Impressions: MobileMe and Me.com

If I’m on a computer, it’s usually my MacBook, which I carry with me most of the time. I also always have my iPod Touch with me, so I wasn’t that excited about Me.com of MobileMe. I just couldn’t think of any situation I’d be using it.

In the past few weeks, there were actually two occasions I used Me.com.

• I was at my friend’s house working on my MacBook. I was getting ready to go and had put everything away. And I remembered a to-do not yet scheduled in my calendar. I was too lazy to take my MacBook out, so I borrowed my friend’s computer and used Me.com to add the to-do. 
  
  
• For some reason, 9 out of 10 ten times when I open up my Address Book application, my Mac becomes sluggish, which is why I avoid using the Address Book whenever possible. It came to me that I could use Me.com to manage my contacts until I figure out what’s wrong with my Address Book or until I reformat my MacBook.
  

Here are my impressions of Me.com:

Better Navigation
Compared to its predecessor (Mac.com), the navigation is greatly improved. From the top navigation bar, you can access Mail, Contact, Calendar, Gallery, iDisk, and Account.



All the applications are rich and offer drag and drop user experiences.

Contacts – Gets the Job Done
Me.com’s Contacts lets you add and edit contacts as well as manage them with groups. Unfortunately, you cannot view, add, or edit smart groups.

Calendar – Pretty much the web version of iCal
Works like its Mac desktop counterpart iCal. Unfortunately, subscribed calendars and birthday calendars don’t show up.

Gallery – Pretty nifty, but not sure if I’ll use it often.
You could manage you photo albums on MobileMe here. You can drag photos around to switch their ordering. I don’t think I’ll be using this too often because I’ll probably be managing my photos on iPhoto.

Mail and iDisk 
The features and functions in Mail are basic. Mail rules and smart mailboxes are lacking. I’m also used to the “Organize by Thread” view in my desktop Mail application. It would have been neat if they had this feature.

iDisk is presented in the columns view similar to Mac’s Finder window. A surprise was that you can actually compress and create zipped files on Me.com.

Some Thoughts

Although I won't be using Me.com too often, it's surely handy at times.  It's a great move by Apple in that it'll get non-Mac users accustomed to the Mac interface.  This will mean the switch to Macs from PCs will be easier for Me.com users.  

Now, if Apple could get online web counterparts of iTunes and iLife.  That'll be cool.  

Freestyle Solo Keyboard: It’s a keyboard split in half!

I saw this one in Mac Fan (Japanese magazine about Apple stuff). The Kinesis Freestyle Solo keyboard is separated into two halves so you can space out your hands when typing. It comes with hot keys and uses a USB cable to connect to your computer.

It’s also great for traveling since it’s like folding your keyboard in half. Too bad it’s not wireless.

The Freestyle Solo comes in white for the Mac and black for PCs, and can be purchased for 99 dollars on their website.

Link:
Kinesis Freestyle adjustable split keyboard homepage

Mac Tip: Find out what time is an event in another time zone with iCal

For people that deal with time zones in their work, time zone support is a neat feature in iCal (Leopard) I accidentally came across. By turning on time some support, you can view an event in a different time zone and add events in a different time zone.

An Example
So for example, let’s say someone schedules a conference call at 9:00 am on Tuesday in Tokyo. See screenshot below.  


Now I might want to know what time is that in Los Angeles, so I just choose Los Angeles from the time zone pop-up menu in the upper-right corner of the iCal window.  See screenshot below.


The calendar will then shift to the time zone in Los Angeles, and I learn that the meeting is at 4:00 pm on Monday in Los Angeles.  See screenshot below.

Here’s How

1. Click on the iCal menu next to the Apple icon.
   
2. Click on Preferences.
   
3. Click on Advanced Tab.
   
   
   
   
4. Check on time zone support and close the window.
   
5. On the top right, you will see a time zone pop-up menu. Click on it, and choose Others to configure another time zone that will display in the pop-up menu.
   
6. To switch time zones, simply click on the time zone you desire.

Overlooked Features in iPhone 2.0 Software for iPod Touch

The major features of iPhone 2.0 Software may be the App Store and MobileMe synchronization, but there are some other features that may have been overlooked.

