When the iPhone launch was announced in Japan, the media started to bash the iPhone immediately saying that it wouldn’t sell at all…The queues today prove that the Japanese do indeed want iPhones.
The makers believe that they know what Japanese consumers want - which is everything. This is the reason why Japanese phones are thick and stuffed with TV’s, 7 mega pixel cameras, games, electric money etc etc. They all look the same and have mingy keyboards.

The Japanese want something simple and easy to use.

7.11.08 is a great day for Mobile User Experience around the world.

See my post  2 years ago about the issue. It’s about privacy:

Calling someone, at the core is a very private activity, and video call removes that privacy.

There. It’s pretty simple.

Chrome - famous for their airline seat buckle bike messenger bags. Maybe they are not so hip anymore ever since the stock brokers and lawyers at the financial district are rocking their bags too…

Gama-Go - Japanese 60’s / 70s’ monsters inspired apparel.

Tad Gear - of course, the place to check out before your next mission.

Can you name more San Francisco Home Grown Hipster brand I should add to the list?

I still clearly remember their famous line “Everything that can be digitized will be digitized.” Close to 10 years later, the statement clearly still stands.

Saw the MocoNews story on Agency 3.0. I can’t help but wonder if Agency 3.0 is the new Razorfish. Designing, implementing, and monetizing online and mobile (of course) content… it sounds a lot like the Razorfish of the old days doesn’t it?

Of course, the best way to input Chinese on a computer is via tablet since Chinese is such a visual language. Now you can write/input Chinese directly on your (jailbroke) iPhone 1.1.4. With Installer add the source: iphonecake.com/src/all. Refresh, then look for HWPen. Current beta version supports both simplified and traditional Chinese. It works pretty well for me.

TAD Gear, technically is not a “fashion brand”, but the design and the quality of their urban and outdoor gears are so above and beyond one should consider it as a designer brand. Did I mention the price tags are “designer pricey” too? Anyway, TAD Gear is definitely a “designer brand” in the tactical arena….

Wait. You said tactical as in SWAT, Special Force, PMC? Yes, but you are not going to look like John Rambo with TAD Gear’s Stealth Jacket. Their design is more in line with the North Face, Patagonia type of outdoor clothing but with really amazing quality in tailor, materials, details, and design.

The attention to details and general high quality of their products has caused a lot of people in the “macho business” (Private Military Contractors, Law Enforcement, and the Military) to take note and start buying. In fact, if you go to their Web site, the first thing you see on the site are customers’ pictures wearing TAD gears that are usually heavily armed.

Their current Web site is pretty Web 1.0, but I think eventually they will get it right. If you are in the Bay Area, you should check out their retail store too. To me, the place is like a designer boutique with amazing jackets, backpacks, pouches, and all the stuff you want to look tactical and macho - everyday.

Now I finally understand why women love their Gucci, and Louis Vuitton….

Check it out.