Photoshop-like interior light control interface
By DigInfo TV - [8/3/2013 - 03:01] - 
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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id8Md7sw2Lc?feature=player_embedded&w=640&h=360] “This is a lighting system, called Lighty. There’s a group of robotic lights on the ceiling, and their orientation and brightn[...]
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Yamato Noodle School – Intensive 7-Day Ramen chef school – Learn the Japanese noodle business
By Stephen - [1/3/2013 - 04:44] - 0 - Offbeat
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Sushi, tempura and teriyaki were the trailblazers of Japanese cuisine around the world. However, it is now ramen, and other Japanese noodles like soba and udon, that are gaining in international interest. Like Colonel Sanders’ fr[...]
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“Monster” Tajima and his Monster sport E-RUNNER Pikes Peak special
By Darshaun Nadeau - [27/2/2013 - 05:41] - 0 - Car
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Today, AkihabaraNews attended the 3rd International Smart Grid Expo at Tokyo Big Site. It was certainly exciting to see so many companies from around the world attending the event. Of course we saw solar panels and every kind of high-t[...]
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NTT Demos Visually and aurally accurate virtual communication system
By DigInfo TV - [21/2/2013 - 07:44] - 0 - Networking
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NTT is developing technology that faithfully reproduces pictures and sound from distant locations, creating a natural sense of distance and position, as if both people are in the same room. “Regarding the picture, this system inc[...]
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Ricoh demonstrate Omnidirectional camera at CP+. Takes 360° photo, sends it to you smartphone
By DigInfo TV - [4/2/2013 - 01:38] - 0 - Cameras
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This omnidirectional camera, currently under development by Ricoh, takes a full 360° panoramic image in one shot. “It has two fish-eye lenses, each of which covers 180 degrees. The camera combines the two pictures, and sends them[...]
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Sony outs the WG-10, a compact and wireless card reader
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [31/1/2013 - 08:13] - 1 - Storage
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Sony announced today in Japan the WG-10 a new compact Memory Stick and SD/SDHC?SDXC card reader that comes with an internal battery (500mA) and Wi-Fi! Not every camera comes with Eye-Fi support and not every one are interested in havin[...]
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[Hands-On] 10.1″ Xperia Tablet Z – the world’s slimmest tablet
By DigInfo TV - [30/1/2013 - 05:11] - 1 - Tablet-PDA
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“This is the Xperia Tablet Z SO-03E. It’s the world’s slimmest tablet, and Japan’s lightest, too. Until now, tablets have been heavy and thick, so they end up getting left at home. But this one’s light and[...]
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![[Hands-On] 10.1″ Xperia Tablet Z – the world’s slimmest tablet](/wp-content/uploads/images/0/50/123250/a-150-150.jpg)
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Sony “VAIO Duo 11″ Ultrabook – Brand-new hybrid PC / tablet – SVD11229CJB, SVD1122AJ, SVD11213CXB, SVD11215CXB
By Stephen - [29/1/2013 - 05:56] - 4 - Laptops
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Sony has unveiled its new 2013 Spring VAIO models. A featured new part of the line-up is an exciting model like nothing we’ve seen before – It is a hybrid PC / tablet. Literally, a PC that transforms from a PC to a tablet. [...]
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[Hands-On] MEDIAS W dual-screen Android smartphone
By DigInfo TV - [29/1/2013 - 03:16] - 0 - Press Conference Phones
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Docomo has unveiled a dual-screen smartphone, the Medias W. It features two 4.3″ displays, a 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, an 8.1MP camera and runs Android 4.1. It will be released in April 2013. “This is the MEDIAS W. Ordinarily, [...]
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![[Hands-On] MEDIAS W dual-screen Android smartphone](/wp-content/uploads/images/2/52/123152/a-150-150.jpg)
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CrystalCore Tiltdock for iPhone and iPad
By Stephen - [19/1/2013 - 11:07] - 4 - Accessories
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iPhoneLife contributor, Todd Bernhard, just reported on a very cool product that he saw at CES (Consumer Electronics Show). It’s an IndieGogo crowdsourced project, available now at $25 but will be retailing later for $100. Take a[...]
