i am a cheap jap!

* The HUB began to use Audience.tag.

The HUB are british pubs in Japan.

The one of HUB in Nagoya, Japan began to use "Audience.tag".
This was the first using Audience.tag in Japan.

Introducing Audience.tag, a marketing first-in-the-world. The wearable media player, just the size of a name tag, that delivers your message through professional video content. We've combined leading edge technologies to enable your staff to deliver the perfect message to every customer in your retail environment.

Audience.tag Personal Media Player - Capital Networks Limited

I went it.
Pretty shopgirls put on Audience.tag.

The Audience.tag displayed a movie.

I found movie in YouTube about "Audience.tag".

-> YouTube - Audience.Tag wearable digital video media player

Ref.
-B.U.G., Inc began to sale Audience.tag, a new tool of digital signage. The HUB introduces it. (in Japanese)
-Meieki | HUB (in Japanese)

* The Zoomable Map vs ALPSLAB print Mini Chizu-cho (Mini Atlas on paper)

The Zoomable Map

The Zoomable Map

The Map - The Zoomable Map

We can download PDF files that includes maps.

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ALPSLAB print: Mini Atlas on paper (in Japanese)

movie: How to make a "mini atlas"

Here's a video guide of how to make a "mini atlas" from one piece of paper, which you can download from ALPSLAB print. For more information, please visit http://www.alpslab.jp. (Japanese version only)
How to make a "mini atlas"

sample: ALPSLAB print Mini Chizu-cho's PDF file

* Bing Maps's Destination Maps vs ALPSLAB ryakuchizu

Bing Maps's Destination Maps

The Destination Maps generates map from a destination and an area.

Sketchy Style is hand drawn style.

European Style is like Google Maps?

American Style has thin roads and simple design.

Tresure Map Style is for treasure hunting :-D

Oh, the Destination Maps of Bing Maps's is not supported Japanese map... "We are sorry: at the moment Destination Maps is only supported in Canada, Mexico, and the United State"

ALPSLAB ryakuchizu

The ALPSLAB ryakuchizu generates map from a starting point and destination.

from Sengen-cho to Nagoya Castle

around Nagoya Station

ALPSLAB ryakuchizu:

Ref.
-Bing Maps
-Bing - New Bing Maps Application: Destination Maps - Bing Maps Blog - Bing Community
-ALPSLAB ryakuchizu (in Japanese)
-An experiment service "ALPSLAB ryakuchizu" relesed. (in Japanese)

* Twitter's commentary in Japanese business magazine "Weekly Diamond"

There is a Twitter's commentary in Japanese business magazine "Weekly Diamond".

I trampled on the Weekly Diamond, because my icon was not printed in this magazine ;-)

⇒ I trampled on the Weekly Diamond, because my icon was not printed in this magazine ;-) - Timelog

* Java API for KML (JAK): API Reference by javadoc

Java API for KML (JAK) is a library for Java for operating on KML(Keyhole Markup Language).
-JAK Home
-javaapiforkml - Project Hosting on Google Code

I made API Reference with javadoc.
-> Java API for KML (JAK) 091130