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Re:This cell phone runs Playstation games
Oh, I suppose I should have made it a real link so click here to see them (Flash required). At the bottom, click the Java button, then above it click "2" to see shots of Ridge Racer and Intelligent Cube running on it.
It's also got a 1megapixel camera and a 320x240 display (double most phones) -
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Re:References?References?
Ok, a little tough to slog through, but check here. It's all in Japanese, but if you look to the bottom left you'll see a category labeled Java. The columns to the right show the maximum size for Java applications (I think it's the maximum size for all Java apps, not for individual apps). Along the top are the names of the models (D05, D06, K51, etc.)
A key for the models:
- D : Dentsu
- K : Kenwood
- N : Nokia
- P : Panasonic
- SA: Sanyo
- SH: Sharp
- T : Toshiba
Or, just for fun, even though you probably can't read it, check out the phones at J-Phone's official page. Note that non-full-color phones are no longer sold in Japan, and that all J-Phone phones come with built-in cameras. One of the new Docomos has TWO built in cameras (seems a bit excessive to me, though). -
Already a hit in JapanOf course every industry player is very interested in multimedia messaging to succeed. The manufacturers like to sell new, snazzy and expensive phones, carriers charge an arm and a leg and have a huge interest in mms taking off and network equipment providers can sell nice upgrades to the wireless infrastructure.
Now if the consumers play nice, or if this is another wap fiasko in the making only time will tell.
Picture messages have been a huge hit in Japan, J-Phone alone has picked up over 5 million subscribers for its Sha-Mail service in the last year and doubled its data ARPU in the process (translation: the service is actually used and the operator is making a killing in per-byte fees).
The business model is clearly viable. It remains to be seen if GSM operators kill the golden goose by overcharging for messages, but rates seem to be becoming more reasonable and things are looking pretty good.
Cheers,
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Re:Create demandI know, that I have no idea why I would want this service. If I need to send someone a picture, I turn on the computer, and send via email. It's done. I've never been anywhere where the need to send a picture or a video was so great that I *HAD* to do it right there over my phone, like they're showing in the ads. It's just ridiculous. They're trying to fill a non-existent need for a non-existent market.
Then would you care to explain why J-Phone's picture service Sha-Mail has managed to pick up over 5 million subscribers in the last year, leading to the doubling of data ARPU to 15%?
As for reasons why, pretty much the only reason I still use snail mail is postcards; MMS is about to fill that gap as well. And just the way I send a hell of a lot more email than I used to write paper letters, I suspect I'll be sending a hell of a lot more picture mails than I currently send postcards.
Here's hoping European operators have learned from the WAP debacle and don't price themselves out of the market -- again.
Cheers,
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Re:this is cool, but..
The phones in Japan are amazing, check this one out: http://www.j-phone.com/h-e/products/products/inde
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Re:Wasted and baked yet still squishy
Actually there *are* competitors to iMode-- the biggest are aU (offered by KDDI), J-Phone, and Tsuka (which I think may have merged with aU... but don't hold me to that). These companies' market shares are dwarfed by DoCoMo's, but they are not insignificant in the least. They keep a decent market share because they are usually cheaper than DoCoMo, and tend to have a lot of innovations before DoCoMo does (I got an aU phone because they had a waterproof/shockproof model. One of the three was also first to market with a digital camera built into the phone, letting you email photos immediately to friends).
Email for all of the manufacturers' phones are interoperable, because it's all just plain old email. All of them have color screens and let you browse the web. Only DoCoMo has specific i-Mode sites, but that just means that you go to different pay site to get your horoscope or check the weather or download tunes if you have a non-DoCoMo phone.
Actually, from what I've seen on the street from friends, the iMode sites aren't a big deal. All that everyone really wants is email service. The rest is just fluff and icing. The reason that DoCoMo is so big is that they have the biggest marketing budget, which makes it easier for them to set DoCoMo phones as the "coolest" and most "professional" in the minds of consumers.
I don't know that DoCoMo itself will be a huge hit in the States, but if they aren't then it will be due to marketing blunders like overpricing. The services that they offer (real email to your cell phone being the biggest) will definitely catch on, because it's just so damn convenient once you start using it. And it saves lots of cash, too, because it's always cheaper to send a cell-to-cell email than it is to talk when just a 1-line email will suffice.
Land-based lines are great when your butt is parked in front of a PC, but people who don't stay parked there makes for a pretty big market as well... -
Re:Not that great... but this would be.See J-Phone (Japanese mobile phone service provider). Granted, they haven't gotten the resolution up very high yet (I think current ones can only do 128x128), but you can send the pictures via E-mail instantly anywhere you want.
[Note: that site does some really weird things with JavaScript, so here's an image of a phone with a built-in camera.]
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Re:Not that great... but this would be.See J-Phone (Japanese mobile phone service provider). Granted, they haven't gotten the resolution up very high yet (I think current ones can only do 128x128), but you can send the pictures via E-mail instantly anywhere you want.
[Note: that site does some really weird things with JavaScript, so here's an image of a phone with a built-in camera.]
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J-Phone already does thisJ-Phone in Japan already does this. I count almost 50 games on their game list site, with makers like Namco, Tomy, Capcom, and Konami in there.
The game contents just started last year, so it's probably the smallest of content genre there.
(Note, I don't have a J-Phone, or an i-mode for that matter (i-mode's voice mode is too poor quality for me). But the commercials sure are breaking down my resistance.)
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J-Phone already does thisJ-Phone in Japan already does this. I count almost 50 games on their game list site, with makers like Namco, Tomy, Capcom, and Konami in there.
The game contents just started last year, so it's probably the smallest of content genre there.
(Note, I don't have a J-Phone, or an i-mode for that matter (i-mode's voice mode is too poor quality for me). But the commercials sure are breaking down my resistance.)
