Playstation 3 preorder · 628 days ago by Damian
Well, today at 19:00 was the set time when Amazon Japan would finally start accepting preorders for the PS3. Not surprisingly it took all of 5 minutes before the site went to “Out of stock”...
The price for the 60 Gb version was listed at about 62,000 yen, but since the site didn’t manage to process my order before going out of stock, I guess I’ll be in for a wait…
Autumn has come in Japan, or? · 677 days ago by Damian
Sorry for the lack of updates lately, I’ve been busy securing a new job to make sure I can stay in Japan longer than a measly year…
Anyway, it’s the end of August, which in Japan means painfully hot weather, especially in the Tokai area (around Nagoya). Day temperatures have been over 30 degrees C for well over a month, and not much cooler at night. So why on earth would I be talking about autumn? [...]
LocoRoco is out - just what the PSP doctor ordered · 722 days ago by Damian
The PSP has had a bit of an uphill climb lately. After its successful launch, original good games have been few and far between. To make things worse, along comes the DS Lite, a much stronger contender than the original DS ever was. Then comes LocoRoco and things take a turn for the better. [...]
Panasonic's Blu-Ray drive is available for $793 · 752 days ago by Damian
We missed the release of Panasonic’s first generation Blu-Ray drive (LF-MB121JD) the other day, but today we actually stumbled across a bunch of them at the local computer hardware store. [...]
World Cup Soccer on your PSP - more facts · 757 days ago by Damian
Ok, if you read our previous article about video downloads of the World Cup games, read on for some hard facts now that the tournament has started. [...]
World Cup Soccer on your PSP · 762 days ago by Damian
We’ve talked before about Sony’s Portable TV service that has been up and running in Japan for more than six months by now. So what’s up now? World Cup football/soccer of course! Digests of all 64 games will be available for download. [...]
Dell 2407WFP - finally! Part 1 - the unpacking · 773 days ago by Damian
Well, finally! After having waited two months rather than the promised two weeks, today I finally got the spanking new Dell 2407WFP, 24 inches of widescreen glory. After all the debate about banding, ghosting and other problems with Dell’s new batch of monitors, I was eager to unpack it. Initial tests show no problems whatsoever, but more conclusive testing is needed. Read on. [...]
New Super Mario Bros - Wow! · 785 days ago by Damian
Guess what I’ll be doing on May 25th? That’s right, I’ll settle down in a comfy chair, put my cell phone in manner mode and get busy playing New Super Mario Bros on my DS Lite.
While the Japanese launch is still almost two weeks away, you can still get a taste for how it plays [...]
TV on your cell phone in Japan - OneSeg · 794 days ago by Damian
Ever heard the word OneSeg? Or perhaps WanSegu? If you don’t live in Japan, probably not. In fact, most Japanese people don’t know it either. So what is it? As you would probably not be able to guess from hearing it, it’s all about watching TV on your cell phone. The service launched on April 1st here, so how does it look one month later? [...]
PSP Firmware 2.70 - screenshots · 799 days ago by Damian, 1 comment(s)
Updated: Added info on the new support for saving RSS entries
Everyone already heard that the 2.70 firmware was released at 14:00 today in Japan, so why don’t we sink out teeth into it and grab some screenshots of the update process. While I’m in Japan at the moment, I did the update on a PSP bought in the US, so let’s see how that worked out despite the warnings. [...]