Observed arrival · 2026-10-28
Telop: a 1984 Japanese TV forecast for your iPhone
Telop is a forthcoming free iPhone app that presents real local weather in the style of a Japanese late-night TV forecast from 1984.
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- iPhone users who want a retro bilingual weather-and-transit reel
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- Approximate location is used on-device to choose a nearby city; the site says it is never stored or sent.
Field notes
The site describes cards for rain, rain chances, tonight and tomorrow, and high and low temperatures; some city reels also include local sports results and transit status. It says approximate location is processed on the phone and not stored or sent, with time zone available as a fallback. The homepage offers demo loops, while the App Store release remains marked “Coming soon.”
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