Apple to start Japan iTunes service in Aug-paper
TOKYO (Reuters) – Apple Computer Inc. (Nasdaq:AAPL – news) will launch its iTunes online music service in Japan in August, the Nihon Keizai business daily reported on Tuesday.
Major Japanese record companies, including Columbia Music Entertainment Inc. (6791.T), Avex Group Holdings Inc. (7860.T) and Toshiba-EMI Ltd., have agreed to provide songs for the service, the paper said.
But Sony Corp.’s (6758.T) Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. has yet to agree on contract terms with Apple, it said. The price for downloading a song in Japan is expected to be set at around 150 yen ($1.40). Read more
OK, my comment about Japan Itunes store. I’m not about purchasing music from Japan Itunes store for ¥150 per song (not if it’s full album CD). I have my reason for that.
In Japan, in any CD/DVD store, not only that the store sells CD/DVD or rent DVD/VHS, but we can also rent a not-so-new full album CD for a week or three days. So, compare to rent a full album for around ¥200(1 week rent) – ¥300(3 days rent), I find it cheaper than purchasing one song (¥150) from Japan iTunes store.
But actually, it depends on consumer needs. Whether it’s new release or not, some people (including me) may only want to get one or a few songs from one full album CD, then Itunes store will be a good option for them in Japan. But, if you want to get a full album, then renting the CD will be a better choice.
Japan unveils “robot suit” that enhances human power
TOKYO (AFP) – Japan has taken a step into the science-fiction world with the release of a “robot suit” that can help workers lift heavy loads or assist people with disabilities climb stairs. “Humans may be able to mutate into supermen in the near future,” said Yoshiyuki Sankai, professor and engineer at Tsukuba University who led the project.
The 15-kilogram (33-pound) battery-powered suit, code-named HAL-5, detects muscle movements through electrical-signal flows on the skin surface and then amplifies them.
It can also move on its own accord, enabling it to help elderly or handicapped people walk, developers said. Read more
This one, is pretty interesting news.
WOW. I could get one for myself, incase if my in-laws start annoy me again.
It will be quite useful for me ha ha!
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