Purchasing behaviour analysis system wants to know what you like
By DigInfo TV - [22/5/2013 - 01:25] - 
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This marketing analysis tool, under development by Fujitsu, uses technology to sense people’s movement. By analyzing how customers behave in response to merchandise, entirely new kinds of marketing information will be obtainable.[...]
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Adopting New Technology: When Being Quick on the Draw Is a Good Thing
By Akihabaranews Contributor - [15/5/2013 - 05:30] - 1 - Misc
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There are two types of technology users — those that like to have the latest and greatest devices and those that use their devices until they are obsolete. There really isn’t one best user, but some people are criticized for buying dev[...]
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Japanese Technology from the Future Friday!
By RENO J. TIBKE - [11/5/2013 - 12:55] - 2 - Misc
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Welcome to Japanese Technology from the Future Friday! It’s already Friday west of the international dateline – here in Japan, it’s totally the future. The weekly JTFF is our somewhat technosnarky coverage of 2-5 particularly important[...]
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Eidos Masks: Giving Humans Superpowers (of perception)
By RENO J. TIBKE - [10/5/2013 - 11:56] - 0 - Misc
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The Eidos masks are really, really cool. New toys like Google Glass are neat, but augmented reality (AR) has been around forever. Going back to WWII-era active gun sights, forward to the heads-up displays of modern aircraft & autom[...]
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Lightweight goes anytime anywhere –Thermaltake LifeCool II Notebook Cooler
By Ike - [8/5/2013 - 08:45] - 0 - Misc
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Taipei, Taiwan – May 8, 2013 – Thermaltake, being an industry leader in computer chassis, thermal solutions, and power supply units announces the newest upgrade on life style notebook cooler – LifeCool II. Thermaltake LifeCool II Noteb[...]
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SOINN artificial brain can now use the internet to learn new things
By DigInfo TV - [7/5/2013 - 03:52] - 0 - Misc
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A group at Tokyo Institute of Technology, led by Dr. Osamu Hasegawa, has succeeded in making further advances with SOINN, their machine learning algorithm, which can now use the internet to learn how to perform new tasks. “Image [...]
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Via Tokyo Institute of Technology
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Niko Niko Douga – “Niko Niko Cho Kaigi 2″ – Huge event this weekend
By Stephen - [26/4/2013 - 08:15] - 0 - Misc
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This weekend (April 28 and 29th), popular Japanese video sharing website Niko Niko Douga will put on an event called “Niko Niko Cho Kaigi 2″ in Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. The concept of this event is “Replicate t[...]
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Via Chokaigi.jp
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THK – Seismic Isolation Table – Model TSD – Dramatic earthquake movement absorption technology
By Stephen - [12/4/2013 - 04:38] - 0 - Misc
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Akihabaranews visited the 23rd FINETECH JAPAN at Tokyo Big Sight yesterday and saw some really interesting technology. We saw an amazing example of the technology being developed and built for protection against earthquake damage. THK [...]
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Via THK
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Sony – Anycast Touch AWS-750 – All-in-one movie creating device for professional use
By Stephen - [8/4/2013 - 07:46] - 0 - Misc
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For professional use, Sony is releasing an All-in-one movie creating device called Anycast Touch “AWS-750″. It contains a lot of functions necessary for professional movie creation, including video switcher, audio mixer, st[...]
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Double the brightness in low light photos with Panasonic’s new color filtering technology
By DigInfo TV - [29/3/2013 - 06:45] - 0 - Misc
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Panasonic has developed a unique technology that doubles the brightness of color photography, by using micro color splitters instead of conventional color filters in the image sensor. These two photos were taken using CCDs with the sam[...]
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Management Game from Japan Simulates Actual Business Experiences
By DigInfo TV - [25/3/2013 - 03:31] - 1 - Misc
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In 1976, Sony CDI developed a kind of business game called the Management Game. The game simulates running a business, with each participant as a manager. Participants can compare their performance, by producing a financial report for [...]
