Jay Alabaster - Author - Good Gear Guide

Stories by Jay Alabaster

Article | 10/03/2012 A year after killer tsunami, Sony factory faces tough reality

The story of this Sony factory, which took the full brunt of a powerful tsunami that washed through a year ago, reflects that of much of Japan's north...

Article | 2/03/2012 Women entrepreneurs don't want any special treatment in Asian startup scene

Tucked among the mostly male entrepreneurs at a bustling conference for startups this week in Singapore are a number of aspiring women CEOs, but most ...

Article | 2/03/2012 Microsoft wooing startups to its platforms with free software, business advice

Jun Kim, the young co-founder of a Korean software house, was recently approached by a representative from Amazon, who offered him a US$200 credit to ...

Article | 2/03/2012 Android-controlled hug jacket still needs a bit of work

The perfect hug.

Article | 2/03/2012 Japanese government issues Google rare public reminder of privacy laws

Two Japanese ministries issued a rare public reminder to Google about the country's privacy laws, just as the search giant rolled out its controversia...

Article | 1/03/2012 Startup wants to peek through the wired cameras in your home, sell the data

The little cameras in your home are multiplying. There are the ones you bought, perhaps your SLR or digital camera, but also those that just kind of s...

Article | 1/03/2012 Japan's largest mobile carrier invests US$14 million in Eye-Fi

NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest mobile operator, said Wednesday it had invested US$14 million in Eye-Fi, the maker of Wi-Fi-enabled memory cards.

Article | 1/03/2012 Company makes watches that reward you for workouts

How much would you work out for $10?

Article | 1/03/2012 Startup scene in Singapore not quite Silicon Valley

The growing startup scene in southeast Asia is a bit different than its counterpart in Silicon Valley.

Article | 29/02/2012 Sony: 1.2 million PlayStation Vita handhelds sold worldwide

Sony said it has sold 1.2 million units of its new Vita handheld game console worldwide as of Sunday, after a boost from the device's launch in the U....

Article | 27/02/2012 Elpida, world's third-largest DRAM maker, files for bankruptcy

Elpida Memory, the world's third-largest DRAM maker, filed for bankruptcy Monday in a Tokyo court, saying it had accumulated debts of 448 billion yen ...

Article | 23/02/2012 Toshiba and SanDisk shrink 128Gbit memory chips

Toshiba said Thursday it has shrunk the size of its 128Gbit NAND flash memory chips, in the race to bring more and tinier storage to products like USB...

Article | 22/02/2012 NEC Casio Mobile to venture outside Japan with smartphones: first stop Thailand

NEC Casio Mobile Communications will begin selling smartphones outside its home market of Japan, with Thailand as its first target, it said Wednesday.

Article | 22/02/2012 Panasonic reveals thin, waterproof mobile phone for re-entry into European market

Panasonic has revealed its first mobile handset for the international market since 2005, a sleek Android-powered smartphone that is dustproof and wate...

Article | 22/02/2012 Sony taking the long view with Vita ahead of US, Europe launch

The PlayStation Vita is launching in the U.S. and Europe with Sony's biggest sales event in recent memory -- parties with celebrities, midnight store ...