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Panasonic announced RFID Rice cooker controlled by Android devices in Japan

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [22/3/2012 - 09:55] - 1 - Household

Panasonic announced a new series of rice cooker in Japan with the SR-SX2 which as the company first Android controlled Rice cooker. Thanks to a Felica (RFID) chip placed on top of the cooker you will be able to transmit up to 6 predefi[...]

Panasonic announced RFID Rice cooker controlled by Android devices in Japan

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Sharp launches a new Android Tablet with NFC

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [19/3/2012 - 10:00] - 1 - Tablet-PDA

Sharp announced today in Japan a new Android tablet with the RW-T110. Designed only for professionals, this new Android tablet is powered by a 1GHz TI OMAP CPU, comes with 1GB of RAM, 8GB of memory and a nice 10.1 (1280×800) scree[...]

Sharp launches a new Android Tablet with NFC

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Sharp introduces the RW-T107, a new B2B only Android Slate

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [23/8/2011 - 11:47] - 0 - Tablet-PDA

Designed for sales forces, support of other business needing a powerful slate, Sharp latest RW-T107 tablet comes pack with not only a 1GHz CPU but also Japan Felica Card reader (NFC). The RW-T107 will then be capable to read customers [...]

Sharp introduces the RW-T107, a new B2B only Android Slate

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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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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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[Security Show 2011] Sony’s Felica and NFC Solutions

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [10/3/2011 - 02:58] - 1 - Phones Wireless

Contactless payment solutions in Japan are big, really big, and it is not surprising to see that Sony’s Felica comes as a major player in that matter. Available almost everywhere from the basic card to the mobile phone, sticker, bracel[...]

[Security Show 2011] Sony’s Felica and NFC Solutions

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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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NEC to Release MEDIAS N-04C in Japan a new 7.7mm 4” Android Smartphone

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [21/2/2011 - 03:11] - 8 - Phones

This Week DoCoMo will release its new Phone and Smartphone collection in Japan and it seems that some Japanese people working either closed to NEC or DoCoMo could not resist to share in advance what this event will have to offer! Found[...]

NEC to Release MEDIAS N-04C in Japan a new 7.7mm 4” Android Smartphone

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Lots going on at NEC’s C&C User Forum

By Akihabara News Team - [11/11/2010 - 11:18] - 0 -

Yesterday, I got to spend a nice chunk of the afternoon checking out the freshly developed wares of NEC. There was a huge variety on display, so I’ll give a run through of the highlights. The first impressive bit of news, and by far th[...]

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AU KDDI Winter Line-up… Aquos Shot SH003, SH004 and SH006 – With Video

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [19/10/2009 - 01:30] - 1 - Phones

Here’s the New SH003 Mobile phone from Sharp and sold via KDDI… This new phone is Sharp’s latest camera phone with a 12.10Mpix censor with AF and Touch AF, capable of reaching ISO 12800… supports microSDHC up to 8GB, has a [...]

AU KDDI Winter Line-up… Aquos Shot SH003, SH004 and SH006 – With Video

Apricot AL C4, Mitsubishi’s Latest Ultra Light and Expensive 12” Notebook

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [30/6/2009 - 04:07] - 0 - Pc

Let’s say you have 332,845 Yen to spend (€2454) and are looking for a compact Notebook from a company mainly known for its legendary rally car and 4×4 and an “OK” LCD monitor… Yep you guessed it right, we’re talking about Mi[...]

Apricot AL C4, Mitsubishi’s Latest Ultra Light and Expensive 12” Notebook

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Sony’s New Bravia LCD Line-up with Integrated Felica-Edy Reader

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [2/3/2009 - 02:50] - 1 - Image

This morning Sony Japan released two new Bravia LCD HD TV line-ups, the W5 and F5. Both feature a 240MHz Motion Flow panel (excpet the 32F5 that only feature sa 120MHz LCD) and a Felica / Edy e-Wallet reader on their remote control for[...]

Sony’s New Bravia LCD Line-up with Integrated Felica-Edy Reader

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NTT Communications Begin Their Gyazapo Reward Card System in Japan

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [23/2/2009 - 03:02] - 0 - Phones

Japan is a reward point card wonderland, most shops have a system for reward stuff heavy users, and you can save some bucks… The major problem with the point card system (that stores read with an optical pen), is the huge number of the[...]

NTT Communications Begin Their Gyazapo Reward Card System in Japan

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NS01 Your First Real “Belt” Phone

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [29/1/2009 - 03:34] - 0 - Phones

The Kyocera NS01 isn’t the most powerful phone available right now at AU… However its integrated belt makes it quite interesting. Not sure if many will use this, but now you can be certain that you’ll never drop your [...]

Two New Yawning Phones from Willcom

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [22/1/2009 - 06:31] - 2 - Phones

Willcom Japan (PHS Network) today announced two new mobile phones. The BAUM or WX340K features a 2.4” QVGA screen, 2Mpix camera, and a POP/SMTP feature (few phones except the iPhone and other WM devices in Japan support POP/SMTP)…[...]

Sony Offers Modules for Their FeliCa RFID Technology

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [16/12/2008 - 03:15] - 0 - Misc

Mainly used with Japanese mobile phones and transportation cards (like JR Suica), the requirement for RFID solutions are pretty high. In order to please their customers, Sony announced two new modules for their FeliCa line-up, the Feli[...]

Sony Offers Modules for Their FeliCa RFID Technology

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Toshiba W56 – a new OLED phone for AU

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [16/10/2007 - 01:15] - 3 - Phones

Today AU announced 8 new mobile phones, and among them we did find the very interesting W56T from Toshiba. With a 2.8″ OLED screen (QVGA) which can rotate 360°, our phone supports both the 1Seg TV (Digital TV) and Digital Radio, [...]

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Sony introduces a green FeliCa

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [28/11/2006 - 08:09] - 0 - Pc

FeliCa is a Japanese electronic purse available for phones, Internet purchases and other cards. It’s precisely the “other” cards we’re interested in, with the arrival of vegetal based plastic cards. Nice move for your planet!