In addition to the App Store, Exhcnage support, and MobileMe support, the following are features that I think are significant:

1. Multiple calendars
   
2. Save images to photo library from Safari and Mail
   
3. New languages, dictionaries, keyboards and input methods (The Japanese Kana input keyboard is a good addition although there are still areas to be improved)
   
4. Mass delete and move of messages
   
5. Microsoft PowerPoint and iWork attachment viewing (Finally!)
   
6. Contacts search (no need to scroll through contacts to find someone)
   
7. Tapping the status bar scrolls to top of page (very nifty)

Here are screenshots of details of the what's inside the iPhone 2.0 software in iTunes. Most of the time I don't read the contents and just press next, but this time I actually took the time to read it, and found it quite informative.  

Another feature not documented here is that you have the ability to send mail from different accounts.

FMV-Deskpower F/A50: Fujitsu says we got style too to iMac

This shiny white computer from Fujitsu comes with a wireless keyboard and mouse to keep your desktop clean. Plug in the power adapter and you’re ready to go.

It’s all about the design

• The stand is built from stainless steel
  
• To preserve the smooth surface, this PC doesn’t come with the conventional buttons. The power button, DVD/CD eject button, and brightness controls are all controlled through touch sensors. 
  
  
  

Basic specs

• 16-inch wide monitor and allows for swivel, tilt, and height adjustment
  
• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor – T8100 (2.10GHz)
  
• 2GB ram
  
• 250 GB hard disk
  
• Wireless LAN (IEE802.11b/g)
  
• Built-in stereo speakers
  
• Wireless keyboard and mouse
  
• Windows Vista Home Preimium with SP1 aand Office Personal 2007 Service Pack 1
  

On the right side

• DVD-R drive
  
• USB connector
  

On the left side

• PC card slot and SD memory card slot
  
• Mic input and headphone output
  
• 2 USB 2.0 ports
  

On the back

• 2 USB 2.0 ports
  
• LAN port
  
• Power plug
  

The Deskpower F/A50 has a suggested retail price of 169,800 (about 1,700 dollars). If you order from Fujitsu’s online store (Japanese), you can get it in pink and also customize the specs for a lower price.

If I weren’t an Apple fan, I might consider this computer. However, they really need to come up with a better name. Who’s gonna remember FMV-Deskpower F/A50?

Link:

FMV DESKPOWER (Japanese)

Record an entire week of TV programming with SPIDER zero

This beautiful white box is like the time machine of TVs. Specifically for Japan, it records all the TV programs from one week ago. There’s a catch though; in Japan cable and satellite TV is not all that popular, and the majority of people watch only 8 basic local channels. (Yes, maybe that’s why in Japanese, the term “channel surfing” doesn’t exist.)  So TV in Japan means 8 channels.  

Nevertheless, the concept is bold and revolutionary. It lets you envision a future where you can backup all the TV programming up to, let’s say, five years.

On its website it claims that the SPIDER zero will:

• record one week worth of TV contents
  
• up to 8 channels
  
• simultaneously
  
• automatically
  
• deletes old contents while it’s recording
  

In addition, SPIDER pulls schedules and information of TV programs from special servers through wi-fi. The information enables you to search through the programs you recorded.

Powerful searching
You can search by keywords, titles, and names of people starring in the shows, but that’s old stuff. You can also search by time with a cover flow-esque interface. (see below)



Features for the commercial lovers
If commercials are your thing, then you’ll love this. First, the Spider zero catalogs the commercials, and informs you which commercials are new. You can also find out what songs and who stars in the commercials as well. In addition, you can register the names of your favorite companies and products, and you can pull up commercials for those.

Saving and writing to DVDs
The SPIDER has set aside storage for you to save TV programs you want to keep. In addition, you can transfer the programs to DVDs.

It ain’t cheap!
The 1.3 terabyte version costs 300,000 yen (about 3,150 dollars) and the 2.5 terabyte version costs about 399,000 yen (about 3,990 dollars). On top of that, there is an annual service fee of 12,000 yen (about120 dollars). The service fee is for the downloading of data for TV programs’ schedules and info.

It does make you think, what if you could record all the TV contents there ever was and search through it like how you google something…


Link:
SPIDER zero website (Japanese)

Kor One: Water Bottle 2.0

Yes! Finally a water bottle that goes with your Wii and other shiny white gadgets.

Actually the company prefers not to call the Kor One a water bottle, but rather a “hyrdration vessel.”

What’s cool about Kor One:

• It’s white and sports a clean, simple, yet elegant design
  
• You only need one hand to open the bottle. According to the Kor One’s website, it “swivels open with a press of a button and a twist of the wrist.”
  
• Supposedly it’s made of materials that won’t contaminate the water like most other water bottles.
  
