Articles on Japan

Google Maps layer helps Singapore users find defibrillators - Nov 30, 2009

Crave My only encounter with a defibrillator is on TV dramas such as House, ER, or Grey's Anatomy. It's a device that delivers electrical pulses to the heart and can save ... Read story »

BenQ's LED projector "landing" in Japan - Jun 4, 2009

Crave Remember the Dell M109S? Here's its Taiwanese twin based on the same DLP technology and the latest LED lighting. However, the bigger BenQ GP1 is more of an all-rounder and ... Read story »

Move over Gundam, construction on Gigantor is almost complete - Jun 30, 2009

Blogs Now that the life-size Gundam figure is complete, it was only a matter of time before Japan constructed a second giant robot. After all, you wouldn't want the first one to ... Read story »

Will Android phone and iPhone succeed in Korea? - Nov 15, 2009

Blogs KT confirmed to launch Apple iPhone within this year. But I'm still unsure of this since KT has been delaying the release. I am also still curious whether this will be ... Read story »

Panasonic optimistic about 3D TV - Oct 12, 2009

Features The company has tied up with famed movie director James Cameron to debut its consumer-centric 3D solution at Ceatec Japan 2009. Read story »

Your smile may cost you your job - Jul 13, 2009

Crave Like the gender recognition system we first saw at the Singapore-based CommunicAsia tradeshow last month, those zany Japanese have a more creative way of implementing a somewhat similar face recognition software. ... Read story »

Get ready this end July for Sega's creepy-looking Dream Cat Venus - Jul 18, 2009

Crave Do real cats cross their legs like they're lounging on the couch watching soap operas? When we first caught sight of Sega Toys' meowing, purring robo-feline we fervently hoped Lucky ... Read story »

Sharp's sun-powered, waterproof keitai - May 25, 2009

Crave Sunbathers in Japan will have another beach- or pool-friendly keitai to carry with them this summer. Simply known as the Solar Phone SH002, a 10-minute exposure to direct sunlight will ... Read story »

PS3 Slim rumored for August 18 debut in Germany - Aug 5, 2009

Crave Alleged spy photo of PS3 Slim's packaging. No sooner had we written about reports that Sony would be dropping its 80GB PS3 in Japan on August 9, that two more PS3-related ... Read story »

Japan to prevent pandemics with GPS phones - Jun 10, 2009

Crave The iPhone 3G is one of the most popular GPS-enabled cell phones. Just recently, Softbank Mobile, Japan's biggest cell phone carrier, signed a deal with Aoyama Gakuin University to provide ... Read story »

All-in-one CD recorder for cassette and vinyl heads - Jul 16, 2009

Crave The new Teac LP-R550 is really all you need to archive your old cassettes and vinyl. Not only does it comes with a tape deck and a turntable, the jukebox ... Read story »

World's first 2TB digital video recorder - Jul 31, 2009

Crave In terms of sheer recording capacity, nothing really comes close to the upcoming Panasonic DIGA DMR-BW970 digital video recorder (DVR). It's possibly the world's first 2TB DVR which can record ... Read story »

More Creative YouTube marketing in Japan - May 8, 2009

Blogs This time it's from Pringles potato chips. I just received a notification that shaberingles has subscribed to my videos on YouTube. I'm not sure if its strategy is to make videos ... Read story »

Electric car battery swap station trial in Japan - May 15, 2009

Crave Japan's Ministry of the Environment announced a program this week to test electric vehicles and a network of charging stations, some supplied by auto startup Better Place. The electric vehicle feasibility ... Read story »

Is Sony dropping 80GB PS3 in Japan? - Aug 5, 2009

Crave In Japan, the PS3 comes in silver, black, and white. The rumors of the impending arrival of a new PlayStation 3 are growing more fierce as new hints seem to ... Read story »

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