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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Sony A4-sized digital paper notepad is light, durable and responsive
By DigInfo TV - [21/5/2013 - 01:15] - 0 - Display
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Sony has developed an A4 sized equivalent 13.3″ digital paper notepad. The display is the first in the world to use E Ink Mobius, a new flexible electronic paper display technology developed by E Ink in collaboration with Sony. T[...]
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Measure your pulse in real-time with Fujitsu’s facial imaging technology
By DigInfo TV - [17/5/2013 - 07:57] - 0 - Healthcare
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Fujitsu has developed technology which can measure a person’s pulse in real time by analyzing video of their face. “As blood circulates through the body, the amount of light absorbed by the face varies, depending on how muc[...]
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3D/4D ultrasound hologram printing service using Pioneer’s compact holographic printer
By DigInfo TV - [9/5/2013 - 03:39] - 0 - Imaging
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Pioneer has announced a service that prints the expressions of unborn babies as 3D holograms, using a compact full-color hologram printer developed by the company last year. “When an expecting mother has a check-up, a 3D/4D echog[...]
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Acer Delivers Full Featured One-Handed Tablet for Everyone with Iconia A1 Tablet
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [6/5/2013 - 11:07] - 0 - Tablet-PDA
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Acer today unveiled the Acer Iconia A1, the company’s first full-featured 7.9- inch tablet targeted at modern day explorers, adventurers, digital freaks and mobile executives requiring an all-day mobile companion. Thanks to a sleek and[...]
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Acer Defines Touch and Type Experience with New Aspire R7
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [6/5/2013 - 10:57] - 0 - Laptops Tablet-PDA
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At a press event held today in New York, Acer unveiled the Aspire R7, a revolutionary 15.6-inch notebook that will redefine the touch and type computing experience. Featuring a Full HD 1920×1080 touch screen, the Acer R7 was made [...]
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Shibaful lush lawn iPhone case puts Yoyogi Park in your pocket
By DigInfo TV - [26/4/2013 - 12:06] - 0 - Cases
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“Shibaful is the world’s first iPhone case modeled after a grassy park. This case is based on Yoyogi Park in Tokyo, and it’s the first in our World Parks series. For the next versions, we’re considering basing t[...]
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Via Ag Ltd.
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Japan’s Kuratas vs. The U.K.’s Mantis: Pure Science Robot Showdown!
By RENO J. TIBKE - [24/4/2013 - 05:29] - 4 - Robot
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Have you heard of the robot maker species that doesn’t need a grand research goal, isn’t motivated by government competitions or corporate interests, and doesn’t necessarily care if their efforts result in profit? Japanese [...]
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Fujitsu Laboratories – Touchscreen interface for seamless data transfer between the real and virtual worlds
By DigInfo TV - [16/4/2013 - 01:09] - 0 - Touch Panel
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Fujitsu Laboratories has developed a next generation user interface which can accurately detect the users finger and what it is touching, creating an interactive touchscreen-like system, using objects in the real word. “We think [...]
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DNA testing chip delivers results in one hour, paves way for personalized drug treatments
By DigInfo TV - [11/4/2013 - 02:25] - 0 - Science
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Panasonic, together with the Belgium-based research institution IMEC, has developed a DNA testing chip that automates all stages of obtaining genetic information, including preprocessing. This development is expected to enable personal[...]
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Synforest – Tokyo Bird’s-eye View – Take a Blu-ray exploration of Tokyo by helicopter!
By Stephen - [5/4/2013 - 03:27] - 0 - Offbeat
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The immensity of Tokyo still amazes me even after years of living here. But I can’t think of a better way to really get a sense of the scope of this city than by a helicopter tour over the city. This is not clips of different are[...]
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Nintendo – Nintendo prepaid cards with extra fun bonus where Mario characters come alive!
By Stephen - [1/4/2013 - 06:28] - 0 - Gaming
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Nintendo will add a new version of its prepaid card usable at it’s online software download site, e-shop, for 3DS and Wii U. It’s a prepaid card with extra fun bonus called “Asoberu Omaketsuki Nintendo Prepaid Card[...]
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Japan’s finest April Fool Jokes : iKA Player, Pizza in a Can and the zzzPhoneBed from AU
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [1/4/2013 - 01:05] - 1 - Offbeat
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iKA Player: The first Squid (Ika in Japanese) powered eBook from Kodansha Publishing. The iKA stands for Interactive Kodensha Archive, is an eBook player automatic energy generation (bye bye batteries), Natural Ink instead of the usual[...]
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Toshiba – “Shapes” – Tablets beyond the rectangular
By Stephen - [1/4/2013 - 12:45] - 1 - Tablet-PDA
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First released last year, we have been impressed with “Shapes” by Toshiba and for good reason. This is exciting technology. Finally tablets have moved beyond rectangular. Oblong Technology that’s come full circle. Ideal for[...]
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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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Softbank – “Rap Otosan” DJ app – Rap with the Shirato Family
By Stephen - [25/3/2013 - 11:26] - 0 - Applications
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Anyone who has watched TV in Japan has seen Softbank’s TV commercial series – The Shirato Family – starring a white Japanese dog called “Otosan”. Otosan means “Dad” in Japanese and he is the gr[...]
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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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Fujifilm – “Year Album” software – Make a stylish printed picture album quickly with your digital images
By Stephen - [21/3/2013 - 04:21] - 1 - Software
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Fujifilm has announced new software called “Year Album” that helps people organize their digital photos and images into printed picture albums with nice layouts. The software’s “Image Organizer” with Fujif[...]
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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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Sony Mobile adds two new Xperia smartphones to its Spring line up with the SP and L
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [18/3/2013 - 09:05] - 0 - Phones
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Sony today announced in Europe two new Xperia smartphone models to join its 2013 line up – the Xperia SP and Xperia L. The Xperia SP delivers 4G LTE performance and an exceptional viewing experience, with a razor sharp HD screen housed[...]
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Wear someone else’s face with the Face Stealer App for iPhone
By DigInfo TV - [18/3/2013 - 06:29] - 0 - Applications
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Yahoo Japan has released Face Stealer, an AR app (App Store – Free) which makes your face look like someone else’s. The iPhone app can generate a mask from a photo of basically anything with a face, such as an animal, celeb[...]
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Via Yahoo Japan
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Dummy cursors keep your passwords safe from prying eyes
By DigInfo TV - [12/3/2013 - 04:19] - 0 - Security
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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NmTPSgQjDs?feature=player_embedded&w=640&h=360] This is a system for preventing password theft, by mixing several dummy cursors in with the real cursor. The software keyboards used in on[...]
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Via Japan Science and Technology Agency
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