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Concept musical phones
Core77 —
Gabe White of Small Surfaces blog points us to this slideshow of concept mobile phones emerging from an unusual partnership between Yamaha and KDDI....
KDDI’s cell phone prototypes look great on the web but rather dull in reality
CrunchGear —
KDDI, Japan’s second biggest mobile phone carrier, showcased a number of cell phone prototypes in their five-floor Design Studio [JP] in central Tokyo. The phones were designed by award-winning design wunderkind Hideo Kanbara [JP].
I went to the so-called Ply Exhibition [JP] (which ended yesterday), made some pictures but actually left mildly disappointed. The phones (featuring built-in projectors, game controllers and tissue dispensers) look quite cool on the web (click on “Exhibition” on this Flash ...
KDDI Japan launching 1Gbps Home Fiber Connections
D' Technology Weblog —
KDDI announced they’ll be launching a 1Gbps Internet service to single-family home and condo users in October. The service is supposedly synchronous, with 1Gbps in both directions, although the article implies that speeds will vary with location. Cost will be 5,985 yen/month (about US$56.50) for the basic Internet and IP phone service. This is intended to compete with NTT, who currently control over 70% of the Japanese FTTH market.
Source:→ Slashdot ...
Ketai H001 3D phone launches in Japan
T3.com All —
... hinged screen from Hitachi that's able to display games, video and images in real-life 3D. And with a built-in 1Seg receiver, a constant stream of 3D TV is just a click away (although you might have to don a pair of silly specs to get the full benefit). Aside from that, there's a 5MP camera, plenty of media storage and E-Wallet support, should you want to use your mobile as a credit card. We're excited, there's no denying it. Mobile phone makers of the world, don't let us down. Link: KDDI (via ...
CrunchGear Japan Meet-up: Great success
CrunchGear —
Our first TechCrunch/CrunchGear meetup in Tokyo (TechCrunch Japan is one of Japan's main blogs) yesterday night was a blast. Peter Ha was in town and over 100 people attended the event on very short notice, including representatives from Yahoo Japan, telecommunications giants KDDI and NTT, Opera, MySpace Japan, mobile social network GREE and many more. Japan's super blogger Danny Choo also joined, spending the whole evening in Stormtrooper gear.
There were a lot of companies with iPhone apps in the room: iPhone ...
Photo report: Japan’s KDDI au presents new designer brand for cell phones (iida)
CrunchGear —
KDDI, Japan’s second biggest mobile phone carrier, currently showcases a number of cell phone design prototypes (and a working one) in their five-floor ...
