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EMobile's Japanese Ad Equates Obama with a Monkey to Sell Phones
In this Japanese EMobile ad, a monkey politician stands before a crowd chanting and holding up signs calling for change. Yes, that's right, a fucking monkey standing in for Obama is selling phones in Japan. I guess it's to be expected coming from a country that thinks blackface is hilarious, but seriously — this is pretty ridiculous. [Animal NY via Boing Boing Gadgets]
5:39 PM on Tue Jun 24 2008
By Adam Frucci
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It's official: the iPhone is heading to the land of the rising sun. But will it win the hearts of Japan? After all, Japan is pretty much the ultimate testing ground for phones. No one takes their cells more seriously than the Japanese. These are the people who not only text message with the best of them, but watch TV and even write novels on their mobiles. It's almost like they enjoy the restriction of accomplishing so much on a punishing, oversized handheld. Then again, the iPod is quite popular in Japan, the iPhone has a unique UI and brands carry a lot of weight in the country.
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Question of the Day: Will the iPhone Win Over Japan?
It's official: the iPhone is heading to the land of the rising sun. But will it win the hearts of Japan? After all, Japan is pretty much the ultimate testing ground for phones. No one takes their cells more seriously than the Japanese. These are the people who not only text message with the best of them, but watch TV and even write novels on their mobiles. It's almost like they enjoy the restriction of accomplishing so much on a punishing, oversized handheld. Then again, the iPod is quite popular in Japan, the iPhone has a unique UI and brands carry a lot of weight in the country.
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iPhone Finally Coming to Japan Courtesy of Softbank
Softbank is to bring the iPhone to the Japanese market later this year. With no release date, no price, and certainly no word on whether the deal is an exclusive one, or whether Japan's other carriers can get on the act, this is going to be a short post. [Impress]
4:45 AM on Wed Jun 4 2008
By AddyDugdale
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Toshiba 815T PB: Transformers-Like Cellphone of Geeky dreams
Toshiba's new Softbank 815T PB is the robot/cellphone hybrid I would've dreamed of if cellphones had been around when I was a kid. It's made for an upcoming Japanese TV drama called Ketai Sousakan 7 and it really does transform, Transformers-like, into a robot toy complete with tiny bunched fists. Even the display-face is part of the robot effect, and the phone comes with games with the same theme. It's in silver and black, has a QVGA screen, 3.2 megapixel camera and is a 3G phone, so it might venture outside Japanese shores. We don't know much else other than an April release date, but we'll keep you posted. [Gizmodo Japan]
3:22 AM on Wed Feb 27 2008
By Kit Eaton
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Latest by Kit Eaton: @SuppleMonkey: Ah... thanks for those. That really took me back! :) more »
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The Full Face 2 reminds me of another phone but, in my humble opinion, Sharp's slim cell looks better from the front than the iPhone does. Beyond its appealing looks, however, it doesn't heat up the competition all that much. The display is a 3.2-inch multi-touch-less LCD (480 x 854), it has a 3.2MP camera, micro SDHC support, totes HSDPA, a 1Seg TV tuner that will be all but useless in the States, and will be available in either black, soft pink, champagne gold, white or ice blue. The Full Face 2 is a Japan-only release—I can't believe I got to put the words "full," "face" and "release" in the same sentence without making it naughty. Bravo, Sharp. [Akihabara News]
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Sharp's Full Face 2 Cellphone Brings iNevitable Comparisons
The Full Face 2 reminds me of another phone but, in my humble opinion, Sharp's slim cell looks better from the front than the iPhone does. Beyond its appealing looks, however, it doesn't heat up the competition all that much. The display is a 3.2-inch multi-touch-less LCD (480 x 854), it has a 3.2MP camera, micro SDHC support, totes HSDPA, a 1Seg TV tuner that will be all but useless in the States, and will be available in either black, soft pink, champagne gold, white or ice blue. The Full Face 2 is a Japan-only release—I can't believe I got to put the words "full," "face" and "release" in the same sentence without making it naughty. Bravo, Sharp. [Akihabara News]
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5:36 AM on Wed Jan 30 2008
By Haroon Malik
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Latest by n/a: Hehe...alot of nerds get really touchy when it comes to their mEPhones. more »
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Disney Mobile Resurrected—In Japan
Almost two months after announcing that it'd be shutting down in the US at the end of the year, Disney Mobile's finding new life across the sea. Disney's latest MVNO—Japan's first, according to Reuters—will run off of Softbank's network and sell its phones at Softbank's stores. With two dead MVNOs under its belt, going for round three in one of the tightest markets in the world seems insane, but the level of Disney love in Japan might give them a shot at actually making money this time. [Reuters]
3:30 AM on Mon Nov 12 2007
By Matt Buchanan
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Latest by jamar0303: If they sell the same phones in Japan that they did in America then they can expect that one to collapse too. It won't work unless there's some collector value in these phones. more »
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Japan Gets a Zaku 2-Style Helmet Phone from Sharp and Softbank
This must be the only cell phone I can think of whose charger is larger than the phone itself. Sharp and Softbank's charmingly-titled 913SH Full Face is a slider (closed, its looks give more than a nod to the iPhone, IMHO) which comes with an enormous Zaku 2 helmet that you stand the phone on to admire, charge, admire and charge. We thought you might like a gallery to brighten up your Monday. More »
7:58 AM on Mon Oct 22 2007
By AddyDugdale
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5 comments
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I'm in Tokyo, and I've been avoiding gadgets. After all, I'm supposed to be on vacation. But today Lisa took me to Akiba, and I ended up running through a dozen stores, groping over 50 handsets. I've written about some, like the incredibly simple Wilcom R9, glowing Sony Ericsson w43s and walkman-like w42s. But gripping the alien tech live was unexpectedly incredible. Here's a video of the most gorgeous handsets I could find. More »
Touching Dozens of Beautiful Japanese Cellphones
I'm in Tokyo, and I've been avoiding gadgets. After all, I'm supposed to be on vacation. But today Lisa took me to Akiba, and I ended up running through a dozen stores, groping over 50 handsets. I've written about some, like the incredibly simple Wilcom R9, glowing Sony Ericsson w43s and walkman-like w42s. But gripping the alien tech live was unexpectedly incredible. Here's a video of the most gorgeous handsets I could find. More »
11:39 AM on Thu Dec 28 2006
By Brian Lam
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28 comments
Latest by theharlotfelon: Just feel lucky you can talk more than 20 minutes a month on your American phones. more »
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Hot Blond and Flat Rates Overload Cellphone Company's Computers
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Softbank Denies iPhone Rumor, World Weeps
If you recall, last Friday we heard news about a collaboration between Softbank and Apple for the iPod Phone. Unfortunately, Softbank released a statement today more or less saying that the iPhone news was more rumor and speculation. Oh well, at least we still have Tang. Yummm, Tang. More »
11:45 AM on Mon May 15 2006
By Travis Hudson
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