Comments on: USA Today tries to understand the iPhone and Japan http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/08/23/usa-today-tries-to-understand-the-iphone-and-japan/ From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:00:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Jamie http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/08/23/usa-today-tries-to-understand-the-iphone-and-japan/#comment-40094 Jamie Thu, 22 Nov 2007 08:05:15 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/08/23/usa-today-tries-to-understand-the-iphone-and-japan/#comment-40094 "Power users", Taro3Yen.com? No, power users will want a device capable of yahoo-free push email, the editing of office applications AND applications from third party venders. “Power users”, Taro3Yen.com?
No, power users will want a device capable of yahoo-free push email, the editing of office applications AND applications from third party venders.

]]> By: wintersweet http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/08/23/usa-today-tries-to-understand-the-iphone-and-japan/#comment-34172 wintersweet Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:37:34 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/08/23/usa-today-tries-to-understand-the-iphone-and-japan/#comment-34172 Not to mention that they make privacy screens for phones of various sizes, and I'm sure they'll make an iPhone-sized one. In the book _Japanamerica_, Kelts all but claims that 9/11 was responsible for the popularity of Evangelion in the US--which is off by a couple of years, as I recall. I quit reading the book at that point. Not to mention that they make privacy screens for phones of various sizes, and I’m sure they’ll make an iPhone-sized one.

In the book _Japanamerica_, Kelts all but claims that 9/11 was responsible for the popularity of Evangelion in the US–which is off by a couple of years, as I recall. I quit reading the book at that point.

]]> By: Taro 3Yen.com http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/08/23/usa-today-tries-to-understand-the-iphone-and-japan/#comment-34072 Taro 3Yen.com Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:29:38 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/08/23/usa-today-tries-to-understand-the-iphone-and-japan/#comment-34072 I detest VIOLENTLY everything about the cramped interfaces of Japanese cellphones, but Japanese folks love typing on their keitai one-handed, bah. On the other hand, the iPhone and Blackberry have a two-hand interface that most Japanese dislike since they have many years practice with "10-key" input of Japanese on the numeric keypads of keitai (which is as effective as a regular keyboard for Japanese input). Power users in Japan will love the iPhone, but the mainstream Japanese market of "gals" and girlie guys will want the smallest, cutest keitai for wanking one-handed. I detest VIOLENTLY everything about the cramped interfaces of Japanese cellphones, but Japanese folks love typing on their keitai one-handed, bah.
On the other hand, the iPhone and Blackberry have a two-hand interface that most Japanese dislike since they have many years practice with “10-key” input of Japanese on the numeric keypads of keitai (which is as effective as a regular keyboard for Japanese input).
Power users in Japan will love the iPhone, but the mainstream Japanese market of “gals” and girlie guys will want the smallest, cutest keitai for wanking one-handed.

]]> By: Taro 3Yen.com http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/08/23/usa-today-tries-to-understand-the-iphone-and-japan/#comment-34070 Taro 3Yen.com Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:23:46 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/08/23/usa-today-tries-to-understand-the-iphone-and-japan/#comment-34070 >>Japanese are “accustomed to doing more in smaller spaces — and keeping things to themselves. >>Japanese are “accustomed to doing more in smaller spaces — and keeping things to themselves.

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