Zettai Geek Dayo

Price increases abound, an increase of future macOS fears and an increase for my love of AirPods! Plus, shameless begging to be readded to Apple Podcasts. All this when you grab a Marzipan sandwich for #ZettaiGeekDayo!
Disney on Twitter: “Welcome to the family, @TheSimpsons. #DisneyPlus
All Netflix subscribers will pay higher prices starting in May
Amazon Prime会費 値上げのワケ
macOS 10.15 to include standalone media apps, splitting iTunes – 9to5Mac
Accidental Tech Podcast 321: Dumbed Down, Locked Down, and Locked Out
Notarization Required for Mac Apps Created With New Developer IDs – MacRumors
The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux) – Homebrew
NANAMI ワイヤレス充電器Qi 7.5w
See you next time!

Frustrations with a certain streaming service‘s recent behaviour, why you should NEVER read the comments and did we get a sponsor or are we just stuck in the ‘80s?! And who’s this “we”, anyway? All this as we flashback to the future on #ZettaiGeekDayo!
WOW! What a Difference!
Netflix will not join Apple TV service
Netflix No Longer Offering In-App Subscription Options on iOS Devices
“One Day at a Time” Is Cancelled at Netflix, But the Love of the Alvarez Family Lives On
Netflix App for iOS No Longer Supports AirPlay Because of ‘Technical Limitations’
How to cancel your Netflix subscription
iFlipClock Plus HD (RIP ♡)
See you next time!

This week, I talk about exciting news in the world of Japanese calendar systems, as well as the latest and greatest in Japanese technology! Back from her hibernation, it’s Kaylee with another #ZettaiGeekDayo!
Japanese era name – Wikipedia
Japan announces new era name, Reiwa, but what does it mean and why was it chosen?
EPSON PX-M884F
Panasonic KX-PD215DL-W
eFax
See you next time!

4K BS/CS Tuners arrive, as does a new (poorly named) payment service. Plus, how to Switch your Switch SD card without Switching to Windows, thoughts on my Mojave clean install & rumours of Macs & iPads! Grab a copy of Norton Utilities for #ZettaiGeekDayo!
In case you are wondering what all the in-jokes are about…

This is one of my favourite classic geek videos.

Crash Different – The Original
Tech News in Japan

Pixela 4K Smart Tuner PIX-SMB400

Panasonic 4K Tuner TU-BUHD100

Panasonic 4K Blu-ray Recorder DMR-SUZ2060
スマホ決済「PayPay」サービス開始　ヤフーアプリでも利用可
Main Stories

Reddit Thread: SD Card upgrade is more difficult than it should be.

* Use Disk Utility to create an image of the smaller SD
* Format the larger SD on Mac as FAT32 (Disk Utility -> Erase -> FAT (MS-DOS))
* Mount the image you created on step 1
* Copy everything, with all attributes, to the larger SD, using Terminal:
sudo cp -a /Volumes/SmallerSD/. /Volumes/LargerSD/.
Don’t forget the periods! And don’t worry if you get an error like cp: SmallerSD/.: unable to copy extended attributes to LargerSD/./.: Operation not permitted
* Test in your Switch!
* …
* PLAY TIME!

Carbon Copy Cloner

Easiest Way to Create Bootable Hackintosh Backups!

Guide to fresh installing macOS Mojave on a Hackintosh

Building a CustoMac Hackintosh: The Ultimate Buyer’s Guide
Exclusive: iPad Pro Face ID details, 4K HDR video over USB-C, AirPods-like Apple Pencil 2 pairing, more
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Thoughts on iPhone XS MAAAAAAX, the new Apple Watch, future gadgets and future projects!
(Edited with Ferrite Recording Studio on my iPhone XS Max because why not?!)
The one and only one show note this time:

Chai Maxx / ももいろクローバーZ（MOMOIRO CLOVER)

It’s a minute and a half. Just watch it. 😛
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WWDC’s gone, but I’m back! And crazy enough to be in beta land. My impressions of iOS 12, watchOS 5, tvOS 12 & macOS 10.14 Mojave (moh-ha-vee?). Plus, I’ve switched my devices up yet AGAIN?! All this & MORE (after the credits!) on #ZettaiGeekDayo!
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GymKit’s here & 9-year olds we should fear! (Maybe…) Plus, you can climb aboard Lapras or the Sakura train, but your GoPro climbing on Sushiro’s a no go. And we chat about Nintendo’s coolest service EVER. Point your satellites to view #ZettaiGeekDayo!
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Tech News in Japan

Apple sets grand opening of new Shinjuku retail store in Tokyo for April 7th


ジムでApple Watchをフル活用できる「Gymkit」が日本上陸！早速体験してみた
Designer’s tweets during first trip to Japan perfectly show why it’s such a great place to visit

Marcin Wichary @mwichary
Net users floored by third-grader in Osaka who created and distributed a computer virus
Conveyor belt sushi chain where foreigner filmed GoPro video considers pressing criminal charges
Main Stories

Satellaview

St.GIGA
Here’s a fun Satellaview Commercial
The BS Zelda Page

(This page is so old, it has a FRAMES & a NO FRAMES version!)
Here’s week one of the BS Zelda game as originally broadcast and found on NicoNicoDouga. This has English annotations, too! SO COOL! 😀
This is maybe the most comprehensive Satellaview video on YouTube.
Other fun Satellaview & Super Famicom resources include:
List of Satellaview broadcasts

Satellaview games from The Legend of Zelda series
サテラビュー BS-X Satellaview.org

Matthew Calls @superfamicom
Satellablog

Satellablogger. サテラビュー好きの外人さん
Fun Stuff

Seven Oops Official Site (Stylized as “7!!”)

