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Fujifilm finally bring its XP50 tough camera to Japan

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [23/5/2012 - 11:54] - 0 - Cameras

Better late than never and merely five month after being announced overseas, Fujifilm decided today to bring its latest compact tough camera, the XP50 in Japan! Announced at around 20,000 Yen the XP50 comes with a 14Mpix sensor, with 5[...]

Fujifilm finally bring its XP50 tough camera to Japan

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Olympus bring the SZ-31MR in Japan and announces the Tough TG-1

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [8/5/2012 - 06:32] - 0 - Cameras

Announced earlier this year overseas, the SZ-31MR, a nice 16Mpix Shooter capable to record video in 1080/60p and featuring a nice 24x optical zoom, has finally been announced in Japan and schedule to arrive later this month at around 4[...]

Olympus bring the SZ-31MR in Japan and announces the Tough TG-1

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Daikin Industries demos Water resistant coating for mobile phone circuit boards

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [19/4/2012 - 04:48] - 1 - Science

Daikin Industries is developing a coating, mainly for use on the circuit boards of mobile phones, that’s resistant to water and moisture, environmentally friendly, and dries as a thin film. This coating enables circuit boards to [...]

Daikin Industries demos Water resistant coating for mobile phone circuit boards

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[Hands-On] Panasonic P-04D ELUGA

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [5/3/2012 - 09:00] - 2 - Phones

We already talked about the ELUGA a couple weeks ago but here you are some first hands photo of this amazing phone. Technically speaking the ELUGA is not really an impressive beast, and companies like Samsung, HTC, LG and other came at[...]

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Docomo introduces New waterproof Android Aquos SH-06D and Medias Tab N-06D with NOTTV support

By DigInfo TV - [18/2/2012 - 08:54] - 0 - Press Conference Phones Tablet - PDA

Docomo has announced two new Android devices, the AQUOS PHONE SH-06D smartphone and the MEDIAS TAB N-06D 7-inch tablet. Both models support NOTTV, a TV service for smartphones, which will begin transmission on April 1. NOTTV is a new t[...]

Docomo introduces New waterproof Android Aquos SH-06D and Medias Tab N-06D with NOTTV support

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Samsung unleash its HMX-F80 compact camcorder in Korea

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [16/2/2012 - 08:45] - 0 - Camcorder

Announced during this year CES, Samsung’s HMX-F80 camcorder is now officially available in Korea! The F80 is a family-friendly option that offers HD capabilities and upgraded image quality in an affordable and stylish package, full of [...]

Samsung unleash its HMX-F80 compact camcorder in Korea

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Canon introduces a trio of new iVIS Camcorders in Japan

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [19/1/2012 - 06:22] - 0 - Camcorder

Canon introduced today three new iVIS Camcorders: the HF M52, HF M51 and HF R31. All three are scheduled to hit stores in Japan at the beginning of March, they come with different specifications: the High-end version, the HF M52 with 3[...]

Canon introduces a trio of new iVIS Camcorders in Japan

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Pioneer releases the PotterNavi, the ultimate 3G powered GPS for bicycles

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [25/10/2011 - 09:15] - 1 - Gps

Behind this cute little egg like GPS or PNS, the PotterNavi is Pioneer Japan ultimate GPS for street riders that only rely on their bicycles to roam streets in Japan. Announced for a shipping date schedule around February 2012 and with[...]

Pioneer releases the PotterNavi, the ultimate 3G powered GPS for bicycles

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Dual-Core Waterproof “Triple High Speed” Smartphone with WiMAX – Fujitsu ARROWS Z ISW11F

By DigInfo TV - [28/9/2011 - 09:54] - 4 - Press Conference Phones

The Arrows Z is the latest smartphone from Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications. It will be released on the AU network from late November 2011. “The concept behind this model is “Triple High Speed”. First of all, in [...]

Dual-Core Waterproof “Triple High Speed” Smartphone with WiMAX – Fujitsu ARROWS Z ISW11F

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KDDI introduces the Kyocera DIGNO a new Super-Slim Waterproof Smartphone with WiMAX

By DigInfo TV - [26/9/2011 - 09:25] - 1 - Press Conference Phones

This is Kyocera’s first smartphone for the Japanese domestic market. The Kyocera DIGNO will be available on the au network as an autumn/winter 2011 model. This model has a waterproof, slim body, and weighs 130 g. It runs Android [...]

KDDI introduces the Kyocera DIGNO a new Super-Slim Waterproof Smartphone with WiMAX

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Docomo launches its first pair of LTE Xi ready Tablet in Japan

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [8/9/2011 - 02:20] - 2 - Press Conference Tablet - PDA

Behold Docomo’s Tablet GALAXY Tab 10.1 LTE SC-01D, and The Docomo Tablet ARROWS Tab LTE F-01D! While the first tablet is somehow pretty common and has been introduced by Samsung earlier, the GALAXY Tab 10.1 LTE or SC-01D in Japan will [...]

