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Thanks Cong0, I actually ended up going for the Macbook Pro, based on the quality of the screen. The viewing angle on the 13 incher is much, much worse than the pro and color warping is another issue, as shown in Gizmodo's comprehensive review. I'm …
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I'm in the market for an iMac instead of the new macbooks - just wondering why you're wanting to change the other way?
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Atfer seeing how well the iMac 24 handles 1080p video from apple trailers, i was ready to buy immediately.... but yesterday's announcements have given me a dilemma in the form of 3 great options: IMac 24 inch (165,000), Macbook 2.4ghz + 24 LED …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage What is that Japanese saying? "The nail that sticks out should be hammered in?" C. I thought the saying was: "If you've never even been to Japan, what can you really offer that is useful to this t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Anawrahta Can someone explain to me why Emoji is such a big deal in Japan? From what I've read here it seems to be an important feature, but from what I gather it's just a glorified emoticon system. I mean can't you ju…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage But it certainly is not appropriate for English, French, Spanish or any character-based language. That screen is a good candidate for the least readable display on a mobile device. And it is bizarre that th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by FireEmblemPride Please remember that Japanese is a different language from English and that the style you see in the pic is definitely appropriate for the Japanese language. Agreed. Being English I use more this sty…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage If this screen is typical of the user experience, I am not really impressed. C. haha! I think that is from 'easy mode' or something. I've googled it to try and get a better idea of the screen, th…
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As an example, this article is from April - take a scroll down and look at the specs on all of the handsets: http://3gweek.net/2008/04/28/spy-pic...series-phones/ Adding the iPhone to this list, it would be interesting to see how it compared.
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Quote: Originally Posted by TenoBell I can believe its different I'm not disputing that. But at the same time as people describe how advanced Japanese mobile technology is. I look at the facts. Japanese phones do not dominate world marketshar…
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There may be no viable 'business model' for commercial success with mobile TV, but as I'm sure most of those on this site living in Japan will agree, 1-seg is massively popular. The average commuter train home will have 2 or 3 salary men watching th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by TenoBell I would be surprised if that were true. Sir, with all due respect I recommend a trip to Asia and specifically Tokyo. I moved here from London and how different it is here is unimaginable. It will really m…
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Quote: Originally Posted by TenoBell Not to be insulting but a lot of the technology talked about from the Japanese seems to be technology for the sake of technology. I cannot think of many reasons why I would need to watch video and check email …
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Ahh thanks Joel, naruhodo ne... If the phones and 3G weren't so good in Japan, maybe we'd have more need for decent Wi-Fi coverage to actually use this functionality on the Touch! 3G is good enough though I guess when Hikari internet at home i…
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Hey all, I'm a long-time reader of the forum and today a first time poster. Most of the comments from those living outside of Japan are totally useless in a topic like this, so living in Tokyo and being a long time Apple supporter, I thought I'd …