7!! – 虹色 / Seven Oops – Nijiiro

7!! – 弱虫さん-7!! version- / Seven Oops – Yowamushi San

LINE Pay adds bill pay, banks add QR code pay & TDK adds voice to a plant! Plus, toilet pictogram standards (Finally!) and how to scare your primary schoolers with an old TV. All this, and a ride on the sushi conveyor belt, on this week’s #ZettaiGeekDayo!
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Tech News in Japan

「LINE Pay」が公共料金の支払いに対応。まず電気代から
メガバンク3行、QRコード決済の規格統一で連携へ。普及に向けた新会社設立も検討

FamilyMart’s iOS App (Japanese)


人と対話する自走式盆栽「BonsAI」をTDKが発表
Pictograms on Japanese electric toilets OK’d as global standard


Fun Stuff

* This is my favourite song. I mean, favourite-favourite. #1 in the world. ♡ Maaya Sakamoto – tune the rainbow -unplugged–
* 光あれ (Let there be light) -studio unplugged live version-


* ちびっこフォーク (Children folk) -unplugged-


* LIVE TOUR 2015-2016 “FOLLOW ME UP” FINAL at Nakano Sunplaza


* 20th Anniversary LIVE “FOLLOW ME” at Saitama Super Arena (I was at this one! UNBELIEVABLE show)

Ok… I’ll stop now… 😛
GoPro on sushi conveyor belt accidentally gives beautiful peek into normal Japanese life
Japanese elementary school students discovering “channel of the dead” on their TVs
Anime eyes cover Tokyo’s busiest station for awesome Netflix ad
Free PS3 And PS Vita Games Not Included In PS Plus From 2019
I really enjoy Run Jump Stomp’s SwitchCraft podcast. He talks all about Nintendo Switch news, and he did a great recap of the Nintendo Direct. Check it out!
Japanese women’s curling team becomes heroes thanks to talent and charm, wins 100 years of rice
See you next week!

LINE Mobile adds Wi-Fi, JapanTaxi adds money and McDonalds adds a new ordering method! Plus, how to get TV service with your NTT Hikari internet line! All this, if your mom doesn’t lock up your AC adapters, on this week’s #ZettaiGeekDayo!
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Tech News in Japan

LINE Mobile Wi-Fiオプション【月額200円】
Netflixをかたるフィッシングメール出回る 「前回の支払い方法に問題がある」としてフィッシングサイトへ誘導
LINEかたるフィッシングメール出回る　「二段階パスワードの設置」など言葉巧みに
「全国タクシー」のJapanTaxiが未来創生ファンドから10.5億円を資金調達、累計調達額は91.5億円に
マクドナルド、スマホで注文・決済も＝全店で新システム導入へ
【事前募集中!!】おもいでケータイ再起動 at au FUKUOKA

「黒歴史」も発掘？ 昔のケータイの再起動イベント、福岡で開催決定
Main Stories

ひかりTV プラン

Hikari TV (English)
Pokemon (Original Series) on Amazonビデオ – アマゾン
Fun Stuff

The Japanese Women’s Curling Team Took Bronze!! (Our first medal EVER in the sport!!)
Japanese mom finds diabolically clever way to crack down on son’s excessive video gaming
22 February turned out to be a bad day for Tokyo train commuters, as freak delays showed
See you next week!

We talk about how to make game show buzzers with plastic containers, push buttons and a Makey Makey! Plus, the horrors of trying to watch the Olympics on broadcast TV! All this, and a bit of curling talk, if you sweep your podcatcher onto #ZettaiGeekDayo!
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Main Stories

I’m just a little black rain cloud… ♪

Curling Team Profile (Japan)

DIXIM Play

「DIGA remote」をApp Storeで – iTunes – Apple

DIMORA.jp (For controlling a Panasonic recorder remotely)

Plex DVR
Fun Stuff

Buzzerを App Store で – iTunes – Apple

Makey Makey

CrowdControlGames

Video of how to make a Gameshow Buzzer with a Makey Makey! (YouTube)

Mousetrap
Here’s a special treat for you! I found my old Buzzer Tester app. This is enough to get started, if you are interested in making a buzzer app. Be sure to read the README!
Buzzer Tester
See you next week!

