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Our very best holiday season wishes for you and yours.https://t.co/WpHCygSd6D pic.twitter.com/WuDyCX5Aze— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) December 22, 2021
Year: 2021
Congrats @TileJapan on world first embed function on Visa credit card, with Mitsui Sumitomo, runs Bluetooth and slim lithium battery to enable multi-device tracking options. Campaign debut notes only 1,500 initial units available, details here [Jpn] https://t.co/uWWMMFLr5U pic.twitter.com/l9tkmkx9Yc
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) December 16, 2021
Update on lithium-air battery R&D; project by SoftBank and NIMS est. 2018 claims 500Wh/kg, the world’s highest weight energy density, exceeding current lithium-ion. Results paper published today along with future path to market via JST support [Jpn] https://t.co/uIjsvJfCJE pic.twitter.com/sSVOlDXpym
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) December 15, 2021
Celebrating 20th Anniversary of Casio G’zOne this new super tough type-xx flip model, produced by Kyocera with hybrid retro styling and modern specs, was just released in Japan. Running 4G LTE at $500 retail, see the dedicated website here [Jpn] https://t.co/0mmo22cDlh pic.twitter.com/O9n2wbnZ6D
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) December 8, 2021
See au Design Project featuring PixCell_AR with ARxArt series in Kohei Nawa style, app requires latest iPhone with LiDAR function, overview details with download via dedicated site here [Jpn] https://t.co/i0aRi3yQsM pic.twitter.com/jrAATDTrqz
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) December 2, 2021
As announced Oct 2020, DoCoMo closed iconic i-mode deck last night. Naturally their managed platform model circa 1999, rebranded dMenu for smartphone era here, continues as mass majority standard both in Japan and globally. @tnatsu ありがとうございました。 https://t.co/Ab6DVSp5Mk pic.twitter.com/L9UFbWlngu
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) December 1, 2021
Noting 13th annual DoCoMo Open House event was just announced, runs online Jan. 17~19th 2022 with free access registration required, see the initial R&D; exhibits and conference track details overview available via dedicated site in English here: https://t.co/4FNYyTFwyO pic.twitter.com/nVvQsuytOg
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) November 18, 2021
KDDI and key partners of the Shibuya 5G Entertainment Project establish new “Virtual City Consortium” to further develop Metaverse styled platform. The announcement overview details initial participants and roadmap plans over coming months. [Jpn] https://t.co/zdlm9A3HhO pic.twitter.com/S9d6lcpBel
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) November 9, 2021
SoftBank Group released Q2 results; highlights show solid YoY gains for net sales and income, lengthy materials on Vision Fund results and various recent actions ranging from Boston Dynamics to T-Mobile and WeWork. See livestream starts in 30mins https://t.co/3p0MsTBEgR pic.twitter.com/HkfEInBW2i
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) November 8, 2021
Watanabe-san, father of PC computing at NEC, passed away at 90yrs. He was key player to close 1st major licence deal that put spunky startup then based in New Mexico on the map. 渡邊和、おつかれさまでした、ありがとうございました。Great read [Jpn] https://t.co/0c10PfDqnI pic.twitter.com/EBJYc1ZlTV
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) October 27, 2021