Our Friend the Computer

A podcast exploring alternative computing histories and their relationship to society. Hosted by Camila Galaz and Ana Meisel.

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Episodes (24)

Dec 27, 2023 i-mode and Japanese mobile internet (Mobile Phones)
Nov 21, 2023 Fashion Phones and L'Amour (Mobile Phones)
Nov 2, 2023 The Real Housewives of Bell Telephone (Mobile Phones)

Our Friend the Computer

Dec 27, 2023
42¾ minutes
28 MB

Ana tells Camila about the flashing success of early Japanese smartphone tech. The girls discuss how the Japanese tech giants of the '90s and early '00s created exceedingly advanced and snazzy smartphone features and how such phones warranted the creation of the "second internet”. Circling the debate around Japan’s “economic miracle”, they talk about the politics and interrelation with the US that came after WW2. Join us over at Patreon for more tech chats! www.patreon.com/OurFriendtheComputer And follow us on Instagram @ourfriendthecomputer and Twitter @OurFriendComp Main research was done by Ana. ...

Our Friend the Computer

i-mode and Japanese mobile internet (Mobile Phones)

Our Friend the Computer

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