This is a quick first-impressions review of Layar 2.0, an augmented reality app released for the iPhone 3GS by sprxmobile [iTunes - free].
For starters, this app is very cool, and definately has the “Wow – …

There’s been much made of Tonchidot‘s Sekai Camera, one of the first Augmented Reality iPhone apps to allow users to add their own content to the virtual-world database powering it.
And rightly so. Whilst Augmented Reality …

Having been consistently disappointed by voice recognition apps in the past, it was with some scepticism that I installed Koetan Tokyo from Traffic Gate, Ltd.
[iTunes, Free]
Using it is very simple. You can ignore all the Japanese.
Image …

App name: Tokyo Metro

Developer: Presselite
Buy: [iTunes, 115 yen]

Part 1: the Basic App
This is a great navigation app for Tokyoites, with a decent resolution pinchable image of the Tokyo subway network and, unlike most timetable …

Management and Technology consultants Bearing Point made news late last year when it became Softbank’s first corporate client for the iPhone 3g, equipping 1000 employees with them in a bid to improve the productivity of …

[update] The video feed will be available at http://www.qik.com/tamegoeswild
iPhoningJapan.com is delighted to bring you the most epic iPhone challenge yet seen in the world (probably).
Joseph Tame, known for his addiction to his iPhone (a.k.a. ‘my …

In Japan, everyone wants an iPhone. So much so, that the market for small Apple stickers has exploded. Note that only one of them is holding the genuine article. These stickers were kindly provided by …

Heads up to www.JapanNewbie.com who yesterday posted a brief story about Japanese Phrases iPhone app [iTunes] from www.TheJapanesePage.com.
If you’re interested in that, you might want to do a search for ‘Japanese’ in the …

Jerome Sadou has just posted a brief article about the adventure that was buying a Not free iPhone in Japan. In his blogpost Jerome does the maths for the different price plans, and also talks …

Softbank today confirmed for iPhoningJapan that the new discounted unlimited iPhone data plan (4,410JPY down from the current 5,985JPY) will be made available to existing iPhone users – from April 1st 2009.
There will be no …