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Digital | ON: TECH Mar 20, 2015

Portable and wearable gadgets, plus apps for anime and J-pop lovers

by Chiho Komoriya

An appetizing battery charger Portable battery chargers are hardly the most attractive item to have in your bag at all times, but now you can stop fishing around for a cute one. The Taiyakikun by mobile-goods maker Natural Design is a rechargeable 6,000mAh battery pack that ...

Digital | ON: TECH Feb 20, 2015

Apps for tourists and kids, plus Sony's most expensive Walkman yet

by Chiho Komoriya

Mapple goes for coupons Recently, Japan has seen a rise in tourists, making a market for helpful apps for sightseers. Mapple's free DigJapan! travel app, originally released for Tokyo, then Osaka and Kyoto, already lists and maps popular sightseeing spots and numerous useful stores and ...