"CANARC", one-touch automatic can opener is convenient kitchen tools introduced by "Pusuma" TV Show.

After "CANARC" is just put on can, it automatically turn over the can. It is amazing to see it on movie.

But, according to the customer review, if electric power is lost during opening a can, it gets complicated.

▼ One-toucn Can Opener "CANARC" 【Motorized model】 DOC001

Also, "BINARC" is introduced,too.

After "BINARC" is put on jar and swithed on, it expands and contracts to fit on size of jar. And then it automatically rotates and open the jar.

It makes me to open the jar for nothing.

▼ One-Touch Jar Opener "BINARC" 【Motorized model】 DOJO01

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I know, but I gain weight from overeating and inactivity.

How much calorie I burn a day ? I have ofen wanted to know it. Here"CALORISM" comes.

Just wearing it, I can know amount ot the consumption energy a day. Showing attainment of goals of week-to-week excercise, is it good enough to motivate me, isn't it ?

At Amazon, it is sold at 6,176 Yen

▼ TANITA measuring amount of activity CALORISM AM-120-PR pearl white AM-120-PR

▼ TANITA measuring amount of activity AM-120-MB metallic black AM-120-MB

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Sten Tamkivi, General Manager of Skype eCommerce activities, came to Japan from Estonia. To hear feedback from bloggers, the event was held. And I was invited to this event.

He is nice friendly person. After toast, there was presentation about recent Skype.

Recording it from a camcorder, I wrap up them roughly.

Skype already surpass the day of only voice. It can use file transfer and so on now.

Skype has 430 million users. Mr.Sten is from Tallinn. Everyday skype user increases 400 thousand people. That is an equal number of its population, though correct population is 420 thousand people.

One fourth of Skype call covers video call on an average now. In holiday season it increases more. Video is not used for geek, but everyone can use it now.

Until now 10 billion minutes were used for Skype to Skype communication. If characters in ice age continue to speak from that age, they have to keep on speaking in 10 thousand year. In other words, this is very great number.

Skype covers 8 % of international phone, though Skype is not carrier.

It is clear that most of Skype users use it for business and so it becomes very important for business use.

When I travel around the world, I say my company achieved a great success in Internet. But then everyone asks me "Is your company American company?"

Skype was borned in Europe. From the beginning, there are various languages. Currently we support more than 30 languages. There are many software coming from U.S.A and ended up only publishing English version. But Skype supports other language. This is very big achievement.

Until now, communication was based on line. Depending on places, the way of communication is different.

One company used to provide all communication, but it is substituted for application. Whenever, wherever you are, you can communicate in various platforms.

What Skype thinks and belive the world will become like this; At office, Conference call starts on PC. But he has to go out for meeting urgently.　Using mobile phone, he can continute conversation seamlessly.

Futhermore, he can keep conversation in a car. At home, he can keep conversation by video call on refrigerator. It is funny, but you can keep conversation on skype during taking a shower

Skype envisions a future that communication flows like water.

Now, application is application, but we target for platforms. Based on the platforms, the time will come for applications for that platforms

Some people say we are telecom company. It is totally wrong. Without telecom company, we would not be in operation. We think we work together with telecom companies for mutual harmony and benefit.

As I showed pics of mobile, if we think about it, it is very unnatural to speak with headset using PC. Why did this usage make a success? Because it was convenient and low price.

As you might know, most communication is coverd by mobile phone. We want to keep on developing for mobile phone. And mobile phone is very important market in Japan,too.

Recent best success is Skype for iPhone release. 1 million copies were downloaded in first 36hours. After that, Skype for iPhone is 1st rank of dowloaded numbers in 40 countries. Now, 10 % of iPhone/iPod touch users in the world downloaded Skype and use it.

Personally, I think iPod touch is cooler than iPhone. iPod Touch user bought for video player and music player can talk friends and family in the world just after downloading the application.