• You can personalize the bottle by putting a message (for example, a self motivating / inspiring message) under the cap. The message is printed on an oval-disk shaped, biodegradable, water-proof token. Every time you drink some water, you’ll see your personalized message.
  

The Kor One is available in August and will cost you $29.95 in US.


Sources:

• Uncrate
  
• Treehugger
  
• RKS Design
  
• Kor One
  

BREAKING: Wii Music at E3 - Your Wii Remote is now an Instrument

Nintendo just finished the keynote at the E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) today. Towards the end, Miyamoto-san (creator of Mario) introduced Wii Music.

The game lets a player perform music without having any musical knowledge. What’s cool is that the notes are already determined in the game so you don’t have to worry about hitting the wrong notes. Many instrument makers have recently have made easy-to-play electronic instruments like Yamaha’s digital EZ trumpet, but this game takes it to the next level by removing one more dimension of complexity. It allows gamers to focus on the rhythm and enjoy the performance of an instrument.

Instruments they showed:

• Saxophone
  
• Guitar
  
• Taiko drums
  
• Piano
  
• Drums, which can be used in conjunction with the Balance Board (that’s neat!)
  

Up to four players can play together. Wii Music will be available this holiday season. I guess that’s on my wishlist for this this Christmas.

You can see the keynote at IGN.

Impressions: MobileMe and iPod Touch

With MobileMe, you can have emails, calendars, contacts, and bookmarks pushed to your iPhone / iPod Touch. In other words, you can wirelessly sync the information on your iPhone or Touch.

Basically it works as promised, and delivers just what I wanted. I no longer need to connect my Touch everyday to get my calendars synced.

Trouble with setting it up
However, I did have some trouble to getting it to work initially. With my iPhone 2.0 Software installed on my Touch, I went on to set up MobileMe on my Touch. I turned on my email, and it was working. I proceeded to turn on my bookmarks and calendars, but none of them were syncing. I restored my iPod Touch. This time I wanted to see if calendars worked, so I turned on email and calendars for syncing. The calendars were working, but when I proceeded to turning on my contacts, I couldn’t turn it on! So I did another restore. This time, I decided I was just going to turn all the items on all at once for syncing. And yes! Everything was working.

Quite a frustrating experience. It reminds me of when I was trying to get Back to My Mac working.

Impressions

• Email – Previously, I configured my Touch to fetch for email every 15 minutes. If I had new email, I would know every 15-minute interval. Having push email doesn’t really change things that much to me. 
  
  
• Calendars – Not only do my calendars stay in sync now, I realized that there were multiple calendar support. I got excited when I found out, but then I realized – where is my birthday calendar? Wait, where’s my US holidays calendar? It seems that calendars that you subscribed to are not pushed to the Touch. If you sync with a cable, you can sync all the subscribed calendars. If you want to sync wirelessly, you have to give up your subscribed calendars. That’s the tradeoff. Let’s hope Apple get this fixed soon.
  
  
• Bookmarks – Works like promised. Since there are certain bookmarks for the iPod Touch like the Zinio iPhone Newsreader, I added an iPod folder specific for sites for my Touch.
  
  
• Contacts – Contacts synchronization is the least useful of all to me. This is because most of my contacts get entered through my cellphone. It’s troublesome to try to get the contacts off the phone, onto the computer, and finally to the Touch. However, I could definitely imagine how this would be a killer app for me if I had the iPhone. 
  

Send to MobileMe Gallery - not so useful
In addition, you can also send photos to your MobileMe Gallery. Since the Touch doesn’t have a camera, you can’t capture any photos to send to MobileMe. In most cases, all the photos you could send would already be in your iPhoto library on your Mac. If you were to place some photos on the MobileMe Gallery, you’d probably have done so in iPhoto. However, I guess it’s possible that you may want to decide which photos you would like send to MobileMe when you’re away from the computer.

I should note that there are two possible ways you can get photos that are not on your Touch.

1. Take a screenshot (click here for my post on how)
   
   
2. Receive an image not in your iPhoto library via email, and then save it. This will work great if you get a picture from your friend. I probably wouldn’t email a new picture to myself and then send it to MobileMe since I can configure an email address that would send an picture straight to MobileMe Gallery. 

