Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Muchuu - 夢中

今、目の前にあることに一生懸命取り組む事。それが夢中なり!

夢は手に届かない先にあるのでなく、足元にある。

先の夢に想いをはせるのもいいだろう。しかし、大切な事は目の前の事に対応する積み重ね。

今年の日本での震災。被災者の方々の今を生きる姿を報道で垣間見る中に、夢中=本当の幸せという大切なことに改めて気付かせてもらった。 夢中になれることがあるのは、とても幸せなことだろう。

他人の目を気にせず、自分と向かい合う。 たまには坐禅の真似事でも良い。ボーッとする時間を持つも良し。 自分と対話してみよう!

Could you imagine what it means by "in a dream" in Kanji characters in Japanese?  We pronounce 夢中 as Muchuu and it means;
  • be absorbed (immersed/wrapped) in ..
  • be crazy about ...
  • forget oneself    etc.
You do not walk away from what you are facing now.  You make the best efforts to resolve an issue in front of you.

Dream does not lie ahead where you cannot reach.  It is lying at your foot... Here Now!

From the Tsunami disaster in Japan this year, it reminds me of this... they work hard what they have to deal with today.  Then, they do not have a dream and they forget to smile?   No!  They have a dream and they know the real smiles.

You must be happy if you have something to be crazy about.

Without worrying about how other people think of you, it will be good to face with yourself.  Zen sitting might give you this kind of opportunity. 
Let's have a conversation with yourself.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Mirror Man

There was a hero in the old Japanese comedy called, Mirror Man.  But this is different. This New York Time news reports the IT (Information Technology) implementation in the mirror. Click below Mirror.


IT was the main cast on the stage but it will become to be a supporting role more and more. We must have learned this from the financial business.

The financial business tries to make the money by themselves and it crashed.  Money does not make money.  Technology does not make money.  After they were used wisely for the people, the nature and others, they can play their roles and they make money as its result.

The people who worked in the IT industry could contribute into other industries a lot to create new business idea and model since other industry people are not familiar what IT can do for them.  There will be many innovations outside of IT industry with IT contribution.

We Topia - 情操教育


Yesterday I just talked about video games for kids for EQ.
 
We Topia could be one of good examples.

I also see a good possibility to expand social money which we do not need to depend on the current currency for everything.

昨日、子供向け情操教育のテレビゲームについて触れましたが、We Topiaはいい例を示しているかもしれません。

またそこには通常の通貨に依存しない地域通貨なる可能性も見えます。

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Kids Toy in IT era - Adults reponsibility



I personally believe that we, adults and parents, are responsible of delivering good toys for our kids.  What id good toys?  It helps to improve their emotional quality (EQ). It is why I personally do not like fighting or war games.

As you see the photo, it is one of ideas that kids play with an actual toy in his/her hand and IT tech. such as iPAD is a supporter, not main key role play.

我々大人は子供たちに良いおもちゃを与える責任があると思います。何が良いおもちゃ?それは情操を育てるもの。その意味からも戦闘や戦争ゲームは嫌いです。

写真にあるように子供が本物のおもちゃを手にして遊ぶのはいいアイデアだと思います。 IT技術は脇役で、あくまでも現物のおもちゃと子供が主役。

そんな「夢」のあるゲームを提供する会社がどんどん出て欲しい。玩具メーカーこそそれができるのではないかと思います。それもビジネスとして新しい事業になるでしょう。良いコンテンツを提供しながら、今までのキャラクター玩具も売れるはず。

Paper LCD - AMOLED


Samsung showed this AMOLED a year ago at CES 2011.  Cannot wait for an actual product like this concept.

Tablet concept will be dramatically changed.  The issue will be a battery ?

Memory, tilting and motion sensors, WiFi and  there will be other key components besides a battery.

They might be another small box and we may only carry a display in hands.  But still above mentioned key components will be issues.





Friday, December 2, 2011

Monday, November 28, 2011

iPad3 - AppleNavigator

This is the innovation.

Apple had already predicted iPad era more than 20 years ago.

Innovation is to create a new market as well as to enhance the current market.

What do we need?  Passion and Challenge.. anything else... good people !  It is En.

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Learn from others - 人から学ぶこと

The Japanese language to LEARN (学ぶ) comes from to COPY(まねる). 

When everyone is small, he has his own hero.  Then, he tries to copy him exactly what he does because he wants to be like him.  A successor biography gave me the similar excitement when I was the elementary student.

Now I read Steve Jobs Biography, I found myself  in this book. At the same time, it is a kind of process to reconfirm who I am by removing the illusion and plate.  Of course, I cannot be Steve Jobs and I do not want to be someone else.  I need to be what I want to be.

The job is one of the good stages in my life to leave my own passion.  Well, have I been doing right?  Do I still keep the passion?  What do you work for?  How do you work for? 

Before answering these questions, I have to ask myself WHY I am working.

This book helps me to remember it.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Where is Microsoft going?

Steve Ballmers Nightmare How Microsofts Business Really Could Collapse

Microsoft is still making a huge revenue and profit.

So...?

What matters to us?

Are they delivering something to get excited by their own products and services?


It is very important for us that we can be proud of belonging to....a family, a company, a community and a country.

Monday, November 14, 2011

Intel WiDi


The technology is moving into video streaming.  One of my clients developed the gadget for this application.  It is interesting to watch the impact to the life style.

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Future Vision by Microsoft 2011 version

This is Microsoft Future Vision in 2011

There is another one by AT&T which they predicted the future in 1993 and some of them have become true today.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Nokia Human Form - So Cool!


This is cool and what I call it Joyful User Interface.

GUI (Graphic User Interface) is more than 20 years old in the market.
Siri of Applie iPhone 4S shows VUI (Voice User Interface).
Wii shows GUI+ (Gesture User Interface).

After all these UI is integrated and something more,  real JUI will be delivered.

NW Region Venture Capital

Here is VC list for start-up in Seattle area.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Google Offers



Google Offers
Google start delivering the new service; Google Offers which I registered.
It is real-time online Yellow Page PLUS?  Will see how this goes.

グーグルが新しいサービスを開始しました。
リアルタイムのオンラインタウンページなるものでしょうか? 登録してみました。様子見かな。