It is same to PSP. The user bought for the game machine can use a way of commucantion suddenly after downloading Skype.

Q&A from here.

Q：If it is Apple, there is a prominent cheif like Steve Jobs. In case of Skype, who makes a policy?

A：At the start-up of Skype, product development is decided by Niklas and Janus. Even in about 200 staffs-size company, product development was chanaged by just Niklas' saying.

Now, there are 600 staffs in Skype and 8 offices in the world. We do operation in three domains. Consumer, business, mobile. Each unit has their own decision on each product development.

Usually small team produces good thing for their own mission. Jeffrey Bezos(Amazon) says appropriate number of members are a team with two pizzas for feed.

Skype staffs work in such a small team for their mission, but there are Skype Works for a project. Other than staff related to current project, he hand out it if if he thinks it is cool.

If it is a good idea for business, a team is organized to develop prototype for 90days at maximum.

Q： Are illustration and design of Skype are drawed by one staff ?

A：Inhouse, there are big design team（20-30staffs）. To get various kinds of idea, we use outiside staff. In fact, current design is done by external staffs.

Guideline has three importantnace. Synergy must be exisited among usiing marketing, usuing online and using on proudct

Q: Is there any progress on rapid drain on battery ?

A：We test it before its release. To keep batter power for one day is maximum. In case of iPhone 3.0, Push notification can be used. Without boot, you can use Skype. so it will probably reduce the drain on battery power

Q：We can not create new Open chat. Does it come back or ended ?

A：Same concept applied to Skype Cast. If it was voice, text could not be used. If it was text, phone could not be used. That made users confused, so we removed it for good arrangement.

But we never forget it and remember this needs. If we find a good way to get it back, it is possible for its comeback.

Q：Why is maximum number of group-chat member increased ?

A：Inhouse-support-chat member exceeds 100. That why we might have increased it.

Q：When can three people use video call at the sametime ?

A：I can not say when. It is same as voice when we first started P2P verbal communication. We can not show it until we are proud of its release. We are trying to fix it. And we are going to develop it.

At last, we saw a head office of Skype in Estonia.

Uploaded other pics for Skype blogger event - a set on Flickr. If you are interested in pics, pls see them.

He introduced one interesting episode.

Plushie is sitting at the back. It is a squirrel. This is secret emoticon of Skype.

Actual stuff is here.

If you enter (heidy), it appears. Is there anyone wondering why it is heidy?

Heidy is her.

This is heidy.

She is a receptionist. Her baby was born. She is a kind of mother of Skype staff. Thats why this emotion is named as her name.

There are three staffs including heidy whose name was used for emoticon. It is a funny episode.

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Video call is highlighed on his presentation, I suppose. How much rate of usage in Japan ???

If my family or acquaintances live in distant place, I surely use it. But I have rarely used it in my daily life.

Conversely, Group chat is poplular among my acquaintances. During log-off, it saves logs. It is best appeal.

From iPhone, I can use Skype. Personally, text chat is more attractive than video call.

but it is only applied to some heavey user like me. I appreciate if if Skype staff keep it in their mind.

I am looking forward to push notification for "iPhone 3.0"

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After attending this event like this, I feel very close to a company. Moreover I can connect to Mr.Stein by Skype now. so I will tell him my entry.

Translated by Toshi; orinal post on 5/15

From the article of "Ranking of foreign tourists favorite sightseeing area in Japan,,,, 1st rank may surprise you."

Rather than Nippon's long symbol shrines and temples, Tsukiji is more popular for lively tuna bid and eating sushi. Also, "SupaWorld" and "Ooedo-Onsen-Monogatari"are upperly ranked. What foreign tourists look at Japan has changed greatly.

Trip site through word of mouth "Trip Adviser" release popular sightseeing area in Japan by the survery of site usage trend and word-of-mouth entreis from foreign users.

