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Ian Lynam's utopic Tokyo cell phone theme

By Lisa Smith - April 27, 2010

in Object Culture

Japanese phones will always be cooler than ours in the US. Who wants an iPhone when you can't even download a keitai theme to it? In case you aren't completely down the Japanese cell phone culture, this is a holistic theme that is applied to every screen of your phone, from menus to sending notifications.

Anyway, Ian Lynam has just released a new Keitei theme for Tokyo record label WKTokyoLab, based on a music video he did for them a few years ago. The theme, called "Utopia," depicts a pixelated, psychedelic, candy-colored, utopic (or dystopic) Tokyo. The cityscape changes from day to night and marshmallows explode upon sending.

If you're lucky enough to have a Japanese cell phone, navigate to WKTlab's mobile device store to download.

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enough.of.the.nippohilia

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"Cooler than ours" because, I suppose, goofy graphics are more important than professional interaction design, user empowerment, open systems or high-quality hardware.
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