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messa.tvepisode 017 - iOS vs Android in JapanIn episode 17, we talk about the battle between iOS and Android in Japan. ; We cover things like market share, the new product announcements from Sharp and predictions for the future.2010-10-1512 min
messa.tvepisode 016 - Japanese Mobile Phone NetworksWe cover the 3 biggest mobile phone network operators in Japan, Docomo, AU, and Softbank. Including background info, history, strategies and future prospects. In the second part we go in-depth with Softbank and its CEO Son-san2010-08-2025 min
messa.tvmessa.tv SP#003 - Techcrunch Camp Japan Interviews5 Interviews from Techcrunch Camp Japan2010-06-1703 min
messa.tvepisode 015 - Rakuten, smart.fm, iPad, WordCamp YokohamaFirst news, was of Rakuten (the online shopping mall we covered in Episode 014) switching to using English in their meetings as well as their purchase of buy.com for US $250 million. Next we talked about our new video camera, the DSLR Canon EOS Kiss x4 (also known as the Rebel T2i or EOS 550D, depending on where you are). What do you think of the video and sound quality, compared to previous episodes? And also we have a new video editor (me), so if you notice any problems just leave a comment and I will personally look into it...2010-06-0314 min
messa.tvEpisode 14 - Introduction to RakutenA brief introduction to Japan's #1 online shopping mall, Rakuten2010-05-2716 min
messa.tvmessa.tv SP #002 - Interview with Patrick McKenzieInterview with Patrick McKenzie2010-04-2213 min
messa.tvepisode 13 - google vs china, sony ps3 digital tv tuner, transferjet, on-demand video streaming in Japan, chiaki kuriyama, and Kindle DX va iPadWe started the show with the Google vs China sagat, Hiro quizzed me on the reactions on Hong Kong citizens (I was in Hong Kong when the controversy started.) And he was surprised at the lack of surprise. Next up was some digital entertainment news, and the latest add-on for the PS3. The torune is a digital tv tuner but it also let's the PS3 record shows. With this add-on, added to the Blu-ray, Internet, YouTube abilities, the PS3 could be poised to become the defacto home entertainment center in Japan. And if that wasn't enough, DMM announced on-demand video...2010-01-2916 min
messa.tvepisode 012 - review of 2009, predictions for 2010, our New Year resolutions and our first competitionWe shared our New Year resolutions for messa.tv and messaliberty. hulor, blog posts and WordPress development all got a mention. 2009 was a busy year in the tech world in Japan and we reviewed it, Top 5 fashion. See if you agree with what we thought were the biggest or most important events of last year (with special mention of Ken's new big screen TV). Continuing with the Top 5 style, we did predictions for 2010 for the Japanese tech world, including the battle between Twitter Japan and Ameba Now. Predictions are always tricky to get right. Check back with us regularly to...2010-01-1919 min
messa.tvepisode 11 - messa.tv JP, crunchpad, kindle in Japan, Chris and WordBenchThis episode covers topics such as messa.tv JP, crunchpad, kindle in Japan, Chris and WordBench2009-12-2822 min
messa.tvepisode 010 - WordCamp Kyoto 2009, mi-fi killer, WiMax, and Nico Nico Douga's successIn this episode, we started with a brief report on WordCamp Kyoto 2009 and discussed our favourite parts.2009-11-1722 min
messa.tvEpisode 9 - we've moved, css nite, updates, Japan's SNS, eye-fi, wordcamp kyotoFrom a different location (we just moved from one side of the office to the other) we started the show. Hiro shows everyone the new layout but I point out that not many viewers had seen the old layout.Our first topic was CSS Nite, which are presentation events held in different cities in Japan, for web designers and developers. We went to the last one held in Osaka and which was about HTML5. We were quite surprised that so many fellow web folk attended. Over 100 signed up and showed up. There were presentations talking about the new tags in...2009-09-1816 min
messa.tvepisode 82009-08-1916 min
messa.tvepisode 3 - Free iPhones in Japan, Fastladder tips (the RSS reader), our twitter feedsWe started the show with the latest news about the iPhone in Japan. That being that Softbank are giving away the 8GB iPhone with a 2 year contract. Related to this was an article by Wired that used old quotes from Hayashi-san. Hiro says that it is a forged article but I am not so sure.I'm tempted about getting the iPhone so we summed up in our first Top 5 lists. Top5 reasons to get an iPhone and top 5 reasons not to get an iPhone. You can join in and vote in our poll below.As promised in a previous episode...2009-07-2912 min
messa.tvepisode 4 of messa.tvWe began the show with a quick explanation of what happened with the special episode of messa.tv covering the DenDen Town Street Festa and we promised to go back some time in the near future.Hiro mentioned that I finally succumbed to giving Apple and Softbank some of my hard earnt Yen by switching over to the iPhone. We talked about the recent OS3.0 announcement (we forgot all about the possible tethering feature) and some of our favourite apps. They were AppSniper, mBox Mail and Skype.Our next news was about the lovely cake cafe that opened up under...2009-07-2813 min
messa.tviPhone battery reviewI bought a fairly cheap (~¥2000) iPhone battery on Yahoo Auctions. This is a quick review of the battery, showing the size, features and a simple test of the capacity.If you like it, you can find it by searching Yahoo Auctions for "iphone 1900mah". The seller was suen2003jp who is probably the cheapest seller.2009-07-2205 min
messa.tvepisode 2 - Japan's NetFlix Clones, Vocaloids, Free iPhone Japanese dictionary2009-07-1513 min
messa.tvepisode 7As you might have guessed we started the show with the news of the release of iPhone OS 3.0 bringing Cut, Copy and Paste and MMS to the iPhone. Unfortunately Apple still hasn't sorted out the whole iPhone, iTunes, App Store mess on the phone. The playback controls of podcasts has improved though with the 2x playback and the improved scrubber and 30 sec rewind. (Also no tethering available in Japan)Hiro mentioned that he got a new mobile phone address with MMS letting him email other mobile phone users in Japan without being blocked by the strict spam filters. We talked...2009-07-1013 min
messa.tvepisode 6 of messa.tvThe first piece of news is was the announcement of the redesign and relaunch of messa.tv We talked about the new features, including bigger viewing size, ratings and others. Don’t forget to rate this episode or send us bug reports if you spot any. We also talked about plans to make messa.tv a video podcast (a show you can subscribe to)Next we talked about the Kindle DX and the must-have feature of native pdf support. I also explained the dark side of the Kindle, with the built-in kill switches. Hiro told us about the ebook software fo...2009-07-0712 min
messa.tvepisode 5 of messa.tv2009-07-0615 min