As a result of this survery, its ranking are listed as follows;

1. Tsukiji Market
2. Tokyo Disney Land
3. Pokemon Center Tokyo
4. Roppongi Hills
5. Tokyo Disney Sea
6. Asakusa Temple/Asakusa Kannondo
7. Kinkakuji
8. Fushimiinari Shrine
9. SupaWorld
10.USJ

What a surprise ! 1st is Tsukiji Market..For a period of time, foreign tourists are banned to look around due to bad manner.I have not imagined that Tsukiji Market are so popular,,..

To my surprise, "Pockemon Center Tokyo"is ranked as No.3. This is because children like it. In a way, it is probably "holy place".

Market place are important resources for tourism in not only Japan but also other countries. In a way, it is natural Tsukiji is 1st rank . In foreing countries, it is rare that the historical market change into modern and move. From perspective of tourism, it should be careful for Tsukiji Move.

This is different way of thiking.

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I know it from supportista that Daisuke Matsui (AS Saint-Étienne) already published a book.

It covers skills such as dribble, shoot, pass by successive pictures with DVD Demo.

You can see a sample movie here. Wow! Daisuke Matsui. Technique names are cool."Step Over Waltz", "Crescent Chapeu","Three Consecutive Touch" are very romantic.

For your information, Kengo Nakamura(KAWASAKI FRONTALE) already published a book " A Secret of Through Pass".

▼ Daisuke Matsui's Soccer Dribble Bible DVD, Special Techniques of dribbled through and show(book)

Daisuke Matsui performing brilliantly in France league makes audience excited when he controls a ball on soccer pitch. His most attractiveness is proactvie dribble and leading play directly to offense.

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I heard a rumor that there would be an annoucement for Skype Application for iPhone in the near future.It was released in the end.

I am not quite sure that I should say it looks old familiar in proper terms, but when application launches, its screen is preciesly Skype ! If you already have a Skype account, you can log in by your ID and Password.

After login is done, your contact list will be shown abruptly. If there are many contacts in the list, it will talke time to show all.

You can switch the display by All/Online.It seems good to be Online normally.

I am interested in whether group chat is available. In conclusion, it is available.

You can join in Open chat. But, it sometimes takes time to retreive past logs. What? Freeze! For the first time, it is better to wait long and hard

The character entry by chat looks like this.

If other party are registerd in your contact list, their icon are displayed. Software Keyboard closes when it is canceled.

From Gear icon right above, you can use following operations.

・Bookmark
・Leave Chat
・Close Chat

Call screen is here. I have not tried it yet, but it may be available on WiFi Environment.

"History" Screen I tapped

"My Info" Screen I tapped

Anyway, I am glad at official relese of Skype Application and group chat more importantly.

Retrieving logs sometimes takes time on group chat, but it is just due to memory or something. Samething happened on WindowsMobile. It is comfortable when there are less unread message.

But, it is very different from whether I can see Group chat or not. I appreciate it very much.

Skype is free application, so that I recommend installing this application for Skype users.

To add Skype application, I increaesed active applications for my iPhone.

・Twitter（NatsuLion for iPhone）
・Tumblr（Tumblr）
・Skype（Skype）
・Evernote（Evernote）
・livedoor Reader（LDR touch）
・2 channel Browser（BB2C）
・Google Currender（Saisuke）
・Blog Editor（iBlogger）

Above applications are comfortably available for iPhone, now.

P.S. Ishitani-san＠"Mitaimon！" called me by Skype on iPhone using WiFi.The sound is very good. I am suprised. I received his phone by Skype installed in MacBook Air.

＃See "App Store" 」を見る
＃NETAFULL"iPhone Appli Category"

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The world's fastest webbrowser "Lunascape 5" is officially released.

In a half year since alpha version annouced on September 16th, 2008, "Lunascape 5" is officially released.

Regarding its function addition and improvment, you can check them on its release note.

