Bakery goods POS visual recognition system on trial in Tokyo bakery
By DigInfo TV - [31/7/2012 - 08:23] - 
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Brain Corporation has developed a system that can individually identify all kinds of baked goods on a tray, in just one second. A trial has started at a Tokyo bakery store. This technology was co-developed with the University of Hyogo.[...]
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Via Hyogo U
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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
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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[...]
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Via Keio U
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Experience virtual worlds with the Docomo 3D Live Communication System
By DigInfo TV - [5/6/2012 - 05:25] - 0 - Phones
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NTT Docomo are currently developing a 3D Live Communication System and have presented it as a possible next step beyond regular video calls. During the conversation, words take the form of images in the virtual space shared by the user[...]
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Via Docomo
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Aisin ITS demosntrates Intelligent monitoring and warning system for vehicles
By DigInfo TV - [28/5/2012 - 09:21] - 0 - Car
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The Aisin Group has shown a demonstration car featuring their latest Intelligent Transportation Systems technology, with a range of intelligent monitoring and warning systems. “In this system, a camera detects where your face is,[...]
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Via Aisin Seiki
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Keio University demos Robotic rings for wearable robotic interaction
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [9/4/2012 - 07:24] - 0 - Robot
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These robotic rings that imitate eye and mouth movements are being developed by a research group at Keio University. “When you wear this robot on your hand, it forms a medium for communication using the hand. So the robot serves [...]
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Keio Univeristy demos Interactive plants that react and convey emotions
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [4/4/2012 - 09:45] - 0 - Science
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A research group at Keio University are creating interactive plants, enabling them to display emotions and communicate with people. “The purpose of this system is to make living plants seem even more alive, and give them a greate[...]
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NTT demonstrate Videoconferencing system that shows who’s talking to whom
By DigInfo TV - [3/4/2012 - 08:49] - 1 - Networking
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MM-Space, being developed by a lab at NTT, is a system designed to make users of video conferencing systems involving several people feel as if they are talking to each other in the same room. This system records the faces and voices o[...]
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Via NTT
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JVC demonstrates Touch-Based 3D Surveillance Camera System Interface
By DigInfo TV - [29/3/2012 - 09:23] - 0 - Camcorder
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JVC Kenwood is developing an integrated surveillance camera system, which maps the locations of surveillance cameras in a 3D render of the building, so the user can intuitively overlook the entire area under surveillance. “Until [...]
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Ubi-Camera – Take Photos With Your Hands
By DigInfo TV - [28/3/2012 - 09:57] - 2 - Press Conference Cameras
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The Ubi-Camera takes photos composed by framing them with your hands. This prototype miniature camera is being developed by a research group at the Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences. “When you draw a picture or take a[...]
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Via IAMAS
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Nec & Tokyo Institute of Technology demonstrate a Tactile Display With Directional Force Feedback
By DigInfo TV - [26/3/2012 - 08:57] - 0 - Displays
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This new touch panel concept imparts a directional tactile feedback force to the user, by moving the panel surface. Developed by a research group with members from NEC and the Tokyo Institute of Technology, the system uses wires to pul[...]
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Via NEC
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Visible-Light Communication Projector Adds Information To The Projected Image
By DigInfo TV - [12/3/2012 - 09:02] - 0 - Press Conference Displays
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At the University of Tokyo, the Naemura Group is researching interactive ways of presentating information, using a projector that communicates through visible light. A visible-light communication projector can add information to the pr[...]
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Via Tokyo U
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Toshiba’s supermarket POS scanner recognizes objects, makes barcodes obsolete
By DigInfo TV - [10/3/2012 - 10:57] - 2 - Household Scanner
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The latest supermarket scanner developed by Toshiba Tec may make conventional barcodes in supermarkets obsolete. Currently, at most supermarkets, a laser scanner is used to recognize barcodes, but the newly developed Object Recognition[...]
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Okaya introduces Next-generation vending machine concept with see-through display
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [21/12/2011 - 10:42] - 5 - Offbeat
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This concept model for a next-generation vending machine, which features a see through display, is being developed by Sanden, a large manufacturer of vending machines, in conjunction with Okaya Electronics and Intel. This concept model[...]
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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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Via Toyota
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Osaka U demonstrates its Balloon Input Device
By DigInfo TV - [7/11/2011 - 08:19] - 1 - Peripherals
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A research group at Osaka University has invented an input device using a balloon. This system recognizes when the user strokes, strikes, or squeezes the balloon, and plays sounds in accordance with those actions. “The balloon co[...]
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Via Osaka U
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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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Via Docomo
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Keio University demonstrate Touchable 3D Character Projected Into a Real Environment
By DigInfo TV - [20/9/2011 - 09:39] - 1 - Science
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RePro3D, developed by a research group at Keio University, is a multi-perspective, naked eye 3D display in which viewers can touch a 3D character floating in midair. The touchable 3D display is a combination of three elements. A mechan[...]
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Via Keio U
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UEC Tokyo simulate The Sensation Of An Object Passing Through Your Hands
By DigInfo TV - [14/9/2011 - 09:07] - 0 - Robot
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The Kajimoto research group at the University of Electro-Communications is developing a device that simulates the sensation of something passing through your hand. It is proposed to improve the sense of realism in games, and uses a vib[...]
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Via UEC Tokyo
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iBUYPOWER offer Free “MAGIC” for Multi-touch Gaming
By Akihabara News Team - [2/7/2010 - 05:44] - 0 - Gaming
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Magic (Multi-Touch Advanced Gaming Interface and Control) is iBUYPOWER’s customizable software letting you play any game with multi-touch gestures. Available free to download now, but since it is exclusively designed for iBUYPOWE[...]
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Green House unveiled USB 3.0 Express Card
By Akihabara News Team - [19/5/2010 - 02:45] - 0 - Peripherals
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GH-EXC302 codenamed Green House Express Card targets DOS/V (Japanese) PCs with USB 3.0-compatible built-in ExpressCard/34 or ExpressCard/54 slots. It features speeds up to 5Gbps with USB 3.0 and comes with two USB 3.0 ports. It is comp[...]
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