News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byYukari MitsuhashiMar 29, 2013Closet shopping for material girls: Material Wrld makes its public debutMaterial Wrld, a high end marketplace for used clothes, made it’s official debut after six months…
Android Share x facebook whatsapp Posted bykigoyamaMar 29, 2013Live-streaming app TwitCasting surpasses 2 million users, but founder is a little distressedSee the original story in Japanese. TwitCasting is an app that allows you to stream videos…
Apps Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byYukari MitsuhashiMar 29, 2013Japan’s Kolor app brings you mission-based rewards on your mobileSee the original story in Japanese. Tokyo-based startup Interest Marketing just jumped into the O2O market…
Android Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byMasaru IkedaMar 29, 2013DeNA launches ‘Groovy’ music distribution platform, adding social to the listening experienceDeNA (TYO:2432), the Japanese internet giant behind the Mobage social gaming platform and the Comm messaging…
Business Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byRick MartinMar 28, 2013Yahoo Japan to bolster search results with NHN Japan’s Naver MatomeToday Yahoo Japan (TYO:4689) and NHN Japan held a joint press conference to announce that the…
Fun tech Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byRick MartinMar 28, 2013One ring to hug them all: RingU gives your partner a squeeze over the netProfessor Adrian Cheok of Keio University’s Mixed Reality Lab has been a pioneer in blending the…
Android Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byYukari MitsuhashiMar 28, 2013Widgely: Community Factory and Yahoo Japan team up on multi-purpose girlie appCommunity Factory, the company behind the popular purikura app Decopic, and its parent company Yahoo [1] have…
Startups Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byYukari MitsuhashiMar 28, 2013How Stores.jp is helping small businesses in Japan come onlineWhile it is unlikely that we’ll see an ecommerce competitor as huge as Rakuten in the…
News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byRick MartinMar 27, 2013With sensors in the steering wheel, your car could soon monitor your vital signsAccording to the folks over at TechOn, Toyota has developed a fascinating monitoring system which keeps…
Apps Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byRick MartinMar 27, 2013TeamLabBody 3D iPad app is a medical student’s dreamI recently had a chance to visit Team Lab, the folks behind a number of incredible…