones are spewing out into the streets with nary a care. Sharp’s Pantone 5 is not a carefree ICS smartphone though. This one comes with the potentially live-saving...
View ArticleWii U launches 8 December in Japan: $338 for basic set, $405 for premium
There are not one, but two decent reasons to read this story. One, it’s not about the iPhone 5 and two, it’s the launch date of Nintendo’s fabled Wii U. Come 8 December in Japan, the world may sit up...
View ArticleLG Optimus G primed for 19 October launch
LG’s not a well-known mobile brand outside of Japan, China and Korea, but it’s nonetheless pumping out exceptional smartphones such as the Optimus G, which drops 19 October in Japan. It’s got a...
View ArticleJapan-exclusive Sony Xperia UL coming 25 May
The Japan-only Sony Xperia UL is coming. Sony’s stab at a version of the Xperia Z for the Japanese market is markedly thicker with a Xperia UL-exclusive 15-shot burst mode. Outside of this it’s...
View ArticleHonda seeds 100 ‘Walking Assist Devices’ to Japan hospitals
Honda is committed to “utilizing technology to help people” and this motto is the key founding principal of one of the world’s largest automobile and technology developers, who’ve now taken a bold step...
View ArticleJapan cures parking ills with underground storage tube for bikes
Japan is probably where most great ideas are born. From a 300MPH floating train recently to the PS4– it all seems out of this world. In a video recently uploaded by Culture Japan on YouTube, presenter...
View ArticlePS4 launches in Japan 22 January 2014
Sony’s made two announcements today. One: PS Vita TV which we’ve written about. Two: the PlayStation 4 is launching in Japan 22 January 2014, a full 90-days after the US launch, As reported by...
View ArticleSharp debuts 32″ 4K IGZO touchscreen monitor running OS X
Sharp has announced full OS X support for its 32-inch 4K IGZO touchscreen LCD LED monitor (aka PN-K322B). Who will use a 32-inch 4K IGZO touchscreen display? Well certainly not your average Joe. First...
View ArticlePre-orders for Japan’s Xbox One ‘Day One’ edition gone with the wind
Microsoft’s story in Japan is a bitter one. Both the original Xbox and Xbox 360 performed poorly in the land of the rising sun, and were unable to compete with Japan’s console champion, Sony’s...
View ArticleThe human factor: Japan’s hyper-realistic androids breach the digital divide
The idea of human-like robots have always been the stuff of tech legend. The theme of robots acting as humans and containing a consciousness, a concept that is still abstract to us and science, has...
View ArticleAmazon Japan now ships video games to South Africa (at a price)
There’s a range of Japanese titles that never get released in the West for various reasons. Up until now, most used Play-Asia for their import needs, but Amazon Japan has been quietly allowing overseas...
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Wii U launches 8 December in Japan: $338 for basic set, $405 for premium
There are not one, but two decent reasons to read this story. One, it’s not about the iPhone 5 and two, it’s the launch date of Nintendo’s fabled Wii U. Come 8 December in Japan, the world may sit up...
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LG Optimus G primed for 19 October launch
LG’s not a well-known mobile brand outside of Japan, China and Korea, but it’s nonetheless pumping out exceptional smartphones such as the Optimus G, which drops 19 October in Japan. It’s got a...
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Japan-exclusive Sony Xperia UL coming 25 May
The Japan-only Sony Xperia UL is coming. Sony’s stab at a version of the Xperia Z for the Japanese market is markedly thicker with a Xperia UL-exclusive 15-shot burst mode. Outside of this it’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Honda seeds 100 ‘Walking Assist Devices’ to Japan hospitals
Honda is committed to “utilizing technology to help people” and this motto is the key founding principal of one of the world’s largest automobile and technology developers, who’ve now taken a bold step...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Japan cures parking ills with underground storage tube for bikes
Japan is probably where most great ideas are born. From a 300MPH floating train recently to the PS4– it all seems out of this world. In a video recently uploaded by Culture Japan on YouTube, presenter...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PS4 launches in Japan 22 January 2014
Sony’s made two announcements today. One: PS Vita TV which we’ve written about. Two: the PlayStation 4 is launching in Japan 22 January 2014, a full 90-days after the US launch, As reported by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sharp debuts 32″ 4K IGZO touchscreen monitor running OS X
Sharp has announced full OS X support for its 32-inch 4K IGZO touchscreen LCD LED monitor (aka PN-K322B). Who will use a 32-inch 4K IGZO touchscreen display? Well certainly not your average Joe. First...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pre-orders for Japan’s Xbox One ‘Day One’ edition gone with the wind
Microsoft’s story in Japan is a bitter one. Both the original Xbox and Xbox 360 performed poorly in the land of the rising sun, and were unable to compete with Japan’s console champion, Sony’s...
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