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Nintendo Slashes the price of the 3DS, Offer free games to existing users

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [28/7/2011 - 06:35] - 6 - Gaming

This just been announced but Nintendo Japan and North America announced that they will slash the price of their 3DS starting August 11. The 3DS will now be sold at 15,000 Yen in Japan instead of 25,000 Yen and $169 USD instead of $249 [...]

Nintendo Slashes the price of the 3DS, Offer free games to existing users

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[Hands-On] Pentax introduces the world smallest Camera with the Pentax Q

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [23/6/2011 - 01:34] - 1 - Press Conference Cameras

Here it is Pentax new compact Camera, the Pentax Q is now official, at least in Japan. Unlike many other compact camera on the market with the world smallest (98×57.5x31mm for 200g) interchangeable lenses, this new 12.4Mpix Shoote[...]

[Hands-On] Pentax introduces the world smallest Camera with the Pentax Q

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[Computex 2011] Hands-on With Viewsonic ViewPad 10Pro Oak Trail Android/Windows Dual Boot Tablet (Virtualization)

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [1/6/2011 - 09:18] - 0 - Tablet - PDA

Viewsonic came to Computex with a bunch of ViewPad 10 tables and four to be exact. With a tablet for everyone including the ViewPad 10 (Windows 7/Intel Atom), the ViewPad 10s (Android/Tegra 2), ViewPad 10H (Android/Tegra2) ant the View[...]

[Computex 2011] Hands-on With Viewsonic ViewPad 10Pro Oak Trail Android/Windows Dual Boot Tablet (Virtualization)

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NEC CASIO Summer 2011 Phone Line-up

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [18/5/2011 - 04:44] - 0 - Press Conference Phones

NEC CASIO mobile had a little press conference this afternoon in Japan in order to talk in depth about their latest models introduces respectively during Docomo and KDDI’s event this past two days, and gave us the occasion to play with[...]

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[Hands-On] NEC update its Medias Ultrathin Android Phone Medias with the N-06C

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [16/5/2011 - 02:17] - 0 - Press Conference Phones

The N-04C was NEC sexiest Android Smartphone unveiled early February in Japan, and today, after the first rumors launched by Juggly, both Docomo and NEC launch an upgrade of the Medias N-04C with the N-06C. So what’s new here? If the d[...]

[Hands-On] NEC update its Medias Ultrathin Android Phone Medias with the N-06C

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Toyota launch its new 7 Seater Prius A in Japan today and expect to ship it later next year

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [13/5/2011 - 05:22] - 6 - Press Conference Car Electric Vehicle Environment

Barely a month after our first test drive of Toyota’s Prius A prototype, Toyota invited us today to the official launch of its new Seven Seater known overseas Prius V in North America and Prius + In Europe. So what’s new here? Well act[...]

Toyota launch its new 7 Seater Prius A in Japan today and expect to ship it later next year

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Onkyo pushing its Windows 7 Tablets to the Business World

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [28/4/2011 - 02:31] - 1 - Tablet - PDA

Onkyo announced that it will start proposing “Business” oriented version of its Windows 7 tablet in Japan as early as May. This tablets will come in two different version with the 11.6” 1366×728 TW317A7PH and the 10.1” 1024×6[...]

Onkyo pushing its Windows 7 Tablets to the Business World

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[Hands-On] Minebea’s flat Cool Leaf finally gets tested!

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [27/4/2011 - 04:48] - 4 - Displays

Yesterday Minebea announced that its unique flat Cool Leaf keyboard would finally be available on the market in the middle of March, but the nice people of Minebea was kind enough to give us the possibility to test one of their final a[...]

[Hands-On] Minebea’s flat Cool Leaf finally gets tested!

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Meet the possibly new NEC Medias N-06C

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [11/4/2011 - 02:38] - 5 - Phones

The Nec Medias N-04C is the sexiest and slimmest Japanese Android Smartphone that we have the chance to come across, and it seems that it will be soon be available in Waterproof version (IPX 5/7) with the N-06C. Once again and accordin[...]

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[Hands-On] Prius+ (Plus) or Prius V, Toyota’s first Hybrid MPV.

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [9/3/2011 - 02:10] - 3 - Press Conference Car Environment

Unveiled to the public for the first time in January during the Detroit 2011 Motor Show under the Prius V Name and just recently in Europe during the 2011 Geneva Motor Show under the Prius+, Toyota deviced today to unveil its modified [...]

[Hands-On] Prius+ (Plus) or Prius V, Toyota’s first Hybrid MPV.

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[Hands-On] Docomo introduces the world thinnest Android phone with the Medias N-04C

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [24/2/2011 - 02:51] - 7 - Press Conference Phones

We had the chance to learn about this very interesting Medias N-04C Android phone a few days ago and today, Docomo officially unveils the Medias N-04C to the Japanese public. So what can we say about this new very slim Smartphone? Firs[...]

[Hands-On] Docomo introduces the world thinnest Android phone with the Medias N-04C

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[Hands-On] Fujitsu Stylistic Q550/C Tablet, a wonderful hardware desperately needing a mobile OS

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [24/2/2011 - 10:56] - 4 - Press Conference Tablet - PDA

Fujitsu has introduced this morning in Japan its latest tablet the Stylistic Q550/C, a great looking and well build tablet that unfortunately would have been much better with a real mobile OS. Technically speaking there is nothing wron[...]

[Hands-On] Fujitsu Stylistic Q550/C Tablet, a wonderful hardware desperately needing a mobile OS

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[MWC 2011] Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Hands-on

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [14/2/2011 - 10:01] - 0 - Press Conference Gaming Phones

Sony Ericsson’s last hope? No don’t Worry SE is here to stay, but the company is facing some pretty imminent danger with Apple and its ever going accession in the gaming world, and the Xperia Play is SE’s ideal tool to finally give App[...]

[MWC 2011] Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Hands-on

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[Review] Sanyo Xacti VPC-PD2

By Akihabara News Team - [20/1/2011 - 12:54] - 2 - Review Camcorder

I was given the opportunity to test out Sanyo’s Xacti VPC-PD2 camera, their “Dual Camera” with optical zoom and full HD recording. The PD2 is the second iteration of its series, standing apart from its more iconic gun[...]

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Nintendo World 2011, we played with the 3DS

By Akihabara News Team - [11/1/2011 - 01:35] - 7 - Gaming

This past weekend at the Makuhari Messe was held the Nintendo World 2011 convention, during which the now well-known 3DS, the brand’s latest portable gaming system, was unveiled. We at Akihabara News had no choice but to rise to the oc[...]

Nintendo World 2011, we played with the 3DS

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[Hands-On] Onkyo TW317 Windows 7 Tablet, with Video

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [17/12/2010 - 06:52] - 5 - Tablet - PDA

Finally I had the chance to get some quality time, a few hours, with Onkyo latest Windows 7 tablet, the 11.6” TW317. Please remember that this is a “First Impression” and that it will require more time to get a better acquainted with t[...]

[Hands-On] Onkyo TW317 Windows 7 Tablet, with Video

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Samsung Electronics unveiled The First Smart TV hands-on store

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [25/10/2010 - 02:59] - 0 - Home Entertainment

Samsung Electronics has revealed the First Smart TV hands-on store at Samsung Digital Plaza in Suwon. It offers “Smart Lifestyle” to customers by giving opportunity to pre-purchase experience features and contents of Samsung PAVV inclu[...]