Articles on Japan Only

Willcom D4 UMPC impresses - Apr 14, 2008

Crave This is another one of those Japan-only products which we can only dream of having. Willcom, an operator there, has just launched the Sharp-made D4, a UMPC based on the recently ... Read story »

The coolest cell phones you may never see - Oct 2, 2008

Crave CHIBA, Japan--If the concepts on display at Ceatec are any indication, completely deconstructing the traditional form factor of the mobile phone is one of the next major phases of design and ... Read story »

Q-Car - Oct 1, 2004

Crave Remember Robin William's 1992 movie Toys, where adults got to drive toy cars? The Q-Car is a toy car you can drive. Made by giant toymaker Takara (think Beyblades and Transformers), ... Read story »

Sony serves a slew of new A- and S-series Walkmans - Oct 13, 2009

Crave Update: The new Walkman NWZ-S740 will come in 8GB and 16GB capacities and will be available in Asia Pacific from October 2009. Still, we are waiting for news of the A-840 ... Read story »

Nintendo DSiWare: Going back to the source - Jul 14, 2009

Crave Nintendo's portable virtual console is going to the source. Nintendo's DSiWare service, like its WiiWare platform, are temptations and teases for the lovers of the independent and obscure. Because no ... Read story »

Toyota Porte - Jul 29, 2004

Crave More copycat styling from the Japanese, this time borrowing an idea from the Europeans (namely Peugeot), even down to the name (Porte in French means "door"). Toyota's Porte transplants the sliding ... Read story »

Casio phone that's a music studio - Jan 30, 2009

Crave Having recently tried out the less-than-satisfactory free app for the iPhone, the honky-tonk Piano Man (one octave), Casio's upcoming flip phone naturally caught my eye. Part of KDDI au's new touchscreen ... Read story »

Thanko's solar-powered MP4 player - May 30, 2008

Crave Even before Apple's ventured commercially into solar-powered devices, here's a working Japanese MP4 player from etailer Thanko that runs on the power of the sun. Don't expect the usual petite form ... Read story »

Mouse doubles as hand dryer, triples as seizure inducer - Apr 8, 2009

Crave Fancy a neon mouse, anyone? You're so funny, Japan. When I said someone should come up with a mouse that addresses the worldwide hyperhidrosis epidemic, I was joking. I didn't ... Read story »

How to select the right Pioneer HDTV - Feb 4, 2009

Features The high-performance Pioneer Kuro plasma TVs may be renowned for their deep blacks, but do you know there're other differentiators among the panels? Read story »

Sony VAIO Type X - Dec 3, 2004

Crave If we had a dollar for every product labelled X, we'd be singing our way to the bank. Tra-la-la. Of course, pigs can fly, too. But we digress. Even a boxy ... Read story »

Infobar - Aug 6, 2004

Crave In a melding of form and function, Kofu-born designer Naoto Fukasawa has turned the everyday mobile into a kinetic work of art that looks just as good on a mantle piece. ... Read story »

Mitsubishi to make a wireless HDTV - Aug 21, 2008

Crave Mitsubishi's foray into wireless HDTV. Mitsubishi will be joining the rarefied ranks (in TV anyway) of Sony and Samsung in offering wireless television. Wireless chipmaker Amimon is set to announce Thursday that ... Read story »

Photos: Gadgets at Ceatec, day 1 - Oct 2, 2008

Features Welcome to Ceatec 2008. The entire Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, just outside Tokyo, is packed to the gills with technology. Read story »

Once upon a time, in broadband la-la land... - Aug 23, 2008

Blogs Up until last month, the Government's planned HSBB (High Speed Broadband) project that would finally deliver optic fiber to the home (a.k.a. FTTH) was seen as a done deal. Telekom Malaysia ... Read story »

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