CVP Connections Newsletter (Oct 2007): Events & What's the deal with smart phones?

Another 4 day week? They do all seem to happen at the same time. :) Details of tonight's tokyo2point0.net event and tomorrow's Pink Cow Comspiracy below for those of you not subscribed to JapanEvents.net. As always if there's anything at all I can help with don't hesitate to drop me a line, or even better call on 090-7428-0928. See you around! Andrew http://www.cvp.jp http://hq.andrewshuttleworth.com
Featured Events (more at JapanEvents.net) Tuesday October 9 tokyo2point0 #5 - Sozon + Yongfook - Two presentations and great networking opportunity. At Fujimama's, first Sozon will present on online marketing in Asia, then Yongfook will present on building web applications quickly and attracting the right users. From 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM; Cost: 3,500 yen - Includes Asian Tapas & 2 drinks. Details Wednesday October 10 PCC - 43: How to Make the Most of Your Marketing Efforts - Tom Boatman, founder of Tokyo creative services boutique native creative, Y.K. will give a presentation on making the most of your marketing efforts and advertising budget. Free, open from 7PM, presentation starts at 7:30. Details Tuesday November 6 EA-Tokyo - "The Beauty Business - from the Beauty Queen Maker" - Ines Ligron, IBG Japan Co., Ltd. & The Miss Universe Organization (missuniversejapan.com), will present on the beauty business in Asia, and how a Miss Universe is made. Details And finally ... Stereo Japan has a great calendar of Biz Nites. Check out their calendar here. What's the deal with smart phones? On September 22nd after many years of waiting we finally saw the first smartphone (see Wikipedia) with an English interface in Japan - the HTC X02HT from Softbank. Smartphones can be a huge productivity boost for people who are on the move a lot. Get your email, surf the web, sync your phone contacts and calendar with your PC and much more. I've been a big fan of Windows Mobile (which is the main OS for smart phones in Japan at least until we see the iPhone here sometime next year?) for about 6 years. The X02HT is a small device with a small QWERTY keyboard. I prefer the larger touch screen devices like the X01HT and the soon to be released X01T, but unfortunately these do not yet come with an English interface (unless you want to spend time hacking them which is not for the faint-hearted and of course not supported by Softbank). DoCoMo will start flat rate plans from Oct. 22 so you will be able to buy a device that supports the Japanese network over overseas and use it in Japan with a DoCoMo SIM. If you are interesting in learning more check out the Windows Mobile in Japan blog or Yahoo! Group.
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