John,
> I am new to the list so I apologize if I ask a
> repetitive question. I am designing entertainment and
> news apps for i-mode. However I am unsure of the best
> emulator to get. Please let me know how and where to
> get a good emulator dev purposes.
the best emulator is just a very small browser window ;)
Or here you find a list of resources:
http://www.palowireless.com/imode/browsers.asp
The emulators are all more or less bad and can not show
the 'real i-mode feeling' (speed is an important issue here).
> Also, since I am not in Japan, I can't see what the
> current i-mode offerings are. Isd there a place where
> I can see screenshots of i-mode apps and services or,
Check the 'Visual Showcase of Japanese Keitai Culture' for
some sample screenshots:
http://nooper.co.jp/showcase/
and check how tricky it can be to get it right on every phone:
http://nooper.co.jp/labs/sample/
> even better, is it possible to use the emulator to see
> them from outside of Japan?
You can see some i-mode sites with any browser, like this
one: http://www.juergenspecht.com/i/
but like I said, it gives you not the real feeling for i-mode
applications, since every handset behaves different, every keypad
is different designed, every internal browser renders different
and more. If you design applications for business purposes, you
should consider to use an external i-mode testing provider for
beta-testing your work. We offer such a service called NooperLabs:
http://nooper.co.jp/labs/
Good luck,
Juergen
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Received on Fri May 18 05:34:11 2001