The Touch is one of the best PDAs out there, and when complemented with MobileMe, it's even better.  For iPod Touch owners, if you don't have access to Microsoft Exchange and you do a lot of scheduling, MobileMe is definitely something to consider.  It's really nice to know that when you leave your house, calendars on your Touch are up-to-date.  

iPod Touch Tip: How to take screenshots with iPod Touch

Update: An anonymous reader mentioned that you don't have to hold down the home button, all you have to do is make sure you hit the home button with the sleep/wake button together.  Thanks for the tip!

Last week TUAW reported that with the new iPhone 2.0 software you can take and share screen shots on the iPhone. Once I got the 2.0 software on my iPod Touch, I tried it and it works!

To take a screenshot:

1. Hold down the home button
   
2. Press and release the sleep/wake button on the top left of the Touch
   
3. The screen will flash.
   
4. Go to Photos, and you will find the screenshot under Saved Photos.

How to get the screenshots off the iPod Touch
The following are ways you can get screenshots off your iPod Touch to your computer.

1. Inside the Photos app, you can send it thru email. If you have MobileMe, you can send it to your web gallery. 
   
   
   
2. If you are a Mac user, connect your iPod to your Mac. iPhoto will launch and iPod Touch will come up as an device. Although you won’t be able to see the screenshots, go ahead and import them. 
   
   
   
   Once you’re done, you’ll have the screenshots in your iPhoto library.

Source: TUAW

Impressions: iPhone 2.0 Software on iPod Touch

No iPhone 3G for me, but at least I have the iPhone 2.0 Software. For the previous iPhone owners, you can get the software for free. For iPod Touch owners, it will cost you 10 dollars ($9.95 to be exact). Apple has an overview of the new features on their website here.

After playing around with it a bit, here are my favorites features.

Multiple Calendars
Loading the Calendar gave me a big surprise. My events were color-coded to their respective calendars in iCal on my Mac.

In addition, you can display all the calendars all at once or individually.

Japanese and Chinese input
The Japanese input interface got a major facelift. There are now two ways to input Japanese - QWERTY and Kana.  The Kana input experience is great, and, in a way, fun.  It beats inputting Japanese on regular phones.


2.0 also includes a Chinese hand recognition input interface. It’s very fun to write Chinese characters with your fingers, but I’m not sure about how practical it is when writing messages.


The App Store
The coolest thing has got to be the App Store. The screen shots below show what kind of applications I got on my Touch. The only paid application I bought was Super Monkey Ball, all the others were free. I also found some applications in the Japan App Store that aren’t in the US store. In particular, Japanese comic strips of Golgo 13 and Keroro and an utility application for train schedules in Japan.

Applications that don’t require wi-fi (except the Remote):



Applications that require wi-fi:

Stay tuned from impressions of MobileMe on iPod Touch.  

Gadget Ad: Toshiba's Sportio Cell Phone

Here's a magazine ad of Toshiba's Sportio.  The unique factor of this cell phone is that it tracks and manages your walking and running.  It comes with a calories counter as well to help you stay healthy and sporty.  

Other features of this phone include:

• video playback
  
• wireless music (Bluetooth)
  
• 2 megapixel camera
  

Sportio is available in Japan in black, orange, green, red, and, or course, white =) 

Will the iPhone succeed in Japan?

So it seems that iPhone had a successful launch in Japan with more than 1,000 people lined up at the flagship store of SoftBank (iPhone’s carrier in Japan). Check out the photos on this Japanese news site to get a feel of what it was like in Japan during the launch.

Having just came back to the US from Japan a few days ago, I wasn’t in Japan yesterday for the launch, which was a good thing because I may just have been tempted to buy one. From what I've heard from my friends, the iPhone launch got a load of coverage on TV and news programs. So you would probably have to live in a cave to not know about iPhone in Japan.

My question is then – will the iPhone become mainstream in Japan?

Japan is a very unique market. From browsing the web to downloading music, the young generation does the majority of their net related activities all on their cell phones rather than on computers.

So will the iPhone be a hit with the younger generation and the mainstream market of Japan?

There are plenty of reasons that it might be a success such as its “revolutionary” interface and the great user experience, but there are also some reasons that may impede its success. Here they are:

Lack of features that are standards in Japan's market

• TV – A majority of the recent handsets allow consumers to watch TV via 1seg broadcasting. 
  
• Electronic money – Handsets today in Japan come with the option of utilizing it as an electronic wallet. Consumers can use their cell phones to pay at locations that support the standard. The locations include stores, restaurants, vending machines, and more. Yes, the future, at least in Japan, seems to be one where you don’t need to carry a wallet anymore. 
  