Docomo launches its first pair of LTE Xi ready Tablet in Japan

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[Eyes-On] Nikon unleash six new CoolPix in Japan

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [24/8/2011 - 06:12] - 0 - Press Conference Cameras

Divided in three different category we find today the : CoolPix P7100 The P7100 is a 10.1Mpix compact shooter with a 28-200mm 7.1x optical Zoom, a 3″ TFT swivel screen, 94MB on internal storage, support of SDXC cards, ND filter, [...]

[Eyes-On] Nikon unleash six new CoolPix in Japan

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Olympus brings a new Compact tough Camera with the TG-615

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [13/7/2011 - 08:42] - 0 - Cameras

Just in time for Obon, Olympus Japan announced this morning their new “Always Ready” like camera with the TG-615. Replacing the TG-610 that was on sale since March 2011, the TG-615 brings some slightly new improved Picture modes like “[...]

Olympus brings a new Compact tough Camera with the TG-615

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Panasonic new SV-ME970 1Seg TV now supports Web Surfing

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [6/7/2011 - 04:09] - 0 - Home Entertainment

Panasonic announced today in Japan the SV-ME970 Series, a new portable 7” 1Seg TV that comes with an IPX6/IPX7 (Waterproof) body but with a new and improved UI allowing you to use your SV-ME970 as a tablet for web surfing thanks to a d[...]

Panasonic new SV-ME970 1Seg TV now supports Web Surfing

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ECWOX release a new series of “Elegant” Spy Watch in Korea

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [30/6/2011 - 11:53] - 3 - Watches

ECWOX, a Korean company who’s in the business of Gadgets and other electronics goodies announced that it has now a new line-up of “Elegant” of Spy watches made to be as discreet as possible and still be capable to shoot 720p video at w[...]

ECWOX release a new series of “Elegant” Spy Watch in Korea

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Pentax WG-1 GPS will now also be available in Orange

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [28/6/2011 - 02:27] - 3 - Cameras

Starting next month, you will be able to get your Pentax WG-1 GPS Camera in a new color “Shiny-Orange”. The WG-1GPS is a 14Mpix rugged camera that has been introduced in Japan early February 2011! (More here after the Jump)

Pentax WG-1 GPS will now also be available in Orange

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Give a taste of freedom to your Xperia Arc and Acro thanks to Elecom’s new Waterpoof case

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [28/6/2011 - 01:36] - 2 - Accessories

Elecom introduced this morning several new cases for Sony Ericsson’s new Xperia Arc and Xperia Acro with a rather interesting waterproof one. IPX7 compliant this case will protect your Smartphone from both sand and water as well as sti[...]

Give a taste of freedom to your Xperia Arc and Acro thanks to Elecom’s new Waterpoof case

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Fujitsu introduces a new Phone for the Chinese Market

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [17/6/2011 - 01:20] - 1 - Phones

Fujitsu, like many other Japanese companies has been introducing Japanese handset to the Chinese market for a while now, and yesterday, Fujitsu in cooperation with the Fashion company Folli Follie introduced a new devices dedicated to [...]

Fujitsu introduces a new Phone for the Chinese Market

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Ricoh introduces a new Waterproof camera in Japan with the PX Series

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [9/6/2011 - 05:08] - 0 - Cameras

Announced at around 30,000 Yen and schedule to be available at the end of June, the Ricoh PX is compact 16Mpix Shooter with a 28-140mm Lens, 5x Optical Zoom, ISO Speed Range from 100 to 3200 and comes with 40MB of internal memory, SDHC[...]

Ricoh introduces a new Waterproof camera in Japan with the PX Series

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Panasonic brings back to life Sanyo’s Xacti line-up with three new products

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [25/5/2011 - 01:51] - 2 - Camcorder

Nope, this ain’t no optical illusions, these, my dear readers are just rebranded Sanyo Xacti where some models pretty much keep the same specs and where others are slightly improved from the originals. The first model, the HX-WA10 is a[...]

Panasonic brings back to life Sanyo’s Xacti line-up with three new products

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Panasonic bring backs its European Full HD Waterproof Camera HM-TA20 back to Japan

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [25/4/2011 - 01:55] - 0 - Camcorder

Early February Panasonic introduced in Europe a new Full HD and waterproof camera the HM-TA20. A few month after this launch, Panasonic announced this morning that it will also introduces the HM-TA20 to the Japanese market later this J[...]

Panasonic bring backs its European Full HD Waterproof Camera HM-TA20 back to Japan

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RM-XR350MC, a waterproof GPS for Motorbike by RWC

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [14/4/2011 - 02:35] - 1 - Gps

The Japanese company RWC introduced today a new PND with the RM-XR350MC. Made for bikes and motorbikes. This ‘Japan only’ GPS comes with a new rugged all weather and waterproof casing matching IPX 54 standards. Available ne[...]