Compared to Google Chrome known as High-Performance JavaScript, the benchmark test showed that "Lunascape 5" was far faster performance.

Also,

There are theree rendering engine as follows; 1.Trident Engine on Internet Explorer. 2.Open-source rendering engine Gecko,expanding the international market. 3.New star rendering engine, Webkit Google and Apple adopted.

As extracted the article above, having three rendering engine is major characteristic of "Lunascape 5".

Detail function are seen from here. You can download Windows version.

■Related entries

▼"Lunascape 5.0α" having the world fastest performance of JavaScript engine
▼"Lunascape 5 Genesis"released for overseas
▼"Lunascape" setup its subsidary in Silocon Valley

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An e-mail from MCTA ! It is a about hair style preview on 3D Animation "Virtual Preview"

Well, he just sent me its URL suddenly. By this web application, it would seem that you can preview becoming hairstyle after uploading picture.

Now then come on ! New Netafull-kun !

"Uh, Me？"

"Make me fit"

From left side, just choose a hair style and line up its location.

Too luxuriant.

Most handsome.

Manga Cafe is my favoriate.

This is not acceptable.

I think it, it is more fun to do with your own photo.

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From the article, "Osaka prefecture turn a profit for the first time in eleven years"

On 10th of this month, Osaka prefectural governor Toru Hashimoto announced that Osaka's 2009 Intial General Account Budget foresaw a turning profit for the first time in eleven years.

Just a year has passed since he became the governor, but he put together solid numbers as turning profit for the first time in eleven years.

At budget-making step, there would be a potential for revenue shortage of up to 45 billion yen, but 2008 budget enforcement forsaw a surplus for financial resources of over 10 billion.

There were many conflicts over Congress, but he earned approval ratings of 82% from the people of Osaka in his first year. The people of Osaka support him. I expect he will gain higher approval rate by his achievement

The governer Toru Hashishita made a comment,"We could turn into finance reform"

By 2008 budget "We embarked on suppression expenditures such as cutting labor costs, construction costs." They contributed to buget surplus.

With regard to response to Osaka city assembly about integration of water service between Osaka prefecture and Osaka city, "What we have done for a year would be nothing if they always tried to break down cases", he commented,

▼Hashimoto, the truth of "Osaka Reform"

■Related entries

▼Lawyer Hashimoto announced his candidacies for the Osaka gubernatorial election
▼Toru Hashimoto elected as Osaka governor
▼The governor Toru Hashimoto got approval ratings of 82% in his first year

Translated by Toshi;
orinal post on Feb 11th

Supporting three types of rendering engines"Trident","Gecko","WebKit", the webbrowser "Lunascap5.0" RC(Release Candidate version)was released.

Following improvements were done.

1. Gecko Engine Ver1.9.2α1 updated
2. Lowered CPU utilization rate for its improvement of stabilization
3. 30 or more bugs fixed and new functions added

Due to Gecko Engine update, JavaScript speed was enhanced.

During browsing, CPU utilization rate got lowerer.

For webcreators using browser,

WebKit display acheived the same display as Chrome and Safari. To check site display on IE（Trident）, Firefox（Gecko）,Chrome &Safari（WebKit), you can use only one Lunascape5.0 to check them without using multiple browsers

It is appealed.

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To paste Skype into your site, "Skype Web Chat" has been released. Samples are seen from developers blog

By this service, you can easily communicate with blog vistors by Skype. This is different kind of service than you might be used to, because you can chat with vistors not having Skype Account.

From "Create page"you can make a chat to be pasted.

For advanced user,it supports group-chat.

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I found a free downloadable site for logo design "Logoinstant"

You can download data for Photoshop、Illustrator. They are free, but lots of nice designs.

I am worried about the use conditions, but、 In "About | Logo Instant" they are written as follows;

You can use all the logo design accessed from this website as inspirations, using it on your website or your project or even using them for your clients. You don't have to spend big bucks anymore for designer, because this service is 100% free

Speaking of logo, I have been thinking about netafull's new logo and site design.
Let's study them !