SoftBank hails a ride (share), CoinCheck checks in & docomo’s seeing double! Plus, how to watch the Olympics & cutting through the BS(/CS) of satellite TV. All this, & some “obligation chocolates”, if you’ll be my valentine on this week’s #ZettaiGeekDayo!
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Tech News in Japan

ソフトバンク、中国ライドシェア「滴滴」と協業–国内でタクシー配車サービス構築

Didi Chuxing teams up with SoftBank for Japanese ride-hailing joint venture
コインチェック、日本円出金を2月13日に再開

Coincheck Users Pull $373 Million in First Chance Since Hack
ドコモの2画面スマホ「M」は買いなのか？ 実機レビュー＆コラムまとめ

2画面スマホ「M Z-01K」を5日間メイン端末として使ってみたレポート
Main Stories

Japanese TV show about draining ponds becomes surprise hit with viewers

SkyPerfect

Guide to BS/CS antenna direction (Japanese)
Fun Stuff

Godiva runs full-page ad asking Japanese women to stop buying so much Valentine’s chocolate

Japanese confectioner has firm rebuttal to Godiva’s anti-obligation chocolate ad in Japan
How To Watch The Olympics In Japan (Japanese)

And keep an eye out for any well-known plumbers playing curling…
NHK Olympics App (iOS)

gorin.jp (iOS)
Gamers can become Pac-Man with new VR attraction in Tokyo
「まるでオフライン対戦」　プロ選手が「ストリートファイターV」で下り10Gbpsを体験
Japanese senior stabs younger man multiple times after seeing him sit in train’s priority seat
See you next week!

A survey of streaming video, SoftBank & LINE Mobile team up, and take a ride with your packages (& Yamato) down to Wakayama! Plus, it’s the end of an era for Sazae-san AND Osaka! All this and more, if you can get Back In Time for #ZettaiGeekDayo!
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Tech News in Japan

LINEモバイルがソフトバンク傘下に。戦略的提携に向け基本合意
KDDI、月400円からのIoT通信プラン「LTE Low」「LTE Mid」「LTE High」提供開始
Idols stand by cryptocurrency after major theft leaves them without paychecks
ヤマト、和歌山電鉄で宅配便を「貨客混載」 16日から
モバイルバッテリーにもPSEマークが必須に、事故増加を受け経産省が規制強化

Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law
Anker PowerCore Fusion 5000
大阪・市営地下鉄新会社の愛称「Osaka Metro」に決定　外国人にもわかりやすく

Osaka Municipal Subway
Main Stories

What is Japan’s most used on-demand video streaming service?
Zettai Geek Dayo – 02. I See Streams Of Green, New iPhones, Too ♪
Tsutaya TV

GYAO

au videopass

U-NEXT

dTV

WOWOW Members On-Demand

Netflix Japan

Hulu Japan

Amazon Prime Japan
Apple TV

Chromecast

Fire TV

Fire TV Stick

Fire HD 10
Fun Stuff

任天堂、スイッチのオンライン有料化は2018年9月。詳細は今後発表

任天堂の新スマホアプリは『マリオカート ツアー』、2019年3月までに配信スタート

スマートフォン向けアプリ『Miitomo』サービス終了のお知らせ
「サザエさん」の新スポンサーがアマゾンなどに決定　「買い物しようと街まで出かけなくなりそう」などの声

The Longest Running TV Cartoon, Ever

Walmart & Rakuten team up, live it up in JAXA’s simulated space station & a new portable iOS keyboard! Plus, some Pokemon news and if you’re “very hungry”, do I have the cafe for you! All this, and a few instant photos, on this week’s #ZettaiGeekDayo!
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Tech News in Japan

楽天とWal-Mart、日米で提携　「楽天西友ネットスーパー」オープンへ
運転中「ポケモンＧＯ」で死亡事故 被告の実刑確定へ

Pokémon GO-playing driver’s two year prison sentence for manslaughter upheld. Was it enough?
Nintendo and Pokémon Company help grade-school boy get over bullying incident, earn lifelong fan
JAXA paying people 380,000 yen to drop out of life for two weeks

Japan Clinical Volunteer Network application page (Japanese)

(It didn’t occur to me when I was recording this that, by the time the podcast was released, it’d be too late to apply… Oh well…)
ロジクール、iOS向け薄型軽量ポータブルキーボードiK1042BKAを2月6日発売
We tried the awesome battery-free, instant photo printer for smartphones and came away impressed

Printoss (Japanese)

Printoss TPJ-03SO (Amazon.co.jp)
Amazonが日本版Alexaスキルの人気ランキング発表。12月の1位はあの定番ラジオ

radiko.jp (Japanese)
Main Stories

Unlimited Japanese SIM Card by Mobal
moumoon (Wikipedia)

They have been doing a free, live internet broadcast on the full moon of every month for years and years now, and the archives are free to watch on their official YouTube channel!
moumoon – pride (YouTube)

moumoon – follow me (YouTube)

moumoon – Never Look Back (YouTube)
ローランド、音響ミキサーをワイヤレス・コントロールできるiPad用無料アプリ「M-480 Remote」公開

docomo wants in on mobile payments, mineo wants in on iPhones and we all want in on the kotatsu! Plus, THE SOUND of Panasonic, retro games are new again and how to get to Tokyo for cheap! All this, with 20% fewer idols, on this week’s #ZettaiGeekDayo!
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Tech News in Japan

Tokyo’s most famous landmarks are even more beautiful after heaviest snowfall in years【Photos】
mineo (Japanese)

