LISMO

Key takeaways

LISMO belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect LISMO to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of LISMO from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

LISMO (au Listen Mobile Service) was an online music service provided by au, a Japanese mobile phone brand run by KDDI, a Japanese telecommunication company. This service was introduced on January 19, 2006, and the service began operating at the end of January in Japan. The first mobile phone which supports LISMO was sold on January 26, 2006. In 2008, KDDI and Okinawa Cellular introduced 'LISMO Video', a new service with new means to enjoy video content as well. As of In April 2013, KDDI acquired Taiwanese streaming service KKBOX. The LISMO and KKBOX services were merged under the KKBOX name. KKBOX is now expanding into other Asian markets. The discontinuation of LISMO WAVE on September 30, 2019 marked the end of the LISMO brand.

Mascot The mascot of this service was LISMO-kun (リスモくん). The "LIS" in "LISMO" is pronounced the same as squirrel (リス, risu) in Japanese. It is a silhouette of a squirrel carrying an orange logo with earphones connected to it. Some original goods of this mascot are sold only at the "LISMO FOREST" of KDDI Designing Studio.

Supported phones LISMO is supported by CDMA 1X WIN phones.

Released in 2006 Casio: W41CA,"G'zOne" (W42CA), W43CA Hitachi: W41H, W42H, W43H, W43HII Kyocera: W41K, W42K, W43K, W44K Sanyo: W41SA, W42SA, W43SA Sharp: W41SH Sony Ericsson: W41S,"Walkman Phone" (W42S), W43S, W44S Toshiba: "Music-HDD" (W41T), W43T, W44T, W44TII, W44TIII, W45T, "DRAPE" (W46T), W47T au design project: "neon" (W42T by Toshiba) Released in 2007 Casio: W51CA, W52CA,"EXILIM Phone" W53CA Hitachi: W51H, W52SH, "Wooo Phone" W53H Kyocera: W51K Panasonic: W51P, W52P Sanyo: W51SA, W52SA, W53SA Sharp: "AQUOS Phone" (W51SH), W52SH Sony Ericsson: W51S,"Walkman Phone" W52S, W53S Toshiba: W51T, W52T, W53T, W54T, W55T au design project: "Media Skin" (W52K by Kyocera), and "INFOBAR 2" (W55SA by Sanyo) Released in 2008 Casio: W61CA,"G'zOne" (W62CA), "EXILIM PHONE" W63CA Hitachi: W61H, "Wooo Phone" (W62H / W63H) Kyocera: W61K, W64K, W65K Panasonic: W61P, W62P Pantech&Curitel: W61PT Sanyo: W61SA, W62SA, W63SA, W64SA Sharp: "AQUOS Phone" (W61SH / W64SH), W62SH, "URBANO" (W63SH) Sony Ericsson: "Cyber-Shot Phone" W61S, W62S, "re" (W63S), W64S, "Walkman Phone, Xmini" (W65S) Toshiba: W61T, W62T, "Sportio" (W63T), W64T, W65T Released in 2009 Casio: CA001 Hitachi: "Wooo Phone" (H001) Panasonic: P001 Sharp: SH001 Sony Ericsson: "Cyber-shot phone" S001, "Walkman Phone, Premier3(Cube)" (SOY01) Toshiba: T001

Features

Function overview This system provides the following functions;

Listen to music on a mobile phone and/or a personal computer. Download and share music on a mobile phone and/or a personal computer. Copy music from a CD (compact disc) to a mobile phone. Share playlists with other LISMO users. Use downloaded music as a ringtone Backup address book data etc. to a personal computer

File format Under investigation The music file has .KMF extension on the phone and becomes .KDR on the PC, the codec is HE-AAC with 48 kbit/s bitrate, which is same as au's full track ringtone service.

Core services au Music Player A music player application for au's mobile phone. Music on the handset can be managed through this application program. au Music Port A mobile phone data managing application for a personal computer. This application is used to share and backup data from a mobile phone. Manages not only music data, but also other data in the mobile phone like camera data, PIM data, etc. Supports only Microsoft Windows au Music Store A service similar with the iTunes Music Store. Customers can download and purchase music with PC. The average price of one song is about 315 Yen (including taxes) and there are 20,000 songs available at the beginning of service. Uta Tomo (うたとも) (TM) Play list sharing service. Works over au's server.

Commercials LISMO commercials, which changes approx. every 3 months, use many songs by J-pop artists. On March 5, 2008, an album titled Best of LISMO! was released. The album contains all 10 songs used in LISMO commercials that aired by the Summer 2007. List of songs used in the commercial (in order of which the commercial aired):

Hana - Orange Range Ishindenshin - Orange Range Keep Tryin' - Hikaru Utada By My Melody - Ken Hirai Mikazuki - Ayaka Lovers Again - Exile Cherry - Yui Tashika ni - Angela Aki Stay with Me - Kumi Koda

See also Sony Connect Mora (music store) iTunes Music Store Japanese mobile phone culture

References

External links KDDI au KDDI Introduces 'LISMO Video', Allows Viewing Full Movies on au Handsets

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with LISMO

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what LISMO claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to LISMO before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about LISMO ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of LISMO

In research: LISMO appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses LISMO in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: LISMO is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2006 establishments in Japan, KDDI, Mobile telecommunication services, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for LISMO outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

How to study LISMO in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what LISMO means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain LISMO out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is LISMO in simple terms?

LISMO (au Listen Mobile Service) was an online music service provided by au, a Japanese mobile phone brand run by KDDI, a Japanese telecommunication company. This service was introduced on January 19, 2006, and the service began operating at the end of January in Japan.

Why does LISMO matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study LISMO?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on LISMO.