Panasonic has just released three new D-dock’s with iPhone and iPod support. Panasonic hasnt been lighting the world on fire of late, but these products are great additions to their porfolio.
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It seems like Japan and China are battling over the worlds fastest train title. Japan is planning on building a high speed mag-lev train between Tokyo and Nagoya that will be completed in 2027. The $64 billion project would be able to carry passengers at dizzying speeds: up to 310 miles per hour. With the current train running at around 167 miles per hour, the new high-speed wonder would trim about 40 minutes off of the trip.
Currently, China holds the title for the world’s fastest passenger train: it can travel up to 302 miles per hour on its track between Beijing and Shanghai.
Lenovo and NEC has announced that they are forming a joint venture, NEC Lenovo Japan Group, to specifically make PCs for the Japanese market.
NEC is the top PC manufacturer in Japan and Lenovo is the fourth largest PC maker in the world. he companies believe that Lenovo’s manufacturing, procurement, and supply chain resources combined with NEC’s marketing, sales, and distribution capabilities will give them a competitive edge in the Japanese PC market…where they will debut as the biggest player.
“The agreement with NEC is a perfect fit for our strategy. It reinforces our commitment to our core PC business while, at the same time, providing important new opportunities for growth in Japan,” said Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing, in a statement. “We are combining our global strength and momentum with NEC’s market leadership. It is the perfect partnership for us and for our customers.”
Lenovo will hold a 51 percent controlling stake in the joint venture, with NEC holding the remaining 49 percent—NEC also picks up a tidy $175 million from Lenovo in the form of Lenovo shares as part of the deal. The companies expect the deal to close by June 30, 2011, and that the combined company will be able to bring innovative products to the Japanese market quickly and at competitive prices. Both the NEC and Lenovo brand names will continue to be used.
Sometimes truth can be stranger than fiction, and sometime the lie is more entertaining than the truth. Many news sites are reporting that Steve Jobs was detained while visiting Japan for possession of ninja stars. Yes, that’s right folks, ninja stars. Now while every fanboy would love to imagine their fearless leader as a roof top hopping, invisibility mastering, ninja star throwing hero of lore, Apple is calling the story nothing but pure fiction.
According to the article posted on TechCruch, SPA!, the source of the report, says that while leaving Kansai International Airport near Osaka, Jobs was stopped, searched, and revealed he was carrying ninja stars. Furthermore it’s reported that while it may not have been Jobs, someone was indeed detained and forced to rid themselves of the objects. Apple reports that Steve did visit Japan, but was for vacation, had a great time, and returned without incident.
Still, the thought of Steve Jobs as a ninja warrior may be nice, it appears as if the whole story never even happened. On a related note…crime in the area decreased by 30% during the time Steve Jobs was visiting Japan. Coincidence?
So Steve, while you may not have been a true Ninja at heart, I leave you this song from the 90′s sequel to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, “Go Ninja, Go Ninja, Go!”
With just a few weeks of its release, iPad fans and those who are looking to take advantage of this massive reaction, are using several ways to use this gadget as a new way of getting people’s attention.
This is the case for this Japanese magician who uses the iPad as magic instrument. I’m not an expert on the magic science, it’s a funny video but let’s face it; this does not look like hard thing to do.
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So 3G is what we’re all looking for in terms of surfing the web, checking e-mails and streaming video. It’s modern, cool and new – not to mention useful. It’s only starting to take off now since the release of the first touch screen smart-phones that give you HTML browsing – not like 2007 when all you could do was see mobile web slightly faster.
Now a Japanese company by the name of NTT DoCoMo (the company that first introduced 3G back in 2001, but the world failed to adopt it for years) now say that they will introduce 4G in 2010 and that they are confident that the world will get behind them this time.
“We went first and when we looked behind us there was nobody there.” Said the company’s president when asked about the 2001 launch of 3G.
However, even though the future certainly lies with 4G, I can’t see it catching on so quickly. 3G is at its height now and
basic business strategy is that you don’t stop selling until the product does. Then you move on. I admire DoCoMo’s enthusiasm but even though it’s been over eight years since they introduced 3G, it’s only been three or four for the rest of the world.
They are really starting to push what 4G can do in the hope of winning over big companies into adopting the service. They claim that it will be able to stream movies and live TV anywhere where there is a hint of service at speeds approaching 300Mbs. In summary, I would say it will be a few years until we start seeing 4G around these parts.
It’s a known fact that mobile devices in Japan are just better, plain and simple. Doubt me? Mobile devices in Japan have been proven to be years advanced their stateside counterparts. For years now mobile devices, especially cell phones, have been able to receive TV, music, take photos, etc. Just as we attempt to close the gap, the Japanese take their phones to another level of increasing the quality of picture and audio, but also increasing the use of these devices. Phone overseas have been able to scan items for pricing for years already, and they’ve also been used as debit cards and train passes.
So what does Apple and Steve Jobs plan to provide for their customers in the Land of the Rising Sun? Well…nothing. While units were expected to hit sales of 1 million units, when all is said and done they will be lucky to have sold 500,000. Not good. Apple’s offerings with the iPhone just don’t compete with the already existing high end phones that are available to both the consumer and professional market.
Released just over three months ago, the iPhone which saw explosive sales the first few weeks of release has taken a drastic nosedive. Selling out immediately on July 11th, with lines of people ready to purchase is the complete opposite of the sites now, where sellers stock their windows with iPhones, promoting specials, and looking for ways to move the inventory with little to no luck.
Since Apple could not wow them with their song and dance, what will it take for Apple to break into the Japanese market? We saw similar experiences when Microsoft released the first iteration of the X-box, which impressive sales at first, but then falling off the charts. Steve and Co. might need to go back to the drawing board for our eastern friends and think of a plan to counter an already established market.
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