Hiroshima P2 Walker Layer Release

11 April 2010
Posted in Layar

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park Layer

If you are visiting the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and need an English guide to the sights, the Hiroshima P2 Walker is the perfect way to experience the monuments and nearby attractions.

The Hiroshima P2 Walker Layer is designed specifically to inform and aid visitors about the memorial park and the surrounding tourist spots. There are over 50 points of information regarding:

Layar users are able to access informative texts and videos about the significance of each of the monuments as they enjoy the park.

SystemK produced this layer for RCC Broadcasting* in both English and Japanese.

*link in Japanese

Home's Real Estate Layer Release

08 March 2010
Posted in Layar

Home's Real Estate Layer

SystemK has just released the Home's Real Estate Search for Home's*, the largest real estate company in Japan. This layer searches Home's 3,350,000 property listings for the results closest to you.

Results can be filtered by the following property types:

  • Manshions
  • Apartments
  • Parking lots
  • Storage units
  • Construction sites
  • Buildings
  • Stores
The detailed view on each property contains an image and information about the property such as distance from the nearest train station, year of construction and size/number of rooms.

*link in Japanese

'Burari' Miyazu City Guide Layer Release

05 March 2010
Posted in Layar

It may be quaint but as the 'Burari' layer shows, there is quite a lot to see in Miyazu, Japan.

Developed for our client, IP Life*, 'Burari' is the tourist's guide to everything from the temples to the toilets. This layer provides the user with not just the location and images of major tourist attractions but also the business hours and phone numbers. The 'Burari' layer is the ultimate guide to exploring the beauty of Miyazu.

*link in Japanese

Seeda Layer Release

15 December 2009
Posted in Layar

Seeda Layer

Popular indies hip-hop artist, Seeda*, debuted his new album 'Wisdom' in a world' first, via Layar.

SystemK teamed up with Seeda to produce a special promotional layer* allowing fans to preview a track from the album. In the week prior to the album release, fans in Tokyo, Kobe and Sapporo could visit specified landmarks to automatically trigger access to the track.

In addition to listening to Seeda's new song, fans were also treated to a personalized video message from Seeda himself. From within Layar users could easily access an online store and pre order the new CD.

This promotion received recognition online, in magazines and newspapers, and on TV. Seeda's album went on to debut in the top ten national album sales, a first for the indies artist.

*link in Japanese

New Layar Content

16 September 2009
Posted in Layar

New Layar Content for Android Phones in Japan

Since our initial content release at the Layar global roll-out last month we have been hard at work developing new layers with Japanese publisher, Recruit.

Available now on Android phones in Japan are the following searches:

  • "Hot Pepper" Restaurants
  • Real Estate
  • Bars
  • Salons
  • Used Cars
  • Travel
  • Coupons

Recruit has been a leader in advertising services since the 1960s and now, with SystemK, expands its reach to Layar users.

For more details about our work with Layar content visit our Japanese Layar page*.

*link in Japanese

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