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Thanko – “Odemukae” – Finally, an umbrella made for 2
By Stephen - [19/3/2013 - 08:39] - 0 - Misc
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With the weather warming up in Tokyo and Hanami season just around the corner, it is time to prepare for the rainy season coming up in June… In Japan, umbrellas are a must. But when you share a regular umbrella with somebody else[...]
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TAKARA TOMY A.R.T.S – SMART HAN – Satisfy your cravings with the next-generation rice stick for busy people
By Stephen - [19/3/2013 - 06:59] - 0 - Misc
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This is the era of smart devices – now here’s a smart device for eating. This is the Japanese bento box as a mobile, convenient and functional “SMART” rice delivery mechanism… Screw-up Storage! If you are [...]
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Mars Company – Sea Snow – Innovative ice made from salt water that will keep seafood and sashimi fresh longer
By Stephen - [25/2/2013 - 05:30] - 0 - Misc
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Here in Japan, we take our sushi very seriously. And keeping it fresh is a priority. A small Japanese company called MARS Company has developed technology that creates super cold, long-lasting ice to do just that. This technology has m[...]
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Fujifilm – Printing service for Facebook account pictures – first in Japan
By Stephen - [22/2/2013 - 06:16] - 0 - Misc
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Facebook accounts have become a depository for pictures of ourselves from many different places – our phones, digital cameras, tagging from friends, randomly from our hard drives, etc. Have you ever wanted to have nice prints of [...]
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Via Fujifilm
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Apple’s IOS open for kinky stuff, app teaches your girl pole dancing.
By Ike - [10/7/2012 - 09:53] - 0 - Misc
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It’s all over the web right now causing a big hype for concerned parents and evangelists worldwide. Yes, we are talking about the new app developed by Arthur Howie: Pole Dancer Pro. The app is located in the health & fitness [...]
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[CEBIT 2012] Intel’s booth.. or rather call it hall
By Ike - [12/3/2012 - 08:42] - 0 - Misc
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During CeBIT 2012 Intel turned Hall 23 into a comprehensive showcase of the latest Ultrabook™ laptops as well as a vast paradise for the gaming community. During March 6-10 visitors could experience the possibilities unleashed by Ultra[...]
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K-ON! movie scores big at Japan’s Academy Awards
By Ike - [18/1/2012 - 04:15] - 5 - Misc
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If you have never heard of K-ON! before, I hesitate to say to you if you missed out big on this one, or if you should praise yourself lucky you didn’t. The animated movie produced by Kyoto Animation / TBS TV / Pony Canyon & [...]
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K-on! movie turns out to be popular, flooding theatres.
By Ike - [11/12/2011 - 12:07] - 0 - Kawaii Misc
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It has been only a week ago since the K-on! (Keion) movie hit the Japanese theatres, and it has been a successful one. Although we did not recieve the exact numbers for the complete week, we can share the ranking numbers of last week w[...]
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Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, passed away at 56
By Tom LESKIN - [6/10/2011 - 09:40] - 2 - Misc
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Today is truly a sad day for the tech world, as we recently got some very sad news that Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, has passed away. Apple has confirmed to the press that Steve Jobs has died today at the age of 56. His family issu[...]
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Haier taking cloud computing to new levels with brain-controlled TV
By Tom LESKIN - [3/9/2011 - 12:16] - 0 - Home Entertainment Misc
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The days of losing the TV remote seem to be drawing to a close and a new form of control is coming in the not too distant future . This week at IFA, Haier unveiled the world’s first Brain-Computer Interface Technology (BCI) Smart TV, w[...]
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Google and AP offering $20,000 scholarships to aspiring tech journalists
By Tom LESKIN - [29/8/2011 - 06:15] - 0 - Misc
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I know that here at Akihabara News people often complain of numerous spelling and grammar errors since not all of us are native English speakers or have a journalism background, although those of us that are try to fix the mistakes whe[...]
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Via AP-Google Journalism and Technology Scholarship
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