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Accordging to the "The Top 10 Everything of 2008" by TIME Magazine, there is "iPhone Appication"category. And "Pandora Internet Radio" has a commanding lead in this category.

But, unfortunately you can not dowload "Pandora Internet Radio" from Japanese Apple Store.

Ranking is as follows;

2. AroundMe
3. Mobile News
4. Ocarina
5. Wikipanion
6. Adrenaline Pool Lite
7. Instapaper

8. NetNewsWire

9. iTalk

10. Fake Calls

There are some applcaiton Netafull reviewed.

▼By iPhone GPS function, "AroundMe" enables to know information around you
▼Playing Ocarina on iPhone, "Ocarina"is amazing

▼iPhone "Wikipanion" enables to search in Wikipedia

FYI: 10 iPhone Apps（Netafull） or iPhone Appli(About80 as of now）

＃App Store
＃Netafull iPhone appli category

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Tanaka Apple called on me with cake at his busy schedule. Thanks for coming.

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According to "Gachapin Diary" the entry "Summit" tells he conquered Himaraya Yara Peak.

Speaking of Gachapin, I know he has challenged various kinds of extreme sports from DVDs at my home. Wow, he climbed Himaraya !

Dante and Gachapin conqured Himaraya Yara Park on AM 11:30, Nov17th at local time ! ! !

Awesome ! Awesome! Gachapin !

It is already known as dangerous mountain !

FYI: The height of Himaraya Yara Peak is 5,520 meters.

▼Ponkikids 21 30 th year Anniversary Gachapin challenge series

▼Gachapin challenge series 2nd Stage

▼Gachapin challenge series 3rd Stage

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After seeing Amazon.co.jp, I found a "Travel Cooker" made by SANYO. It is a electric cocker with voltage switch for overseas travelers.

There are two types. One is changing voltage by switch manually. The other one is switching voltage automatically.

When I travelled across United States of America by bus, most of guest houses had kicthen. With an electric outlet, it would be convenient for making instant noodles. It is a excelent cooker because it can boil rice,too.

▼SANYO Electric Cooker for Overseas Traveller, Travel Cooker with voltage-changing-over switch RN38 NF

▼SANYO Electric Cooker for Overseas Traveller, Travel Cooker with automatic voltage-change RN-AVA308

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Lookd like one of Nintendo's Game & Watch's games,"Chef", it is called "GW Chef" released. I tried it.

Well, it is less of "Chef" than "Chef"itself. In time, it may be sued, but sold for 230 YEN.

There are two types "A" and "B" in this game. The level of difficulty is different.

GAME A

GAME B

Anyway、it brings back memories to me.

＃App Store
＃NETAFULL iPhone Appli Category

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From the entry "Amazing And Unbelievable Photos", there are too beautiful or strange photos diplayed.

Beautiful set of unique photos that you have probably never seen before in unique settings such as the migration of sting rays to the thousand hand buddha performance.

How were they taken ?

You may think so after seeing the photos. Also, some photos are taken by finely timing.

I like beautiful photos. I seem to sigh unconsciously,,,..

What is this building !?

To be continued here.

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In preparetion for release date on 16th, October 2008, I saw "Wii Music"CM a few times on TV.

The things like a girl beats marimba for example. Well, you can see its TV CM here.

I personally look foward to drum.

There are many types of music instruments on movies. It looks very fun. Want to play it soon.

▼Wii Music

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Google released old "Google" which you could search google index at the time of 2001.

For 10th anniversary of google, it seems to be published. "Search 1,326,920,000 web pages " is shown.

"Netafull" seems nowhere at that time,but not there is.

I feel embarrassed to see old contents I managed. Aha!

For your information, Yahoo! at the time of 2001 was like this.

It looks like Web 1.0.

Translated by Toshi; original post on 10/7