Animation « Akihabara News

Keio University demonstrates Avatar mirrors users facial expressions in real-time using a standard webcam

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [12/6/2012 - 08:02] - 2 - Press Conference Gaming

A Keio University group, led by Associate Professor Yasue Mitsukura, has developed a method for measuring which way a person is facing and how their expression changes. This system achieves high speed and high precision, using an ordin[...]

Via Keio U

Pimp your car with a 5” One Piece GPS!

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [25/4/2011 - 04:01] - 1 - Gps

Dinos Japan introduced last Friday its first One Piece PND (GPS). I am sure that you are familiar with the anime One Piece, but if you are not, make sure to watch it, at least the first few seasons since the story seems to last forever[...]

Via Dinos

Gorgeous collection of retro Toei Anime posters

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [11/1/2011 - 03:01] - 4 - Offbeat

Toei Company, Japan’s famous Movie and Animation Giant, had a little exhibition earlier this year displaying some of their finest Anime posters with some published for the first time in 1958. These posters where all used to illus[...]

Gorgeous collection of retro Toei Anime posters

Via Toei

Sony offer new technology against counterfeiting and forgery

By Akihabara News Team - [7/5/2010 - 02:53] - 1 - Software

Sony Disc and Digital Solutions (SDADC) announced today the development of a mass production equipment that can apply individual identification codes into the Lippmann holograms. Offered as an authentication tool to fight against count[...]

Sony offer new technology against counterfeiting and forgery

Via Sonydad

[JAM 09] Touhoku Kougei Seisakujyo, Tezuka Animation Lacquered Goods

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [15/10/2009 - 01:57] - 0 - Misc

Touhoku Kougei Seisakujyo is a Sendai based company that makes traditional Japanese lacquered goods. Today they attended JAM09 to show us their talent when it comes to mixing both traditional craftsmanship and animation… I especially l[...]

[JAM 09] Touhoku Kougei Seisakujyo, Tezuka Animation Lacquered Goods

“The Sky Crawlers” LaVie G Notebook from NEC

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [12/8/2008 - 03:37] - 0 - Pc

Since August 2nd, here in Japan we’ve had the pleasure of enjoying Mamoru Oshii’s latest animation, The Sky Crawlers. NEC will release two new notebook LaVie G Type J in Black or White that displays one of the logos from th[...]

“The Sky Crawlers” LaVie G Notebook from NEC

Via NEC

Little “Tour” at the Tokyo Anime Fair 2008

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [27/3/2008 - 03:00] - 5 - Misc

David and I went to the Tokyo Anime Fair 2008 this morning. It’s a professional event where major Japanese TV channels and studios gather to promote anime in Japan, and try to get deals with foreign partners. If you’re a bi[...]