格安SIMのmineo、iPhone 7とiPhone 7 Plusの日本SIMフリー版を2月15日発売
ドコモがQRコード決済「d払い」4月開始、ローソン・マツキヨも対応予定
パナソニック、スピーカー内蔵LEDシーリングライト「AIR PANEL LED THE SOUND」発売
Japanese movie theater with kotatsu seating looks like it’s the best cinematic experience ever
セガ サターン パッドがBluetooth対応で復活、まさかの実機用アダプタも。メガドラ・ドリキャス版も展示

Retro-bit brought brand-new Sega accessories to CES

New Bluetooth Dreamcast Controllers From Retro-bit Revealed
Main Stories

VIP Liner (Japanese)

VIP Liner (English [Auto Translated])
Momoiro Clover Z & Nangoku Peanuts = ♡♡

I mean, I sure wanna go see his dinner show, don’t you?
Momoiro Clover – Rough Style

Momoiro Clover – Ano Sora e Mukatte / Towards That Blue Sky
Fun Stuff

がなぜか突然アップデートされ「懐かしい！」「遊んでた！」と話題に

NextFrame – Tanaka_U’s Flash Game Website (Japanese)

Kanpou Shageki (“Naval Gunfire”)
PLAY! TETRIS® TOWERをお楽しみください

【動画レポート】PLAY! TETRIS®TOWER – YouTube
Japanese cram school gives students permission to smash window, break into building on test day
25歳女性が常磐線車内で出産　JR東日本「記録も記憶もない」

Woma...

docomo helps travellers, au helps parents and SoftBank helps teachers! Plus, mixi’s still open (somehow), DMM’s chomping at the Bit(coin) and an MVNO warning when travelling to the States! All this (and a few idols) on this week’s #ZettaiGeekDayo!
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Tech News in Japan

NHK apologizes for false missile alert

Earthquake warnings leave Kanto jolted, but the big shake never came
ドコモのデータ通信量、24時間980円で海外でも利用可能に。パケットパック海外オプション3月開始
18歳未満のiPhone、宿題サボるとアプリが突然消える!? auの改正新法対応フィルタリングサービス
ソフトバンクの学割は「先生」も対象、50GBが月3980円～になる「学割先生」1月17日受付開始
CES: 三井住友カード、「ロック機能付きクレジットカード」発表　カード番号を液晶で表示
「mixi閉鎖」のうわさ、ミクシィが否定　「閉鎖の予定ない」

mixi.jp

LING
pixivにライブ配信機能　お絵かきを生中継
Anker、iPhone Xを立ててワイヤレス充電できる PowerPort Wireless 5 Standなど発売
 
偽のスタバグッズを販売か、千葉
新4K8K衛星放送コンテンツ、BD-R/BD-REで録画可能に–BDAが新ライセンス
仮想通貨取引サイト「DMM Bitcoin」が本日サービス開始。手数料の低さが売り

DMM Bitcoin
Main Story

KDDI Mobile Sim – New Registration (Japanese)

Unlockit.co.nz
Fun Stuff

Introducing Virtual Currency Girls, the new electronic money-themed, educational idol group

And their single. I mean, with such lyrics as:

“Hot day forget myself go to the moon イイジャナイ”, how can you say no?
115 series trains

ＪＲ東「かぼちゃ列車」引退へ　上越線などで活躍
*sigh* Still kinda sad about Momoclo…
Here’s a minute long video of that 2014 concert I talked about at the former Olympic Stadium. Dang it, this was an AMAZING weekend. Please watch this one. ♡

Momoiro Clover – Hashire!

(This episode of the podcast get its title from original English lyrics which I wrote/translated of this song,

aibo goes for a walk at the Sony Store, the cool tech lucky bags this year & the incredible expanding suitcase from Muji! Plus, a word on that YouTube video and a word with my folks on tech, Japan & tech in Japan! All on this week’s #ZettaiGeekDayo!
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Tech News in Japan

全国のソニーストアにaibo 1月11日から
【Lucky Bag Roundup 2018】Akihabara Junk Shop Lucky Bags: Now with less junk!

【Lucky Bag Roundup 2018】Yodobashi Camera offers up a tablet box of techie dreams
Muji’s new expandable suitcase is perfect for Japan-based expats and overseas Japanophiles
Main Stories

Maxell QI iPhone 5/5s/SE Case (Amazon Japan)
(Not So) Fun Stuff

Japanese Twitter reacts to “Japanese Suicide Forest” video

Don’t be That Guy in Japan… or Anywhere Else – That Japanese Man Yuta

How I feel about what Logan Paul did in Japan… – Reina Scully
Be kind to each other, ne?
See you next week!

Goodbye to garakei LINE, Space World & TicketCamp. Plus, KFC breaks records, AbemaTV makes a move for new year’s programming and what DO we do in Japan for “Oshogatsu”? Spend your days of auld lang syne with #ZettaiGeekDayo!
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Tech News in Japan

ガラケー版LINE終了へ　5年でユーザー95％減
Japan’s disaster alerts will work with all Android 8.1 phones
LINEがシェアサイクル参入、解錠・決済もLINEアプリで可能に。Mobikeと資本業務提携
Omotena Seals (Japanese)
Crane Game Video – 「絶対に取れる」クレーンゲームで47万円詐取か

Japanese arcade owner arrested for allegedly rigging crane games to be unwinnable
ニンテンドーeショップ、クリスマスに約6時間ダウン（復旧済み）
ミクシィ、チケキャン終了を正式発表　18年5月末に
Main Stories

