Pink Chopsticks

It’s been awhile since I posted something tech related. Hmm, I guess i was too preoccupied with all things fashion. Lol. Anyway, just today I was hopping about searching for what’s the latest on the smart phone scene when I came across this. You know I prefer to do my ‘window shopping’ online where I’m in a little less danger of heading to the posguys barcode scanner if I stumble across some good buys. At least here I could ogle but think a hundred times before buying.

But this one would be worth buying! It’s feature packed! Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications soon to be released smartphone called the Arrows Z. It will be released on the AU network from late November 2011. This uber cool gadget runs Android 2.3 on a 1.2 Ghz dual-core processor, and has a 4.3-inch, 1280 x 720 pixel High Definition display. The 13MP camera which uses an Exmor CMOS sensor, can shoot Full High Definition video, which can be watched on a TV via HDMI. The model is also waterproof, and supports Japanese standards such as mobile TV, the mobile wallet service and Infrared Data Transmission.And it’ll come with color choices – white, blue, pink, and black.

Via Akihabara News

Wanna make your iPhone the yummiest? Well, at least for the Valentine’s. An iPhone 4 case with chocolate cake and fruits flavor. Yes, its for real. This item will be available this February 2011 from Japanese cellphone accessory maker StrapyaNext.

Wow! Japan is really making itself a must-visit! I love cool weird things like this! Don’t assk me how they made this or if your iPhone4 would still be ‘useable’ after covering it with yummy chocolate.

More of this at Strapya.

They say its fast becoming a really popular form of therapy in Japan. Not sauna, not massage, but sand bathing! I was browsing through articles in ChannelNewsAsia when I came upon this. Interesting!

The sand nearby the sea in Kagoshima Prefecture is hot{think 50-85 degrees Celcius}. So its the perfect way to keep warm as well as get the health benefits.

Japan has a long tradition of steam bath and this can also be considered the same as you also get similar benefits like better circulation, easing shoulder and back aches, and it can also be good for the skin. It is believed that sand baths at Ibusuki are three to four times more effective than the average hot spring.

This I really want to try! That is, if I ever go there..

Yep. You’ll definitely be in for a shock coz in Japan, this cola from Kirin now comes with Vodka! Cool for some, eww for others. But I figured, it’s just so like the Japanese to experiment and try out new stuff. And I do want to have a taste of that..

Watch the tv ads for Cola Shock featuring pretty Meisa Kuroki..

With the highly rated and acclaimed drama Autumn’s Concerto, former Taiwanese F4 member Vaness Wu is all set to make a Japanese music comeback. Vaness is all set to release his album “Reflections” in Japan on February 3.

Watch Vaness in action with his latest MV for the Japanese language song – Reason..

VANNESS “REASON” MV FULL

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Over 30 teams took part in the 2009 Cosplay Competition in Guilin, southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 25, 2009. They competed for top prizes, best styling, best performance and best property.

Cosplay or costume play is a kind of performance art where participants don costumes and style themselves to  represent a character. Cosplayers are typically fans of Japanese comic books. While this creative event has started in Japan, it has slowly gathered an audience and following in many countries.

Here’s some photos of the contestants of the 2009 Cosplay Competition.

Japanese singer-songwriter Koda KumiJapanese singer/songwriter Koda Kumi, 27, is set to perform for the first time with sister Misono, 25, at the “2009 Kohaku Koda Special”.It will be on NHK’s 60th annual New Year’s Eve special, “Kohaku Uta Gassen” (Red and White Song Contest).

Koda will first sing her single “Lick Me,” and then welcome misono on stage. The pair will perform the Oricon chart-topping duet, “It’s all Love!”

Just so you can have an idea hot Japanese songstress will heat up the Kohaku, watch Koda Kumi performing “Lick Me” live in Taiwan..

and here’s that cute ‘Lick Me’ MV..

Image Credit: (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Popular micro-blogging service, Twitter, have recently launched its Japan-based mobile version in a bid to penetrate a market where social networking giants Facebook and MySpace have trouble capturing.

Japanese is the only foreign language offered by Twitter and showcases how the company is serious about making it in Japan considering that this hi-tech country has a leading edge, with advanced mobile usage.

Twitter teamed up with Tokyo-based Internet firm Digital Garage Inc. in early 2008. It launched a Japanese-language platform for cell phones and other mobile devices in the spring of 2008, and hired a Japan country manager earlier this year. It will also be launching Spanish, German, French and Italian Twitter versions in the upcoming months.

Twitter is also using Japan to experiment with ways to make money from features unavailable on its English language site, such as banner ads.

Things are looking up for their Japanese market bid. Between January and June, the number of users jumped almost fourfold to 783,000, according to Internet research firm NetRatings. Japanese celebrities and politicians are also starting to sign up.

The new Japanese mobile version was jointly developed by Twitter and Digital Garage, and is compatible with the country’s major carriers and the quirks of the local market.