What is the difference in being there, and feeling there? It’s almost a decade since I first moved to Japan and it took about 9 months …
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Wonderfully pure example of an photo booth, from Kyoto. Ki-Re-i = beautiful.
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Article on the MIT Technology Review on remote monitoring of mobile phones – recording data and phone use, battery life. Remote diagnostics is nothing new …
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A remote notification object (previously known as a pager), popular in South Korean cafes. It’s interesting how the form (octagonal, flat, fits awkwardly into pocket, …
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That paying for vending machine content through mobile not hugely popular says more than that it is.
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Some of you are old enough to remember address books that aren’t connected – when the loss of a little black book or mobile phone …
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SOS button. And this from Switzerland.
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The optimal ice-cube shape for chilling a glass of 18 year old malt whisky? A perfectly rounded, hand chipped ball of ice, cooling the glass …
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In Seoul for a couple of days – meetings and a refresher on the mobile landscape. One example of the hyper-connected city? The taxi’s sat-nav includes …
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