KFC Japan earned 6 billion yen over Christmas weekend, proving that Japan loves Christmas chicken
New Year’s Greetings in Japanese
NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen

No-Laughing Batsu Games

AbemaTV
Splashtop Personal
What’s the best way to ring in the new year in Tokyo? Try the countdown event at Shibuya crossing
New Year’s Eve in Shibuya (Video)

New Year’s Eve/Day, Traditional Style (Video)

Meiji Jingu Hatsumode (Video)
Fukubukuro

アップルストア初売り、福袋 Lucky Bag の大当たりは今年も MacBook Air

【本日開催】アップルの初売りが超お得！MacBook・iPad Pro購入で還元1万円オーバー
Fun Stuff

Here’s your chance to ride Japan’s maglev Shinkansen in spring, nine years before service starts
快盗戦隊ルパンレンジャーVS警察戦隊パトレンジャー｜テレビ朝日

Digital Gachapons, Panasonic’s at your door and Amazon “Towers” over the competition! Plus, a couple of fun train stories, Christmas in Japan & a brief history of time, err, LINE. Celebrate the ho-ho-holidays with #ZettaiGeekDayo!
As always, if you have any comments, questions, concerns, topics or you just wanna chat, I’d love to hear from you. Please tweet them at me on Twitter @kayleedayo with the hashtag #ZettaiGeekDayo so I can find them.
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Oh, He’s Making A Cake, Icing It Twice, Gonna Find Out Whose Allergic To Strawberries… ♪
Tech News in Japan

Apple still lets video game developers keep their loot box odds a secret in Japan
「ピンポーン♪」外出先でもスマホで応対、パナソニックがモニター壁掛け式ワイヤレステレビドアホン発売
Osechi (English)
Amazon、高さ1メートル超の「タワーおせち」20万円で発売
板前魂　おせち　板前魂のタワーおせち　和洋中二十一段重


2018年おせち特集 – Amazon.co.jp
最大100万円が当たる「LINEのお年玉」キャンペーンが開催されるぞ!!
Main Stories

History of the Christmas Chicken in Japan
In always-polite Japan, KFC has low-smell fried chicken so you won’t bother people on the train
LINE (software)
How Japan’s Most Popular Messaging App Emerged From The 2011 Earthquake
Monkey Majik – Sendai / SEND愛
Original Two LINE Commercials: “Laugh” & “Cry”
Downfall of Japanese TV’s girl next door highlights wider industry sexism
Fun Stuff

Hypnotic moving map of Tokyo’s crazy rush hour trains almost makes them relaxing
JR Central’s commercial film – Xmas Express Series
(And the parody commercial… :P)
Christmas Eve – Yamashita Tatsuro (山下達郎)
Christmas Eve – Yamashita Tatsuro – Lyrics
See you next week!

Rakuten wants to break the “4th” wall (and beyond!), how to delete your LINEs & scan your QRs. Plus, robots at the airport, cars driving in a “Maru”, online crane games & how to buy used Apple gear in Japan! All this & more on this week’s #ZettaiGeekDayo!
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Let It Flo, Let It Flo, Let It Flo! ♪
Tech News in Japan

Rakuten aims to become nation’s 4th mobile carrier

楽天が「第4の携帯キャリア」に、2019年度にサービス開始との報道
Rakuten and Bic Camera team to marry virtual and real stores

楽天とビックカメラが新会社　「楽天ビック」提供へ　通販・店舗連携
ドコモが20GBプランを値下げ、基本料込み月4980円～に 「通話はLINE」な単身者向け
LINE、“誤爆”したメッセージの「送信取消」機能を提供開始
「Suica」アプリがアップデート、ネットショッピングでの支払いに対応
羽田空港がスタッフロボ数種を試験採用。2018年1月より警備から案内、荷物運びなど期間限定で見習い
東京都心の公道、自動運転車が「初」走行。ソフトバンクが実証実験へ

『自動運転バス試乗会 in 丸の内仲通り』を実施
「日本では大きなインパクトになる」–Twitch Primeが日本でサービス開始
ドコモ「ジョジョスマホ」、1万台限定で発売　12万円
オンラインクレーンゲーム「セガキャッチャーオンライン」の正式サービスが開始

セガキャッチャーオンライン
新幹線「こだま」200人乗せずに出発進行⇒20メートル戻って仕切り直し　名古屋駅で
Main Stories

ISP Oshietekun (Japanese)
How to Scan a QR Code Using the Camera on the iPhone or the iPad
Janpara (Japanese)
Network Restriction Check

docomo

au

SoftBank
Fun Stuff

109 Cinemas – 4DX (Japanese)
m-flo、15年ぶりに初代ボーカルLISA復帰 大みそかにUSJで復活ステージ
ThinkPad X220 macOS High Sierra Installation
See you next week!

