Fujitsu demonstrates Skin care smartphone app that tracks skin condition over time
By DigInfo TV - [22/5/2012 - 08:11] - 
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Fujitsu Laboratories has developed a system for measuring skin color accurately, using a smartphone’s camera and a Color Frame. This technology makes it easier to measure skin condition, including spots, dullness, and pore size. [...]
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Panasonic’s hair washing robot now accepting customers
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [2/5/2012 - 11:49] - 0 - Healthcare Robot
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First announced in Japan back in September 2010, Panasonic’s Hair Washing Robot is now officially accepting humans ready to have their hair washed like a pro! Available as a trial from April 11 up to June 10th at the Hair Salon S[...]
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Toyota Care Support Robots For Nursing And Healthcare
By DigInfo TV - [10/11/2011 - 08:27] - 2 - Healthcare Robot
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Toyota has developed robots for care support, in response to society’s aging demographics. These robots have been co-developed with Fujita Health University. They utilize advanced technologies from Toyota, including motor control[...]
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RIBA II Care Support Robot For Lifting Patients
By DigInfo TV - [7/11/2011 - 08:14] - 0 - Healthcare Robot
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RIBA II is a two-armed care support robot that can lift people from a prone position on the floor to a wheelchair, which is one of the most physically demanding tasks in nursing homes. RIBA II has been co-developed by Tokai Rubber Indu[...]
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Docomo demostrate a Smartphone Jackets With Built-In Sensors
By DigInfo TV - [16/10/2011 - 11:17] - 1 - Phones
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Docomo has presented a range of prototype smartphone jackets which not only protect the phone, but add extra functions through the use of various sensors. These hardware accessories, being developed by docomo, add a range of functions [...]
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KDDI labs intors Fast and Secure Transmission Of Medical Images To Smartphones And Tablets
By DigInfo TV - [19/8/2011 - 09:37] - 0 - Healthcare
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Smart MIMAS, developed by KDDI Labs, is a system for hospitals which enables medical images to be transferred and viewed on Android tablets and smartphones. Images can be sent securely to specialists when they are on the road or at hom[...]
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Spectratech help you Visualizing Brain Activity By Measuring Blood Flow And Oxygen Concentration
By DigInfo TV - [19/8/2011 - 09:30] - 0 - Healthcare
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The Spectratech OEG-SpO2 is the latest advancement in optical imaging to measure brain function. Hemoglobin transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body, and this device can measure hemoglobin levels in the brain as well as[...]
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Riken Japan upgrade its RIBA II Healthcare robot
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [3/8/2011 - 10:36] - 1 - Healthcare Robot
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Riken Japan announced yesterday a noticeable upgrade of its healthcare robot RIBA II with improved power and with more accurate sensors. Stronger the RIBA II is no capable to lift patient with a weight up to 80kg (roughly a 20kg improv[...]
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The University of Tokyo introduces their first Wearable Ultra-Compact Blood-Flow Sensor
By DigInfo TV - [19/7/2011 - 06:46] - 0 - Healthcare
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This ultra-compact wearable blood flow sensor was created by a research group from Kyushu and Tokyo Universities. “We’ve developed the world’s first blood flow sensor that can take measurements while you move. Until n[...]
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Dutch University Study Suggests Wi-Fi May Be Unhealthy for Trees
By Akihabara News Team - [22/11/2010 - 12:39] - 0 - Offbeat Science
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There’s no end to the conspiracy theories regarding the detrimental health effects of wi-fi signals and other radio waves that permeate our lives today, but a study commissioned five years ago by the Dutch city of Alphen aan den [...]
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BioJapan 2010 World Business Forum
By Akihabara News Team - [27/9/2010 - 12:11] - 0 - Science
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The BioJapan 2010 World Business Forum will start the day after tomorrow, September 29, for a three-day run at the Pacifico Yokohama Convention Hall in Minatomirai, Yokohama. Over four hundred companies from all over the world, from ve[...]
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Panasonic introduces Hair washing Robot and Electric Care Assistance Bed in Japan
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [24/9/2010 - 11:29] - 1 - Robot
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To better take care of its elderly, Panasonic introduced today two new products with the: Hair-washing robot The hair-washing robot was developed to fill the needs of workers at hospitals and health care facilities. Studies among them [...]
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Hitachi Life Microscope Concept
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [22/7/2010 - 02:03] - 3 - Science
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Today for the 100th birthday of Hitachi creation, the company held some kind of little exhibition in Tokyo. Among many interesting product, we stumble upon the “Life Microscope” project, the next generation of pedometer. Well calling H[...]
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Fujitsu’s Teddy Bear Robot at Fujitsu Forum
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [13/5/2010 - 05:36] - 0 - Robot
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Under the fur of our cute little Robot, the engineers of Fujitsu worked hard to give life to your average Teddy Bear thanks to 13 sensors across it body and by giving it about 300 behaviors in order to interact with is surrounding. Des[...]
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Doctor Touch from LG CNS and Intel
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [28/8/2008 - 02:14] - 0 - Misc
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Here’s your personal doctor, Doctor Touch or Intel® Health PHS5000! It’s an in-house health monitor that monitors and checks for problems related to any chronic disease, diabetes, blood pressure, and so on, and so on. Our d[...]
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