The Client Blogs :o)

Well, I couldnt leave it all to the agency could I?

Its been a fantastic trip, and we still have one more day to go. We have met so many people who have been incredibly passionate about mobile, and when you see how its used here you can see why. Its such a part of life here that it seems the whole city would crumble without mobile RFID, GPS and Flashlight.

Its amazing to think of all the things we could do back home if we just had the infrastructure. Why the big operators dont sit down in a room and agree some basics together is a mystery. Then we could all get a Coke Zero from a vending machine without needing cash, could swipe in for our flight to Edinburgh, pre-select our song list at the local Karaoke bar, and be followed by as GPS tracker should we end up falling asleep on the Circle Line. But, until the big 4 agree some standards, this is all Minority Report stuff for us in the backward west.

Yesterday we were taken on an innovation tour of Tokyo that was truely incredible. Machines dotted everywhere with readers to tell you what you need to know. It almost comes as a disappointment when you need to use cash for anything here.

On a completely different note, I think we are all still reeling from the vegetable medley in aspic in a sweet condensed milk (as posted by Merran). Who thinks these things up? Did they see us coming? Did they run out of summer berries and think 'just use veg, they wont notice?'. The only thing thats making us reel even more is the story of the Korean delicacy that we were told last night. I cant even begin to describe it.