The 2nd “Wave” of LINE’s smart speakers, self-driving taxis in Yokohama, plus SIM cards and Hue lights and drones working overtime! (Oh, my). And the wait is over: WiMAX! (And Pocket Wi-Fis, too!) All this & more on this week’s #ZettaiGeekDayo!
As always, if you have any comments, questions or topics you’d like me to cover, please tweet them at me @kayleedayo on Twitter with the hashtag #ZettaiGeekDayo so I can find them.
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This year, to save me (and you. …mostly you…) from tears, I’d recommend you get an unlimited plan…
Tech News in Japan

LINEのスマートスピーカー第2弾、Clova Friendsが12月14日に発売。人気キャラクターを採用

LINE Payカード店頭販売終了のお知らせ。改悪により店頭で買えなくなることが確定
b-mobile S 190 Pad SIM (Japanese)
Nissan will test its self-driving taxi service in Japan next year
スマート照明 Philips Hue、人感センサー国内販売開始。価格は4400円前後
チケットキャンプがサービスを一時停止、商標法および不正競争防止法違反の容疑
NHK reveals journalist’s 2013 death was caused by overwork

Will this new ‘go home’ drone end Japan’s overtime binge?
Main Stories

Y! mobile (Japanese)
So-net WiMAX (Japanese)
WiMAX2 最安値比較 2017年12月！(Comparison Page in Japanese)

kakaku.com – Pocket Wi-Fi & WiMAX comparisons

(Keep in mind that many times, the “monthly prices” on kakaku take into account the cash back that you get from signing up…)
Fun Stuff

Pokémon Rescue (Main Site, Japanese)

Pokémon Rescue – Case #03 (YouTube, English Subtitles)
PASOKONGA-paintings – Tatsuo Horiuchi is painting pictures on PC with EXCEL.

The Michelangelo of Microsoft Excel
MX4D (Japanese)
See you next week!

au tries to save “garakei” memories, LINE’s been formatted to fit your screen & things are “popping up” at Amazon. Plus: cool train history, follow-up on prepaid cards & how to choose home internet service! All this & more on this week’s #ZettaiGeekDayo!
As always, if you have any comments, questions or topics you’d like me to cover, please tweet them at me @kayleedayo on Twitter with the hashtag #ZettaiGeekDayo so I can find them.
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Chit Chat Across the Pond #512 – Kaylee on Tech in Japan
Tech News in Japan

Amazon Video Night (Japanese)
Project Fi

International Data with Google Project Fi on an iPhone – Podfeet Podcasts

“My experience with Project Fi in Japan”
Google App Gets Multilingual Voice Search

Google Daydream View (Japanese)


LINEアプリ、iPhone X対応のアップデートがリリース、アニメーションGIF撮影機能も追加


「まさか見れるとは…」起動しなくなった昔のケータイ、au仙台で復活イベント


MrMax、49V型4K液晶テレビを4万8800円で発売。


ついに日本でも。公式認証付きUSB PD対応ACアダプタをゴッパが発表

Anker PowerPort Speed 1 PD30
Amazon Holiday 2017 Pop-Up Storeが渋谷モディでオープン

Super Famicom Mini (Amazon Japan)

Retro Freak (Amazon Japan)
Main Stories

LINE Pay Card (Japanese)
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT)

Electricity in Japan

「フレッツ・ADSL」2023年にサービス終了
Kakaku.com (Japanese)

Asahi-net (English)

Internet in Japan: Broadband (High-speed) Options and Basics [A bit old, but still useful]

J:COM (Japanese)

Flet’s Hikari (Japanese)

Fuchu Internet (Japanese)
Fun Stuff

Better Know A District (Osaka’s 4th! The Fightin’ 4th! Or something…)

iPhone X on a Scavenger Hunt, Atom(ic) PCs from Donki, Cyber Monday (on a Friday?) & something called… Diper ID? Plus TV talk (Not shows… TVs!) & what you need to know to get mobile data when visiting Japan! All this & more on this week’s #ZettaiGeekDayo!
[Te-re-bi = Terebi (Terebijon) …”Television” (笑)]
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Tech News in Japan

Don Quijote (Donki, for short)
ドン・キホーテ、1万9800円のノートPC「MUGA ストイックPC」を12月1日発売。14インチ フルHD液晶搭載
Amazon Japan announces Cyber Monday sale from 12/8 to 12/11 (Japanese)
手袋のまま指紋認証ができる「疑似指紋 Diper ID」購入
Cases and protective screens for #iPhoneX have made their way to #Daiso !! ¥108!! ҉*\(´∇｀)/*҉

ESR iPhone X ガラスフィルム
Main Stories

TCL 49型 フルハイビジョン 液晶 テレビ 49P300CF

Panasonic 49V型 フルハイビジョン 液晶 テレビ VIERA TH-49D305

LG 49V型 4K 液晶テレビ HDR対応 49UJ630A

Hisense 49V型 フルハイビジョン 液晶 テレビ HJ49K3121

And here’s a search for 55-inch TVs on Amazon Japan…
Cellular Phone, Wi-Fi Rental and SIM Card Sales Locations at Narita Airport

Global Advanced Communications (Pocket Wi-Fi)

Mobal (Data + Voice)

JAPAN TRAVEL SIM powered by IIJmio

b-mobile VISITOR SIM | 5GB / 21days
Apple SIM – Apple (English)

Apple SIM – Apple (Japanese)

Apple SIM – au LTE Prepaid Data for Tablets (Japanese)

Apple SIM – How to Use 4G Data Prepaid | Softbank (English!)

