• transportation

    Japan's Bullet Trains to Get Wi-Fi

    Starting this week, Japan's Shinkansen bullet trains will feature wireless LAN from Tokyo to Osaka. More »
    03/09/09
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    Comment by Mediocre: Why can't we get bullet trains in the US? 20 Responses | Other threads

  • japan

    Japanese Billboard Watches You Watch It

    If you've ever been to Japan—or seen a picture—you'd know that the entire surface of cityscapes is basically one giant advertising mosaic. So how do advertisers know which ones people actually gawk at? More »
    12/16/08
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    Comment by William_III_Earl_of_Dastardshire: "If you've ever been to Japan-or seen a picture-you'd know that the entire surface of cityscapes is basically one giant... 4 Responses | Other threads

  • gadgets

    NTT Shoe Powers Your iPod, Makes You Look Like a Robodork

    In its quest to ease the life of millions of Japanese people and make them like cyborgs, telecommunications company NTT has developed a shoe that transforms the kinetic energy generated by your steps. Right now, it can generate three watts, which is enough to keep an iPod playing, but still not enough to power up your cellphone. This is not just a concept project, however: The company is looking to have a working pair available for the masses by 2010. How you are going to connect your phone with your shoe, unless you are Maxwell Smart, it's a completely different matter. [Gear Diary]
    10/16/08
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    Comment by Keith Carew: ...and when you run your hair stands on end. Don't forget to plug in your grounding wrist strap before shaking... more » | Other threads

  • cellphones

    NTT Turning Cellphones Into Smellphones

    Phones with little scented tissues in them are just soooo 2007. In two days, NTT Communications will start testing something bigger and weirder. It's a freestanding $195 device, possibly due out March of next year, that holds 16 cartridges of base scents, like an inkjet printer's basic colors, that mix up more elaborate odors when they receive instructions from a cellphone. The system will accept smell messages via e-mail from the owner who wants an aromatic return from a hard day's work, or a loved one who just wants to say I HEART—or FART—You. OK, maybe intestinal gas isn't at the top of the list now, but you know when modders get involved, anything can and will happen. [Reuters; NTT Release]
    04/08/08
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  • wireless

    Super 3G Successfully Tested (at 250Mbps)

    NTT DoCoMo has just announced that they've successfully field tested a Super 3G wireless network that reached downlink speeds of 250Mbps (the technology's theoretical maximums are a 300Mbps downlink and a 75Mbps uplink, so 250 down ain't too bad). Unfortunately, given that DoCoMo doesn't plan on having the technology finalized until 2009, the world won't be basking in 300ish Mbps mobile bliss just yet. Oh, but EDGE still sucks. [nttdocomo]
    03/26/08
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  • human swipe card

    NTT RedTacton Device Turns Your Body Into Swipe Card

    Japanese telecom company NTT is soon to launch a product that transmits data via your body, effectively turning you into a touch-technology swipe card. RedTacton is a card-like gadget that you simply carry anywhere on your person, and it transmits data via electric fields&mdash a world's first according to NTT. More »
    02/25/08
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    Comment by Hello_Newman: Japan has taken over because Japanese women can look sexy showing off the most mundane of things. more » | Other threads

  • japan

    NTT DoCoMo Considering Android Phone

    For Google's Android platform to succeed, it could use a helping hand from cellphone-crazed Japan. NTT DoCoMo is Japan's largest wireless provider, and in addition to being a logo on Android's Open Handset Alliance, the company has started discussions to get the Linux-based platform on some percentage of their phones. Whether or not such discussions imply that DoCoMo will side with Android over competing platforms in the long term is still unknown, but it's an important play for Android all the same. (Note, this picture is not the DoCoMo phone). [infoworld]
    01/24/08
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  • adwatch

    Smellivision Ads, Coming to Billboards

    The prospect of smellivision has intrigued Man since he was enjoying the earthy scent of dinosaur cooking over an open flame, wishing He could exploit its musk to sell more dinoburgers. At long last, NTT Communications is incorporating smells into their digital signs. Using one billboard (OK, LCD display) as an experiment this month, visitors of the Tokyo JR train line will get to see beer and smell delicious oranges. More »
    10/18/07
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    Comment by Twitchy: @SonicFury: Yeah, that shit is as annoying as 'ATM machine'. Regarding the Smell'a'ad, I do hope that no 'organic fertiliser' is EVER... more » | Other threads

  • broadband

    Why Does Japan Get All The Super-Fast Fiber Optic Love?

    The New York Times just took a peek into the world of Japanese fiber optic broadband, which we all know is much faster and cheaper than ours. While we here in the States might view the Japanese broadband market as some utopia where entire HD movies can be downloaded in seconds, it's not quite that simple. More »
    10/04/07
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    Comment by caffeinated-reading-machine: I'm using 5000 yen/month 100mb FTTH operated by electric power company in suburban Japanese town. I think the main reason... more » | Other threads

  • gadgets

    We Want This: Cellphone-operated Home Control

    NTT-Neomeit's upcoming service for remote home control from the cellphone is something we want very badly. For just $4 a month, your cellphone can access a Web page that will control power switches, TVs, A/V equipment, lamps, A/C or just about anything. Why would we want this? More »
    04/26/07
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    Comment by mlumanta: hi i hope somebody can help me in giving the idea on how to control appliances like electric fan, tv... more » | Other threads

  • gadgets

    Smellable Websites? Maybe a Bad Idea.

    Foreign mobile market powerhouse NTT must have gotten a little bored with the cellphone market and has decided to develop this ball-like device. It sits on your desk, looks really awkward, and has the ability to emit an aroma based upon what website you are looking at. Yeah, it could be badass for any food-related website, but don t even try using it with Gizmodo or you will be bombarded with the smell of dirty laundry and dead hookers. This worthless device can be yours for only $640. More »
    12/21/05
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    Comment by aggasi: I Love smells, what about the launch of the products on FM radio which was expected first week October 2006. Is... more » | Other threads

  • columns

    Airtime

    Hey, Your Wallet's Ringing

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  • pcs

    NTT Debuts "Lawnmower Man" UI

    NTT—motto: "Just Let Us Embed this Chip In Your Brain"—is introducing a new 3D browser UI that allows for visualization of complex data sets through a "fly through" interface. Very VR circa Mondo 2000. While it's no Windows Vista (Transparent window bezels! OMG), it's still an interesting concept piece. It won't be available to us peons, either. Just the high-end IT boys. More »
    08/15/05
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