• Electronic mass transit pass / fare card– In addition, in Japan your cell phone can also serve as a train pass or a fare card. If you live in Tokyo, this function can be used in nearly all trains, buses, and even some taxis. 
  

Lack of contents on iTunes
When compared to the cell phone carriers’ library of contents, iTunes’ library in Japan seems really pale. Although the music content library has gotten rather good, it’s still missing some major artists. The video arena is where it suffers. The number of movies and TV shows you can purchase and download is close to zero.

Requirement of a PC / Mac
A majority of cell phone users are used to using cell phones without computers. They can and are willing to do everything from managing contacts, scheduling events, to buying contents all just with a cell phone. iPhone requires a computer and this could be a factor to preventing the mainstream adoption in Japan.

Only time will tell. 

If iPhone does succeed, it could mean that the standard set of features in Japanese cell phones are not truly relevant and desired by the consumers, and that Apple could have executed a blue ocean strategy in the hyper competitive cell phone market in Japan.


Links:

• Suica @ Wikipedia  
  
• Felica @ Wikipedia
  
• 1seg @ Wikipedia
  

iPhone 3G Pop Display at a Local Cell Phone Store in Tokyo

Almost forgot to post this. This is a picture of a pop display of iPhone 3G few days ago at my local cell phone shop in Tokyo.   Sorry for the poor quality, it's taken with my outdated Nokia cellphone =)

SH906i User Reviews from Japan

It seems there are quite some readers interested in the SH906i as I got a lot of hits for the post on SH906i. I rounded up a couple of reviews by Japanese users for a follow-up post.  

From Shu-Sala (Japanese): 

• Weighing at 135 gram, it feels a bit on the heavier side
  
• The 5.2 megapixel camera is great and comes with auto focus and anti-shake technology.
  
• Although you can use your finger to scroll when browsing the web, the experience isn’t very smooth. This feature isn’t at a truly usable practical level yet. The screen is also too small as a touch panel, the author comments.
  

You can also find a lot of pics at his blog

From DaDenshi Blog (Japanese)

• The screen is really nice compared to SH902i, which he owned previously
  
• Bluetooth Human Interface Device (HID) profile is supported meaning you can pair Bluetooth keyboards that support the HID profile 

From X-Tools Blog (Japanese) 

• Mentions that the touch panel feature is only available in selected functions such as watching TV, browsing the web, using the camera, and looking at photos. 
  

And lastly from this blog here - 

• Flipping through photos is choppier than as seen in the tv commercial (more info on the commercial here). Though this could also be affected by the loading time from the microSD card. 
  

5 Reasons to not buy the iPhone 3G

With iPhone 3G parties going on everywhere in the world (word has it that in Japan, more than 1,000 people are lining up for the iPhone as I write this), it’s surely difficult to resist the temptation. For those sitting out on the party this time, to make you feel better, TUAW posted an article a few days ago on why you shouldn’t by the iPhone 3G on Friday.

I also have an entry a few weeks ago on my decision to not buy.

So to convince myself and prevent myself from going to an Apple Store to buy one, here are my top five reasons to not get an iPhone:

1. It’s locked! I travel frequently between the States and Japan, and not being able to swap SIM cards is not going to cut it for me. The iPhone will most likely be hacked, so I’m going to see how that comes out.
   
   
2. Not so great camera and lack of front camera – The 2 megapixel camera is lackluster, but more importantly, the iPhone 3G lacks a front camera, a pretty standard cell phone feature these days.
   
   The front camera opens up the possibilities of using iChat to make video calls to other iChat users on their Macs. If you buy your iPhone now, just imagine when the next version, which will probably have a front camera, comes out. Your friends will all be making video calls, and you’ll be left out. 
   
   
3. You can’t use your iPhone as a modem. There are probably a slew of reasons why they don’t let you do it. But from a user’s perspective, why can’t I use my iPhone as a modem when other smart phones can?
   
   
4. The pricing plans – Compare iPhone’s pricing plan to your current plan. If you’re going to pay more, is it really worth it? 
   
   
5. Lack of Bluetooth features – You can’t send or receive files via Bluetooth, and you can’t listen in stereo with Bluetooth headphones. Though this can be fixed through a software update, we don’t really know when. 
   

So there you go, my 5 reasons for not buying the iPhone 3G now. I have a iPod Touch, so that could be another reason for me.

For those not getting the iPhone 3G, there is still plenty of exciting Apple news such as:

• the upcoming iPhone 2.0 software, which will be available for older iPhones and iPod Touch
  
• a bunch of new iPhone / iPod Touch applications with the launch of the App Store
  
• MobileMe.
  