Apple SIM – AlwaysOnline Wireless

Apple SIM – Traveling with iPad using GigSky Data
Fun Stuff



Shot of Osaka edited with Rainy Daze. Not bad, eh?
Rainy Daze on the App Store – iTunes – Apple

My thoughts on Alexa in Japan, new ways & places to pay with Apple Pay, a phone you can fit in your wallet and… clear tea?! Plus, a report on the perfect MVNO if you need lots of data: IIJmio! Make your Dreams Come True with this week’s episode of #ZettaiGeekDayo!
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Tech News in Japan

Yamato speeds up parcel-boxing process 10-fold
LINE誤送信でも…24時間以内取り消し機能追加へ
NTTドコモ、dカード プリペイドがiPhoneやApple Watchで使える決済サービス「Apple Pay」に対応開始！最大1500円分がもれなくチャージされるキャンペーンも
NichePhone-S SIMフリー携帯電話 テザリング機能搭載ガラケー ニッチフォン
Slack Japan (Japanese)

ビジネスチャット「Slack」に日本語版が登場、誤送信防止などローカライズが充実
McDonalds Japan rolling out credit card & QUICPay+ on Nov. 20th;

Non-FeLiCa NFC in the 1st half of 2018
Suntory explains the simple science behind how it makes its amazing clear tea beverages
89-Year-Old Japanese Grandma Discovers Photography,

Can’t Stop Taking Hilarious Self-Portraits Now
Main Stories

Apple delaying HomePod smart speaker launch until next year
IIJmio (English)

IIJmio (Japanese)

IIJmio Device Lineup (Japanese)
LINE Mobile In-Store Locations (Japanese)

Bic Sim at Bic Camera (Japanese)

Bic Sim at Bic Camera (English)
Fun Stuff

Cha-La Head-Cha-La – The theme from Dragonball Z, and one of the absolute BEST anime songs of all time. (I couldn’t help but link to the cover by Momoiro Clover Z, though… :P)

Thank you, Tsuru-san! ♡
Dreams Come True

Here’s a few of my favourite songs!
This is it! You’re the one! I knew it!

If you listen to only one, make it this one!

This is an English Version of their massive hit song “Ureshi! Tanoshi! Daisuki!”

My massive series on mobile & internet service begins! Carriers & contracts & MVNOs! (Oh my…) Plus: SO. MUCH. NEWS. Alexa’s here! What chargers should you get for your iPhone X? And a chat with… Pikachu?! All this & more on this week’s episode of #ZettaiGeekDayo!
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Fun Stuff

Cameraaman

Demonstration of my Echo lights/AC hack with IRKit
Amazon’s Echo Launches in Japan

Amazon teaches Alexa Japanese for Echo’s next destination

Amazon Japan launches the Echo series (Japanese)
¥5,980 for the Echo Dot

¥11,980 for the 2nd Generation Echo

¥17,980 for the Echo Plus
Pikachu Talk (Japanese)

A Pikachu Talk app is coming to Google Home and Amazon Alexa devices
Amazon Music Unlimited Coupon Offer (Japanese)

“アマゾン、4000万曲が月780円で聴き放題「Music Unlimited」 Echoプランなら月380円”
SmartFuture Smart Plug

Koogeek Smart Plug

Anker’s Eufy Genie scheduled for released in Japan (Japanese)

The Roomba will be Alexa compatible in Japan (Japanese)
Tech News in Japan

Mars earbuds are equipped with space-age translation tech

“Toshiba considering withdrawing from the sluggish PC & TV business” (Japanese)

Finally confirmed! Suica/FeLiCa is no longer limited to iOS/watchOS devices bought in Japan!

Prepaid IC Cards in Japan

Differences Between iPhone X Models (A1865, A1901, A1902)

QZSS (Quasi-Zenith Satellite System)
Main Stories

Seneo QI ワイヤレス充電器

Baseus Qiワイヤレス充電器
Anker PowerPort Speed 1 PD30

This week, I take a look at a few transportation options on my trip to Tokyo, plus there’s drone news and pet news?! (The robot kind!) And of course, how did X-mas go? All this and more on this week’s episode of Zettai Geek Dayo!
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Super Sentai Spirits

Here’s a YouTube Link to a full length-ish Super Sentai Spirits concert!

(It’s gotten a *lot* bigger & better since this was filmed!!)
Birthday Song Official Website (Japanese)

Yes, that is the company’s name…

In case you’re interested, they post info about Spirits & other concerts they do!
Tech News in Japan

Candy-carrying drone crashes into crowd, injuring six in Gifu

NHK News: イベント中にドローン落下 ６人けが 岐阜 大垣

Video of the drone crash in Gifu
Rakuten, Lawson begin product deliveries by drone in Fukushima
Tsum Tsum Land (App Store Link)
A Robotic Dog’s Mortality

Sony’s new AIBO pet robot goes on sale tonight in Japan

AIBO Official Site (Japanese)
Main Stories

docomo cycle
Smart EX (English)

Smart EX (Japanese)
Spigen Case (Too Hard)

ESR Case (Too Soft)

Owltech’s STD Case (…just right?)
See you next week!

A Poem, by Kaylee
 
‘Twas the night before X-mas, and all through the flat.
Not a creature was stirring, except my QI mat.
 
