• New Mobile Banking Service by DoCoMo

    DoCoMo has announced they will launch a new mobile banking service on 21 July allowing users to transfer up to approx. $200 per transaction and $2,000 per month to any other DoCoMo customer. The mobile remittance does not require a new bank account and the total fee per transaction is set at $1.65 The funds can be sent to recipients personal bank account or credited to their DoCoMo monthly phone bill. Apparently, this platform will not be made available to corporate subscribers.

    Posted: 3 July 2009 | Filed under: Editor's Note, Mobile Users | ..Continue >>
  • Custom QR Code for Marc Jacobs Japan

    Those talented and hyper-creative folks over at SET Japan keep cranking out the stylish QR codes with the un-veiling of their new creation for Marc Jacobs Japan. According to this announcement the latest design is a hand-drawn feature of the company mascot - Miss Marc - and will be used to drive traffic to their newly minted mobile website which launches today. Talk about style meets function.. Nice One!

    Posted: 1 July 2009 | Filed under: Content Providers, Sign of the Times | ..Continue >>
  • Taking Wireless to a New Level

    Real-time control of wheelchairs with brain waves ― A new signal processing technology for brain machine interface (BMI) application. The BSI-TOYOTA Collaboration Center announced it has succeeded in developing a system which utilizes one of the fastest technologies in the world, controlling a wheelchair using brain waves. Plans are underway to utilize this technology in a wide range of applications centered on medicine and nursing care management. Video after the jump.

    Posted: 29 June 2009 | Filed under: Japan Market, New Tech & Services | ..Continue >>
  • Samsung Jet Test Flight on Video

    Samsung JET on VideoWireless Watch Japan spent an interesting week in Singapore at the annual CommunicAsia conference and trade show recently where we managed to shoot this demo of the latest Samsung Jet offering which made it’s debut there on June 15th. Billed as ‘Smarter than a Smartphone’ the AMOLED display is super crisp at 480dpi and it’s 800MHz processor lends power to the speedy brand name. The companies Touch Whiz UI, with drag and drop widgets, and the newly minted Dolphin browser featuring one finger zoom while enabling tabbed browsing of up to five web pages at one time were all impressive additions. Watch the video and see for yourself — Special thanks to Mr. Shin from Samsung for taking the time!

    Posted: 27 June 2009 | Filed under: Editor's Note, Terminal Technology | ..Continue >>

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