All posts tagged "Tech"

  • Health gadget

    Tellspec is the newest gadget to watch this year.  It tells you what’s in your food. While this super small gadget can’t really tell you much about radiated food which concerns us here in Japan,  what it...

    • Posted January 8, 2014
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  • Microsoft abandons smart bra project

    Among the many high-tech projects submitted each year,  Microsoft has finally decided not to proceed with the smart bra. This underwear was to allow women to avoid emotional overload by controlling their stress levels. The wearable engineered...

    • Posted December 17, 2013
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  • The new celebrity robot

    If you want to learn a language start young. If you want your kids to build coding skills early, invest in this toy.  The new celebrity robot called  play-i is the brainchild of Vikas Gupta,  ex Google...

    • Posted December 16, 2013
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  • Say goodbye to idle chatter and gossiping housewives

    When sharing news or information does more harm than good, it is better to try a new trick. The new Nokia Lumia update can now put annoying phone numbers on blacklist mode.  The new block feature filters...

    • Posted October 6, 2013
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  • The SIM CARD option in Japan

    All mobile phone carriers in Japan competing in the market have just one common goal-  to lock each subscriber in to a fixed monthly fee in addition to the actual calls made, for up to two years. ...

    • Posted August 7, 2013
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  • Community News

    Skype Classrooms Becoming the Norm Japanese language teachers are now reaching out to students who want to take a course but lack the time to commute to school via SKYPE classrooms. One Japanese teacher says, “It’s pretty...

    • Posted August 5, 2013
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  • Poppy

    A new gadget  is making its way to the iPhone community.  It’s called “Poppy”.  Poppy turns an iPhone into a 3D camera where you can capture, view and share video clips and photos in one device.   ...

    • Posted July 14, 2013
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  • You can now post images beside your comments on Facebook

    Another welcome change on Facebook is being able to post an image beside your comments.  With this new feature, everyone active on the social networking site should be able to enhance their facebooking experience with friends and...

    • Posted June 20, 2013
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  • What’s cool?

    A new family-friendly app is on a mission to restore balance.  Join The Nine, the most unlikely gang of heroes in their desperate quest to restore balance to all things.  Until Aug 5, download Bucketz exclusively on...

    • Posted May 7, 2013
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  • The Consumer’s Electronics Show

    Curious techies, tech enthusiasts and investors all over the world traveled to Las Vegas for the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show, the world's largest technology and trade expo, to see the latest gadgetry. Meet the stars of...

    • Posted February 4, 2013
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  • Digital Eve: IT solutions with a feminine touch

    TF spoke to Chiharu Kawai, Media Coordinator for Digital EveTell us about Digital Eve.In June 2000, Digital Eve began when three women, Dana Jones, Diane Darling, and Judy Hawkins got together online to talk about starting a...

    • Posted December 25, 2008
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