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Ceatec: Murata robot navigates new challenge

Posted October 6, 2011 - 2:43 pm

Known for drawing a big crowd the two bots, Seiko Chan and Murata Boy shared the stage with a new creation from the company, a self balancing machine that can help those who have difficulty walking or carrying heavy loads.
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Ceatec: RF chip detects motion, heartbeats

Posted October 6, 2011 - 2:38 pm

Alps Electric debuted a new sensor that the company hopes can be used in medical, security and other applications that could benefit from detection of slight movements.
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DoCoMo phones translate menus, tells you if you're fat

Posted October 5, 2011 - 1:47 pm

Japanese mobile carrier NTT DoCoMo showed off some strange and some useful research projects at Ceatec in Japan.
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CEATEC: Robo arm gives users more power

Posted October 4, 2011 - 9:56 am

The Cyberdyne system is still in the prototype phase and is aimed at helping the weak, disabled and elderly.
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Toshiba shows tablet, Ultrabook, 4K2K TV

Posted October 4, 2011 - 9:50 am

Toshiba used its Ceatec press conference Monday to recap its strategy spanning small, medium and large screens.
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Japan's Softbank announces 110 Mbps mobile network, bevy of new smartphones

Posted October 4, 2011 - 9:42 am

Softbank, Japan's third largest mobile operator, says it will launch a new data network allowing downloads of up to 110 Mbps in November.
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Pioneer preps laser head-up display for 2012

Posted October 8, 2010 - 9:23 am

Pioneer is developing a head-up display for cars that links in with the navigation function available on many modern smartphones. A prototype of the device is on show this week at Japan's Ceatec electronics show, and the company said it hopes to have a commercial model available in 2012.
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Hands on with Nissan's eco-driving system

Posted October 7, 2009 - 3:23 pm

If my driving and the environment were together in a room they probably wouldn't get on very well. I don't drive at steady speeds, I wait too late to brake and my acceleration isn't up to scratch -- or so Nissan's iPhone eco-driving application told me when I took it for a test drive on Wednesday.
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Nissan's iPhone app encourages better driving

Posted October 7, 2009 - 3:23 pm

Nissan and the Japanese city of Yokohama plan to offer an iPhone application that's intended to encourage local residents to drive more efficiently, hoping to help them save gas and go easy on the environment.
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Researchers turn to eyeballs to control devices

Posted October 7, 2009 - 1:44 pm

Researchers at NTT DoCoMo have developed a set of prototype in-ear headphones that can detect and measures changes in the body's electrical state that take place when your eyes move, and have harnessed this technology to control the music player on a mobile phone.
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DoCoMo lets Android users throw messages

Posted October 7, 2009 - 1:42 pm

Japanese mobile operator NTT DoCoMo's Throw Mail application for Android-based smartphones lets users literally throw e-mail messages to their friends instead of simply pressing the send button.
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Mitsubishi wants to cover buildings, trains with OLEDs

Posted October 7, 2009 - 1:30 pm

Mitsubishi Electric hopes to soon see buildings, trains, and buses in Japan plastered with its flexible OLED displays.
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Unicycling Murata robot is back, this time faster

Posted October 6, 2009 - 4:36 pm

Muratagirl, the unicycling robot, is back at Japan’s Ceatec with improvements and some new tricks.
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IPhone app lets up to 10 people play the piano

Posted October 6, 2009 - 4:31 pm

Yamaha and two partners have developed an iPhone application that lets up to 10 people play a piano at the same time, among other features.
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Yamaha uses cloth to make ultrathin, flexible speaker

Posted October 6, 2009 - 4:29 pm

Yamaha has developed a prototype speaker that's made of cloth and just 1 millimeter thick.
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Nissan uses robot team to make more nimble cars

Posted October 6, 2009 - 4:27 pm

Nissan has built a team of small robots that can quickly navigate around obstacles using technology the company hopes to one day use in vehicles.
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Kohjinsha packs dual 10-inch screens into laptop

Posted October 6, 2009 - 4:24 pm

Japanese laptop maker Kohjinsha is getting ready to ship a laptop that packs dual 10.1-inch LCD screens.
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DoCoMo goes natural with wooden cell phones

Posted October 6, 2009 - 4:22 pm

NTT DoCoMo is experimenting with using compressed wooden cases for cell phones.
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DoCoMo's LTE chip offers download speeds of 100Mbps

Posted October 6, 2009 - 4:21 pm

NTT DoCoMo expects to have an LTE (Long-term Evolution) chipset that supports download speeds up to 100M bits per second ready for commercial use at the end of 2010.
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KDDI shows latest prototype phone based on fuel cell

Posted October 6, 2009 - 4:17 pm

The latest prototype cell phone based on a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) made its debut on Tuesday at the Ceatec show in Japan.
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Cell Regza outmuscles Intel's Atom CE4100

Posted October 6, 2009 - 4:13 pm

Toshiba raised the bar for rival TV vendors and set-top box makers on Monday, showing off its new Cell Regza television, which harnesses the Cell processor to decode and record multiple high-definition video files -- a capability far beyond what upcoming systems based on Intel's Atom CE4100 processors will be able to deliver.
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New gadgets, prototypes to debut next week in Japan

Posted October 6, 2009 - 4:11 pm

Japan's biggest electronics and gadgets show, Ceatec, runs all of next week and many new technologies and prototype gadgets are expected to be on show.
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Sony develops single-lens 3D camera

Posted October 6, 2009 - 4:09 pm

Sony has developed a movie camera capable of shooting 3D images with a single lens and plans to unveil it at next week's Ceatec show in Tokyo.
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Panasonic shows prototype 3D plasma TV

Posted October 6, 2009 - 4:06 pm

Panasonic has unveiled a prototype 50-inch television and companion glasses that together give the viewer the illusion of three dimensions. The TV is being unveiled less than a month after Panasonic said it plans to commercialize 3D home entertainment products next year.
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Toshiba shows first TV based on Cell chip

Posted October 6, 2009 - 4:05 pm

Hoping to set itself apart from other television makers, Toshiba will soon put on sale in Japan the first television based on the powerful Cell multimedia processor, the same chip that's used in the PlayStation 3. The Cell Regza TV boasts several advanced features including the ability to simultaneously record eight high-definition channels.
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