| WHAT
YOU CAN DO |
SITE YOU
CAN DO IT AT
|
| General research |
i-Con Search |
| Email other keitai |
EmCm |
| Make a homepage for free |
–‚–@@i ‚ç‚ñ‚Ç@(Magic island) |
| Make new friends in a chat
room |
i CHaT ‹äŠy•”@(iCHaT Club)
|
| Find a friend (think personals) |
Duomo |
| Keep up to date on friends'
activities |
maHima |
| Download Chakumelo (ringer melodies) and set
up ID ringing |
J's ƒRƒ~ƒ…ƒjƒP[ƒVƒ‡ƒ“ (J's Communication) |
| Find a love hotel |
ƒuƒeƒBƒbƒNƒzƒeƒ‹ Search (Boutique
Hotel Search) |
| Locate a hostess bar (18+ years only!) |
ƒrƒbƒOƒfƒUƒCƒA (Big Desire) |
| Do a sake search |
“ú–{Žðƒf[ƒ^ƒoƒ“ƒN (Japanese
Sake Data Bank) |
| Get a wake-up call |
Friend's Call |
| Have your fortune told |
J-SkywebˆÕ (J-Skyweb Fortune-Teller)
|
| Read the latest headlines |
“úŒoƒjƒ…[ƒX (Nikkei News) |
| Get your news in English |
Chubu Weekly Online |
| Research stocks |
i-Stock |
| Check national train timetables |
JRƒgƒ‰ƒxƒ‹ƒiƒrƒQ[ƒ^ (JR Travel
Navigator) |
| Find the train seat closest to your desired
station exit |
Pinpoint!‚ÅŠK’i |
| Check the traffic |
ATISŒð’Êî•ñ (ATIS Traffic
Information) |
| Make hotel reservations |
i-Hornet |
| Make flight reservations |
ANA ‘S“ú‹ó (ANA Reservations) |
| Rent a car |
ƒjƒbƒ|ƒ“ƒŒƒ“ƒ^ƒJ[(Nippon Rent-a-Car) |
| Test your common sense |
ŽÐ‰ïl펯ƒeƒXƒg (Salaryman
Test) |
| Learn English via email |
ƒVƒlƒ}‰p‰ï˜b (Cinema English Conversation) |
| Find out if you're crazy |
iƒ‚[ƒh¸_ŠÓ’è(Psychological
Evaluator) |
| Calculate taxi fares |
ƒ^ƒNƒV[—¿‹àƒf[ƒ^ƒx[ƒX (Taxi Fare Database) |
| Find emergency numbers |
iƒ‚[ƒh•Ö—˜ƒ_ƒCƒ„ƒ‹ (iMode
Useful Diary) |
| Look up a Japanese word |
ŽOÈ“°Ž«‘ŒŸõ (Online Dictionary) |
| Find a restaurant anywhere
in Japan |
‚Ñ‚ ƒOƒ‹ƒƒKƒCƒh (Restaurant
Finder) |
| Find the nearest Starbucks |
ƒXƒ^[ƒoƒbƒNƒXƒƒP[ƒVƒ‡ƒ“ (Starbuck's Finder) |
|
|
| Check ski conditions |
Ski Resort Magazine |
| Check baseball stats |
ƒvƒ–ì‹…‚ðS‚©‚爤‚·‚él‚Ö
(Baseball Lover's) |
| Get marriage counseling |
@‚Í‚ ‚ÆE‚‚è‚É‚Á‚ (@Heart Clinic) |
| Bid in an auction |
‚©‚¢‚Ç‚¤‚炃I[ƒNƒVƒ‡ƒ“ (Shopaholic's
Auction) |
| Learn how to master Pachinko machines |
GICƒpƒ`ƒ“ƒRU—ªî•ñ (GIC "How to Win" Info) |
| Find an apartment |
•”‰®ƒŠƒN (Room Request) |
| Find your soulmate |
Œg‘Ñ“d˜b‘Š«f’f (Cell Phone Match-maker) |
| Get the 411 on videos, movies,
& CDs |
Tsutaya Online |
| Check current music rankings |
Music Patio |
| Buy your books online |
‹IˆÉ‘‰®‘“X (Kinokuniya
Bookstore) |
| Practice playing guitar |
J-pop Hit Chart |
| Get the word on the latest
flicks |
‰f‰æ‚»‚Ì‘O‚É (Before Seeing
The Movie) |
| Get info on movie theatres |
TMT Maps for i-mode |
| Search for nearest hangout
spot |
—V‚Ñ‚És‚±‚¤Žñ“sŒ—”Å |
| For
space reasons we couldn't list all the URLs, but if you want to get an idea
of what a typical i-mode site looks like, try www.ohnew.co.jp/i/s/index.html.
Checking this site out via your computer's browser shouldn't be a problem
because all i-mode sites use compact HTML, which isn't much different than
regular HTML. You'll have problems, though, with WAP sites, which are done
in Handheld Device Markup Language. HDML isn't compatible with standard
browsers. Note that some small-screen sites are compatible with i-mode,
some with EZweb/EZaccess, some with J-Skyweb sites, and some with @contents
(click to see Another sidebar for more on the services). A few are compatible
with all, which means some poor webmaster has to create sites for each type
of service and update them all separately too. And you thought HTML sucked! |
