Fujitsu is testing an e-reader device, FLEPia which has all the features to take down the mighty Kindle. Currently limited to certain areas in Japan, the reader delivers train timetables, weather reports in addition to the usual books and newspapers. It is not clear if FLEPia possesses something like Kindle’s Whispernet but it surely […]
Japanese company develops scanner to evaluate smiles
Japanese company, Omron has created a smile scanner that could rate a smile on the basis of percentage, in real-time. The device takes factors like shape of eyes, mouth, facial wrinkles into account to arrive at the desired result. Omron says this scanner can be a boon to the trainees seeking a career in […]
Hitachi Wooo Ketai H001 Phone sports 3D display
A Hitachi branded phone also made it to KDDI’s 2009 Spring lineup. It’s the first phone to feature an IPS enabled screen that supports 3D. Well, it’s not exactly 3D but the screen uses the disparity advantage between both the eyes to create a 3D-esque image. 3D content can be activated with a button […]
Sony Ericsson preps Cyber-shot S001 for KDDI
KDDI Japan revealed 12 new phones as a part of its 2009 au lineup including the S001 phone by Sony Ericsson. This slider phone bears a Global Passport tag which means that it can work anywhere in the world, supporting both CDMA as well as GSM networks. It packs a huge 3.3-inch OLED screen […]
NTT Urgent Earthquake News Flash Device
This one’s strictly for our Japanese friends. NTT is selling an earthquake warning device, Urgent Earthquake News Flash FLET’S Type that will send quake alerts to the subscribers. When an alert will be issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency, NTT’s Urgent Earthquake Bulletin service will relay the message on the subscriber’s computer screen. The […]
Mouse Computer netbook with a twist
Mouse Computer from Japan has announced LB-F1500W netbook to compete in the Japanese market. The specifications of the netbook are rather customary except for one thing. This baby packs an optical DVD drive. Other than that, the repetitive feature set includes a 10.2-inch screen, a N270 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, runs Windows XP, 1GB […]
Nintendo, Dentsu team up to distribute video on Wii
Japanese business daily, Nikkei is reporting that Nintendo and Dentsu will soon launch a video distribution service on Wii, opening up a new revenue stream for both the companies. The content offered to the users will mostly be cartoons, entertainment programs and the service is expected to arrive in Japan early next year, which […]
DoCoMo and KTF to launch Android phone next year
Business newspaper, Nikkei is reporting that DoCoMo and KTF are readying an Android powered phone to cater to the customers in Japan and South Korea. According to them, DoCoMo and KTF have jointly started purchasing phones in order to maximize the economies of scale. DoCoMo’s keeping mum on the news but one confirmation has […]
Fujitsu reveals 15,000 RPM 2.5-inch HDD
Fujitsu Japan today announced a new line of 2.5-inch drives. The new MBD2 RC and MBE2 RC series boast a speed of 10,025 and 15,000 RPM and Fujitsu claims that these drives are 60% faster than the current set of 2.5-inch drives. The drives use perpendicular magnetic recording, support 6GB/s SAS (Serial-attached SCSI) that […]
SoftBank brings Live TV on iPhone 3G
Put Live TV support in phones and they’ll sell like hot cakes. At least this is the case in some Asian countries and who knows better than Samsung and LG who have the largest portfolio of phones integrated with DMB. Well, now Japan’s SoftBank, the official carrier of iPhone 3G have also come up […]