Well, it has been a busy time here for miniMIXA, and I have given a number of demos on Windows Mobile and Symbian devices to various Japanese handset manufacturers and service providers. The reaction in every case has been outstanding, and I have had comments from senior industry figures and meeting attendees like “My son would absolutely love to have this application on his phone”, “amazing” and “this would be really good in Japan” to “simply light years ahead of anything else I have seen” etc.

I have a good feeling now that we will be able to get services going in Japan around intent miXaPlayer (miniMIXA), and around Tao’s intent GamePlayer, too, the demos of which were also received very well indeed.

I must say, I found Japanese hospitality to be outstsanding, and I was made to feel very welcome. Japanese people everywhere seem very courteous and friendly, and it was a pleasure to be a visitor to this beautiful country. The transportation system in Tokyo is incredible, but, I must admit, I would not have had a clue (and still don’t) about how to find my way around it were it not for my knowledgeable companions. It may be I will be coming back to Japan soon, and I very much look forward to that!

Just gone live is a fanastic clip made by the Slough Young People’s Center (SYPC) of a miniMIXA mashup - the SYPC DJ and rappers sound great, and are undoubtedly making mobile mixing history. There is a great vibe about the performance which was done on a Dell Axim, but I am sure future sets will be on phones. Interested sponsors should take note!

Check out the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6BSGy8mMsU

I will be blogging more on miniMIXA, what we are doing with it and where we are heading with it.

Enjoy!