NicoNicoDouga App is done!
Written by Jeshii on 2009.03.31 – 00:36 -I didn’t think this day would ever come. The ニコニコ動画 (NicoNicoDouga) for iPhone and iPod Touch is complete, as reported by ascii.jp! The video above shows many of the features. Basically, it looks to be a nice experience overall, with rankings, search, and of course the ability to comment. You’ll also note, they don’t show comments actually over the video until the very end. I was freaking out. I mean, without the comments, ニコ動 is nothing.
In any case, now they are just waiting for approval from Apple. More will be revealed in the April 7th issue of Weekly Ascii magazine. The second I find a copy of that or the app is actually released, I will be doing everything in my power to bring you guys the juicy details!
NicoNicoDouga 4 life!!!
Tags: app, Apple, ascii, ニコニコ動画, cell phones, iPhone, iPod Touch, mobile, mobile video, nico on youtube, NicoNicoDouga, nicovideo
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Tabdock Mint Zippo
Written by Jeshii on 2009.03.28 – 00:49 -
I have to admit, I think the culture around smoking is cool. I mean, at least the guys in the movies look so badass lighting up after they blow something to smithereens. And all of them have awesome looking zippos. However, I live in reality. I’ve been around enough smokers to know that it quickly goes from something you do while drinking with friends to an everyday crutch.
This is why I love the invention of the tabdock. While it sounds like something you find in the latest web browser, it’s actually a mint holder that replaces the lighter part of a zippo. So you still get to carry around your awesome zippo, but now you can spread minty freshness as opposed to noxious cancer fumes.
They sell for 6,800円 (yen) on their site. You still have to provide the zippo cover however.
Tags: cigarettes, cigars, gadgets, mint, minty freshness, noxious cancer fumes, products, smoking, tabdock, zippo
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False Alarm, Still No NicoDou on the iPhone
Written by Jeshii on 2008.12.21 – 07:11 -
The iMobileCinema mobile Safari plug-in application for jailbroken iPhones claims that it plays “any flash video, in iPhone Safari.” This, of course, made me install it ASAP in an attempt to get ニコニコ動画 (NicoNicoDouga) videos on my iPhone.
The results are shown at the right. What I got was a page where the flash elements were just gray space. Alas.
So, still no ニコ動 on the iPhone. For those keeping track, that’s 0 for 3. Flash support, a ニコ動 App, or this Safari plug-in… Nothing has been released yet that will lot us watch our favorite video site on the iPhone as of yet.
Maybe I should stop holding my breath.
Tags: Apple, flash, iMobileCinema, iPhone, iPhone Apps, jailbreak, NicoNicoDouga, softbank, videos
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Emoji on iPhone, for reals this time.
Written by Jeshii on 2008.11.24 – 18:14 -
Emoji are a go. Like I was saying, 絵文字 (emoji) are now available with the 2.2 update.
There is a catch however. You have to be a Softbank user sending things to other Softbank users.
And we cry…
UNLESS you are a l33t haxor. If you phone is jailbroken, you can tweak a file or just download the springboard update by searching for “emoji” in Cydia (what I did, cause I’m lazy). After that, you go into Settings ⇒ General ⇒ International ⇒ Keyboards ⇒ Japanese ⇒ Emoji (turn in ON). After that, when you hit the little globy thing, it will cycle to 絵文字 eventually. It even has a commonly used 絵文字 section!
And it works. I sent the mail shown in the image to my gmail and got this:
「えもじ」
If you see 絵文字 above, you are a mad haxor with 絵文字 fonts. Reveal your secrets! I see little squares (on PC, when browsing on my iPhone, the above showed up as their 絵文字 counterparts). However, on my iPhone, they arrived safe and sound, even when I sent those boxes copied and sent from gmail.
In anycase, if that isn’t reason to jailbreak your iPhone, I don’t know what is. (It’s a 絵文字, I swear.)
Tags: Apple, cell phones, cydia, 絵文字, email, emoji, firmware, hacking, iPhone, jailbreak, jailbreaking, Japanese language, pwnage, smilies, technology, texting
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Softbank + NicoNicoDouga = iPhone App?!
Written by Jeshii on 2008.10.27 – 16:36 -
キターーーーーーーーーーーーー (kita~~~~~~~~~~~~~)! On October 30th at 13:30 JST, Softbank and ニコニコ動画 (NicoNicoDouga) will be having a press conference talking about new services… What could these be?! Since Softbank is the company that has the iPhone in Japan, could this possibly mean that they will FINALLY have a ニコニコ動画 viewer app?!
I really hope so. But, the fact that the iPhone wasn’t really as big in Japan as people had hoped is not really giving me much hope that it will EVER happen…
We will see though come Thursday! Watch this site for results!
Tags: cell phones, gadgets, Internet, iPhone, NicoNicoDouga, softbank, tech, video
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Emoji in iPhone!
Written by Jeshii on 2008.10.06 – 21:13 -
[Update: Emoji are here!!!!]
It is about freaking time. They are adding 絵文字 (emoji) to the new iPhone firmware. Which means that all of us JP loving folks can put a little picture of a beer next to our 「今夜飲もうよ！」 emails.
I’m particularly excited about this because, as a pseudo-Japanese-expat, I love that I can send Japanese on my American iPhone. The addition of 絵文字 is just icing on the cake. And judging from the fact that Japanese people send more emails on their phones than SMS texts, that means they have to work in email too. That being the case, there is a good chance I will never write an email on a computer again.
So, they obviously are listening to the people about this… or at least the Wall Street Journal. Does this also mean a ニコニコ動画 (NicoNicoDouga) viewer app is on the way? Only time will tell…
[Via MacRumors]
Tags: Apple, cell phones, 絵文字, email, emoji, firmware, iPhone, Japanese language, smilies, technology, texting
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NicoNicoDouga on iPhone
Written by Jeshii on 2008.10.03 – 12:00 -
First off, you can’t do it. Well, there are round about ways to do it, but flash does not work on the mobile Safari that iPhones have.
I am willing to be that this is the exact reason why the iPhone didn’t take off in Japan. Or, at least, if they had added a ニコニコ動画 (NicoNicoDouga) player, they would have had one rabid fan base right off the bat.
Well, TUAW is announcing that Adobe really wants to bring flash to the iPhone. I am all for it. Of course, right now, when I visit the ニコニコ動画 site on Safari, it crashes… so who knows, maybe I’ll never get to have the joy of commenting “wwwwwwwwwwwww” in front of my favorite videos while on the bus.
Tags: Adobe, Apple, ニコニコ動画, cell phones, flash, iPhone, NicoNicoDouga, Safari, technology, video, web
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