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Via iPhoneLife
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Sony unveil in Japan two new portable Bluetooth and NFC Speakers with the SRS-BTX300 and SRS-BTX500
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [18/1/2013 - 09:29] - 0 - Speakers
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Sony announced today not one but two new portable Speaker with the SRS-BTX300 and SRS-BTX500. Announced for a Japanese launch schedule at the end of February at a price around 20,000 and 30,000 Yen respectively, the SRS-BTX300 and SRS-[...]
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Panasonic demos Five 3D Cameras Capture Panorama at Digital Contents Expo 2012
By DigInfo TV - [15/1/2013 - 01:01] - 0 - Camcorder
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“DIVE into World Heritage 3D,”exhibited by Panasonic at Digital Content EXPO 2012, is a system for creating panoramic images by shooting with five 3D cameras, then showing the images using five high-definition plasma displa[...]
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Power Loader power amplification exoskeleton robot
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [10/1/2013 - 03:02] - 0 - Robot
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This power amplification robot, called Power Loader, is currently under development by Activelink, a Panasonic subsidiary venture. The aim is to achieve a robot that can freely utilize power beyond human strength, in emergencies or on [...]
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Ikei Laboratory demos unique Virtual Body Technology
By DigInfo TV - [27/12/2012 - 06:29] - 0 - Displays
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The Ikei Laboratory of Tokyo Metropolitan University Graduate School of System Design is developing virtual body technology that utilizes the five senses. In addition to using conventional audio and video footage , this technology can [...]
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Water saving shower head fills water droplets with air
By DigInfo TV - [16/12/2012 - 09:54] - 1 - Environment Household
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TOTO is releasing an interchangeable shower head which features their Air-In Shower technology and uses 35% less water than a conventional shower head. “Ordinary water-saving showers use less water by having smaller holes, but we[...]
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See and feel virtual water with this immersive crossmodal perception system from Solidray
By DigInfo TV - [12/12/2012 - 09:44] - 1 - Displays
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Solidray, which is involved in virtual reality production, has released an immersive crossmodal system incorporating visual and tactile feedback, enabling the user to see and feel flowing water in a virtual space. “When you put o[...]
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Substitutional Reality System Makes Reality and Fiction Indistinguishable
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [11/12/2012 - 09:35] - 0 - Science
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The Riken Brain Science Institute is developing a substitutional reality (SR) system that makes reality and fiction indistinguishable. The subject wears a head-mounted display (HMD), inside of which he views footage projected inside th[...]
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Sharp goregous IGZO Aquos PAD to be launch firday in Japan
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [4/12/2012 - 09:23] - 0 - Phones
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It is now official, Sharp gorgeous Aquos PAS SHT21, a 7″ (1280×800) Android 4.0 LTE Waterproof Smartphone featuring Sharp stunning IGZO screen and a 1.5GHZ Dual Core CPU will ne put on sell this Friday 7th December in Japan [...]
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Transience – Dynamic color changing calligraphy harmonizes tradition with technology
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [3/12/2012 - 04:08] - 0 - Displays
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Transience is an artwork by the Wakita Lab at Keio University. It is intended to represent a harmony between calligraphy and computers, by dynamically altering the color of calligraphy on paper. “At first sight, it’s hard t[...]
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Draw precise freehand circles and copy paste drawings with the dePENd table
By DigInfo TV - [30/11/2012 - 04:09] - 0 - Press Conference Science
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This table helps you to draw precise freehand circles and lines. It is under development by a group in the Yasuaki Kakehi Lab at Keio University. By using a computer to control the XY position of a magnet under the surface of the table[...]
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Via Keio University
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Sharp to Introduce PN-K321 LCD Monitor Featuring the Industry’s Thinnest Design in a High-Resolution 4K2K Display
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [28/11/2012 - 02:15] - 0 - Displays
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Sharp Corporation will introduce into the Japanese market a new 32-inch-class LCD monitor, the PN-K321, a professional monitor previously introduced at CEATEC featuring proprietary IGZO technology and delivering 4K × 2K resolution (3,8[...]
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Via Sharp
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Antoine B. - [22/05/2013 - 13:55]