Stay tuned for impressions.

Wall Mounted CD Player from Muji

Although CDs are becoming a thing of the past, this wall mounted CD player has always been on my wish list. The controls are located on the top and hidden from view. To switch the CD player on and off, simply pull the attached chain as if you’re turning a lamp on or off.

In Japan the CD player will cost you 10,500 yen (around 100 dollars). If you are outside Japan, you can also buy it online for 79 pounds (around 155 dollars).

Link:

Wall Mounted CD Player @ Muji Online Japan

Gadget Ad: Tepra Pro SR600

Here is an ad of King Jim’s stylish label printer. You can find out more about the Tepra Pro SR600 at Slash Gear. 

Tip: How to Ping on a Mac

Last week someone asked me how do you ping on a Mac. I've done it on Windows computers quite frequently before I switched to Mac, and I realized I never pinged on a Mac. So I googled, and found this wonderful article on eHow.

In short, instead of having to go to the not-so-pretty command prompt like in Windows, Mac has a utility to let you ping.   The utility is called the Network Utility, which can be found in the Utilities folder in the Application folder. (Or you can always spotlight it.)

In the Network Utility, there is a Ping tab. Click on the tab, and you can enter a web address to ping.

Source:

eHow

Unboxing of Gutar Hero III Legend of Rock for Wii (Japanese version)

Guitar Hero for Wii is finally released in Japan two months ago. I finally got my hands on a copy, and here are some pictures:

Front of the box.

Back of the box. 

The inner box.  (a Wii Remote is placed as reference for the size)

Inside the box.

The guitar controller (unassembled yet).

The guitar controller assembled.

Backside of the guitar controller.

Stickers, instructions, and the game itself.  

I’ll try to get some impressions for the game soon. In the meantime, you can check out IGN and Nintendo World Report for their reviews.

Kururimo – A wireless home security camera you can remotely control with a cell phone

Flet’s, an ISP in Japan, is offering a home camera called Kururimo. The Kururimo hooks up to an Internet connection, and you can dial a number with a Docomo’s FOMA cell phone to access it.

What’s cool:

• You can control the camera remotely with FOMA cell phone. You can move the camera left and right, up and down, and zoom in and out as well.
  
  
• Kururimo comes with a mic and speaker so you can have a conversation with whoever is at home. Or you can scare off any home invaders. 
  
• It’s wireless, so you can place it anywhere.
  
• And it's white!

Kururimo is available in Japan for 29,400 yen (around 280 dollars).


Link:
Flet’s Kururimo (Japanese)

Hands on with Nintendo Spot for DS (pictures and video included)

I finally got a chance to test out the Nintendo Spot trial service at a participating McDonald's. (Previous entry about Nintendo Spot is here.)

Getting Started
To use the service, first you go to DS Download Play in your DS. You can then download the Nintendo Spot Viewer. The download was rather quick, it took less than one minute.

What's inside
Once you load the viewer, you are given two button links.

1. Downloads for trial versions of selected DS game. The games available for download that day were:

• Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (more info here and unboxing pics here)
  
• Bokura ha kaseki horida
  
• DS Bimoji Training
  
• Ganbaru Watashi No Kakei Diary
  

2. McDonald’s News
Here you can find information about McDonald's such as promotional menu items. Here's a list of contents:

• Happy Meal toys
  
  
  
• Pokemon’s upcoming movie
  
• Nutrition information about hamburgers
  
  
  
• Info about a show called Zenryoku! Tunes that McDonald’s is sponsoring
  
• Current promotions and features items such as ice coffee and milk tea Oreo McFlurry
  
  

Over all the loading was pretty fast. Each item probably took 1 to 3 seconds to load.

The browser / viewer - built for both right handed people and lefties
What really surprised me was the browser to view the contents. The cool thing is that you can switch the vertical scroll bar from the default right side to the left side. To switch, you simply press a button on the top of the scroll bar (see video below). I'm a lefty, and this is a very great feature (one of those “how come I never thought of that” feature). I hope other companies would adopt this feature. Previous PDAs I tried all had their vertical scroll bar fixed on the right. Using this viewer made me realize the amount of usability a left scroll bar offers to lefties. A neat little feature, but brilliant. Impressive, when you consider this is coming from Nintendo, a game maker.

Look closely, the scroll bar is on the left!

You can also see it in action in the video below.