The cases were hung, by the Macintosh with care,
In hopes the delivery soon would be there.
 
When on my nightstand, there arose a light ding.
I sprang from my bed to see just what it’d mean.
 
Away went the lockscreen. It flew just so fast!
And for dear Touch ID, this would be my last.
 
When what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a notification, and a package in the clear.
 
A little young driver, so lively and strong,
I knew in a minute, she wouldn’t take long.
 
More quickly than HomePod, the packages did show,
As the young driver shouted, “More iPhones in tow!”
 
So up to sorters, and down to the trucks.
A sleigh full of “toys”, for the ones with the luck.
 
Down the freeways she came, with the proper right turns.
There were Animoji to send, and faces to be learned.
 
Up the elevator she came, with the package nearby.
When the doorbell rang out, I thought I would cry.
 
She spoke not a word, but turned with a smile,
The package delivered, and paperwork on file.
 
And I heard her exclaim as she drove out of sight
“Happy X-mas to all, and to all a good night!!”
 
…
 
It’s pronounced “TEN”??
 
Music by Dee Yan-Key, “winter sun”
‘Twas The Night Before X-Mas is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.
 

Welcome to another episode of Zettai Geek Dayo! This week, we talk about Halloween & how television, in part, helped to popularize the holiday in Japan. And speaking of television, we discuss & compare streaming services from a wide variety of Japanese and International companies. A bit of news from the week, including another entry into the Japanese smart speaker market, and a fork that… well, you just have to hear it to believe it. And of course, the big question is: did I get my iPhone X preorder?! Check out this week’s episode of Zettai Geek Dayo!
As always, if you have any comments, questions or topics you’d like me to cover, please tweet them at me @kayleedayo on Twitter with the hashtag #ZettaiGeekDayo so I can find them.
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Halloween in Japan

Japan’s Infamous Halloween Trains

How Halloween Became a Thing in Japan
Here’s a couple of videos showing what it’s like in Japan on Halloween:

Halloween in Osaka

Halloween in Tokyo
One thing you will notice is that there are TONS of groups of girls (and some guys) who all wear the same costume. You see this wherever you go on Halloween. I guess it goes back to the whole culture of “not wanting to stand out”.



Universal Studios Japan – Halloween 2017 (Website)

Universal Studios Japan – Halloween 2017 (TV Ad)

“Nocturnal skirt at noon! × The greatest night at night!

Halloween like this, only in the world! …

Laughing all day, shouting, liberate yourself as it is, Super clean Halloween!”
Yeah… (The TV ad is worth a watch, though. :P)



Streaming Services

niconico

dTV

U-NEXT

DMM.com

Abema TV

Tsutaya TV

Hulu Japan

Amazon Prime Japan

Netflix Japan

Twitch Prime Guide

Daniel Feit (@feitclub)
Tech News in Japan

Sony LF-S50G Smart Speaker

Nissin Foods Otohiko Fork

Nissin Foods Otohiko Fork (Video – Recommended Viewing :P)
Misc.

文化の日 – Culture Day
I love my Apple Store (most of the time).

The past few years, though, it’s just been too busy… Apple really needs to build a second location in Osaka (m...

From Osaka, Japan, it’s the premiere episode of Zettai Geek Dayo, a tech podcast with a geek girl groove! I’m your host, Kaylee, and I’m definitely a geek. But I got so excited about Alexa coming to Japan, as well as voice assistants from Google and messaging company LINE, that I spoke a bit too fast sometimes… Gomen ne! I hope you’ll give it a listen anyway, and subscribe for episodes each week!
One thing to note: in this episode, I mention how I use Siri in English on my iPhone and in Japanese on my iPad Pro. I forgot to mention that this kind of setting requires you to turn off the sync Siri data option in your iCloud settings. If it’s on, changing the language on one device will change the language on all of your devices.
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Geek Girls Society

A lovely club in California for geek girls 8-18. Check them out at GeekGirlsSociety.com!

(or GeekGirlsForever.com for those of you who wish they had a group like this as a kid.)

Yamaha’s Vocaloid

Vocaloid music is super popular in the geek circles in Japan.

I’m quite fond of “Tell Your World” by livetune featuring Hatsune Miku.
Apple’s iPhone remains Japan’s smartphone king but innovation seen on the wane

“According to MM Research Institute Ltd., Apple accounted for 52.7 percent of all smartphone shipments in Japan in fiscal 2016, far exceeding the 15.2 percent share held by No. 2 player Sony Corp.”

Amazon Alexa + IRKit by Golang

These are the links (mostly in Japanese only, so I have provided Google Translate links) I used to make Alexa work with IRKit to control my non-Hue lights/air conditioner/TV/etc…

Alexa IRKit AC (Github)

Guide 1 (Japanese)

Guide 2 (Japanese)


Amazon Echo and Alexa are coming to Japan for the first time later this year

But still no Canada, eh? Surprising… :/
Amazon Tablets

Fire HD 10
Fire HD 8
Google

Google Home & Home Mini

Still no Pixel 2… I’d like to at least try one out, but it doubt it will ever get an official Japanese release…
LINE

Clova WAVE (Japanese)

Clova WAVE (English Press Relea...