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December 25, 2003

Japan 2 - technology friendly but not geeks

Japanese are fascinated by technology, but they are not geeks I've decided. Geekdom is reserved for North Americans, where we get too caught up in the technology, versus using it as a tool.

The current i-mode/ FOMA/ au phones all use pictures, but much differently than I have seen before. You can attach pictures to peoples phone number or email address for example, so when they call, the small window on the outside of the phone displays the persons face. A very simple idea, yet very revealing in how they see technology here.

December 25, 2003 at 10:42 AM in Japan | Permalink | Top of page | Blog Home