Digital World Tokyo

Classic DS title Dr Kawashima Brain Training hits the iPhone

editors@digitalworldtokyo.com — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:42:34 PDT

If we ever needed proof that the iPhone is becoming a serious gaming platform, then look no further than Namco Bandai and its introduction of the classic Dr Kawashima mental-agility games for the...

Gadgets of the month – six of the best in Japan tech

editors@digitalworldtokyo.com — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:10:30 PDT

Everything from flexible robot skin to exploding laptop hard drives – that’s what you’ll find in this month’s selection from Metropolis magazine. Issue 794 of Tokyo’s English-language free paper is...

Tokyo Zakka gadget store summer clearance sale!

editors@digitalworldtokyo.com — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:22:54 PDT

After a massive Twitter-only sale last week, the doors are open to everyone and prices have been slashed, so get moving! We’re clearing out all the old stock to make room for plenty of cool,...

Sony Bravia TVs now send and receive email postcards

editors@digitalworldtokyo.com — Sun, 24 May 2009 19:25:36 PDT

Sony‘s new Bravia Postcard service for cellphones pretty much does what it says on the pack - sends virtual message cards from compatible phones to net-connected Bravia TV sets. Clearly an...

Can gadgets and gene engineering kill swine flu?

editors@digitalworldtokyo.com — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:26:04 PDT

It’s official - Japan is in the grip of the swine flu pandemic. Or at least its media is. The fact that my own trip to Kansai with Panasonic for what would have been a very cool story on LCD...

Shiny shiny - DWT logo all dressed up in rhinestones

editors@digitalworldtokyo.com — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:53:01 PDT

Wow - we’re really getting into the hard tech news now, eh? Completely ignoring the 18 insanely dull new phones DoCoMo just announced, I bring you our famous Pikarin-kun logo done up in finest...

Gadgets of the month – six of the best in Japan tech

editors@digitalworldtokyo.com — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:34:50 PDT

Everything from 3D cameras to hardworking dung beetles – that’s what you’ll find in this month’s selection from Metropolis magazine. Issue 790 of Tokyo’s English-language free paper is out next...

Shuffling wannabe Terminator robot learns the two-step

editors@digitalworldtokyo.com — Thu, 07 May 2009 00:37:01 PDT

Remember the delightful bipedal ‘bot from Masanao Koeda that we saw 18 months ago? The research platform was all about teaching robots to move more like humans and turn around on the spot...

Swine flu-fighting face masks From Japan’s master makers

editors@digitalworldtokyo.com — Sun, 03 May 2009 17:10:21 PDT

You’ve seen the pictures of people wearing face masks to prevent catching the H1N1 swine flu. If you’re going to wear a mask, why choose plain blue? People in Japan wear masks out in...

Golden Week in Japan: Showers predicted…

editors@digitalworldtokyo.com — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:05:41 PDT

Today sees the sticky old Golden Week public holiday period begin in Japan, with a mad rush to do exactly the same thing as everyone else and sit in traffic jams or visit incredibly crowded...

Sexy policewomen talked tough: singer’s jail transcript exposed

editors@digitalworldtokyo.com — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:32:50 PDT

What seems to be a transcript of police questioning of Tsuyoshi Kusanagi has been published on a blog. Kusanagi of the singing group SMAP, and star of dozens of TV commercials and the weekly SMAP...

Celeb Hard Gay stoops to new low on own show

editors@digitalworldtokyo.com — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:04:18 PDT

Masaki Sumitani, the leather-clad performer known as Hard Gay, who was ubiquitous on TV a few years ago then dropped off the flat screens, has been hosting his own sex-talk TV show for the past...

FindTokyo app brings pop-up maps and more to iPhone

editors@digitalworldtokyo.com — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:06:09 PDT

In spite of general ill-informed nay-saying about the hardware’s prospects in Japan, the Tokyo-specific iPhone apps keep rolling in thick, fast and creamy, with the latest being a gem from Enfour and...

Japanese SMS and mail on Western phones? No problem…

editors@digitalworldtokyo.com — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:01:33 PDT

This one flew well under the radar when it was launched a few weeks ago, but the news that Japanese-speaking residents of the UK can finally get their phones speaking fluent kanji, hiragana and...

Gadgets of the month – six of the best in Japan tech

editors@digitalworldtokyo.com — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:27:27 PDT

Everything from personal wind turbines to magic underwear that actually burns body fat – that’s what you’ll find in this month’s selection from Metropolis magazine. Issue 786 of Tokyo’s...