Indoor Firework projector by SEGA TOYS

July , 2010 ·   Here is an ideal way not to deprive your children from experiencing a firework. SEGA TOYS announced an indoor firework entertainment system “Uchiagehanabi” allowing users to enjoy skyrockets without using a fire at home. Well, it is all projected images. “Uchiagehanabi” is just a compact size projector with the body size of 19cm (W) x20cm (H) x20.5cm (H) with six built-in lenses and one speaker. “Uchiagehanabi” is capable of projecting skyrockets looking like the real...

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Stone Sauna an emerging health trend in Japan

July 8, 2010 ·    “Ganbanyoku” is one of the health trends emerging in Japan. The word “Ganbanyoku” means “stone bath” or “stone sauna” in Japanese. “Ganbanyoku”warms your body deep from the inside helping to activate the body metabolism as well as improving blood circulation. Furthermore, Ganbanyoku can have detoxification effect since the stone contains a lot of minerals and emits far-infrared ray. TAGUCHI SEKIZAI INC in Gifu, Japan created a stone bed that heats up a body by...

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The World’s Thinnest Far Infrared Heater

We have seen it in all sorts of shapes and forms but nothing this thin. This newly developed far infrared based hear measures only 1mm thin, developed by a venture company in Japan. The company has successfully managed to make a thin heater based on mixture of paper and carbon fiber. Up to now, the heater’s use has been limited for floor heating, but AIM design Institute uses this technology in manufacturing stylish heating furniture and panel heater. The panel heater is very easy to...

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SHARP Introduces, Industry’s Thinnest and Most Compact Terrestrial Digital and Analog Tuner Unit

AUG, 2010 ·  With increasing demand for more thinner and stylish design of LCD TVs as well as digital video recorders products from consumer, manufacturers of such equipment has been working hard in various areas to respond to this demand. One of the components within the LCD TVs as well as digital video recorders that have been cause for over sized products is tuner units within these equipments, where such products typically incorporate multiple tuners in providing the functionality...

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Development of Wireless Power Transmission System by MURATA

AUG, 2010 ·  Following the foot step of Sony’s and like, Murata Manufacturing has made an announcement on development of a wireless power transfer technology ,namely field-coupled wireless power transmission system capable of supplying power to devices wirelessly, where the devices can be charged by simply placing them on the charger without any needs for power cords or other physical connections. The filed-coupled system is a wireless power transmission method, where the electrodes...

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Development of Close Proximity Wireless Communication Technology integrating Transmitter and Receiver Circuit Block in a Single Chip

AUG, 2010 ·  Close proximity wireless communication technology is nothing new; it is currently being incorporated into contact less smartcards; however further adoption of this technology for small equipment has been a issue, due to requirement of a large antenna area of credit card size, in order to achieve a sufficiently small noise level as well as high tolerance for misalignment between the transmitter chip and receiver chip. In response to this technical challenge, Renesas Electronics...

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Development of New LCD Controller Enabling Dual Display on Mobile Devices by SHARP

AUG, 2010 ·   Following Toshiba’s announcement on development of industry’s first dual touch screen “liberto W100”, Sharp Corporation took that one step further, by introducing industry’s first LCD controller for mobile devices capable of simultaneous display of two different contents on two different screens at resolution of half-XGA which is 480×1024 pixels. I guess the next playground for mobile device manufacturer is the dual screen/touch screen feature, which is a handy feature...

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Development of New Process for Integrating Low-Power, High-Speed RRAM devices on a 128-kbit Memory Chip

AUG, 2010 ·   Adding new features while lowering the power consumption of IT equipments is in every manufacturer agenda. One of the top candidates in achieving this power reduction is within memory devices, shifting the demand for low-powered high-speed memory devices. This has lead researchers and manufactures to non-volatile devices requiring power for only read and write data and not for retaining data. An ideal candidate is RRAM, a new non-volatile memory type which are being...

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Launch of New Tough Tablet PCs for Educational Institution in Japan

AUG, 2010 ·  In accordance to set policy of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, with an aim to increase the role of ICT in educational institution, Toshiba and Intel have made an announcement that will jointly commercialize specialized tablet PC that could withstands all the tears and wears associated with educational environment. The new CM1 among the entire tough feature comes with monitor that rotates 180 degrees. Furthermore, its 10.1 inch tough screen LCD supports...

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Fujitsu Develops Outpatient Guidance Solution based on Electronic Paper Technology

AUG, 2010 ·   No one likes the stress of waiting in the hospital waiting room, and if you ever got stuck in hospital or clinic waiting room, this solution may come as a relief both for sake of using your time more effectively as well as minimizing your chances of catching that special type of flue from someone close to you in that waiting room. Typical clinic and hospitals now a days use the electronic signage in their waiting rooms to let visiting patients who will be called next,...

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Release of IC Card Marketing Campaign System by TOPPAN Printing

AUG, 2010 ·  Toppan Printing earlier this month has released a system that company calls it “TOP TOUCH” designed for implementing effective marketing campaign by leveraging usage histories for electronic money and transport cards carried by general users. Toppan’s main business targets are companies in fields of transport, distribution and eating and drinking which issue their own IC cards. Up to now there has been no effort to make use of information such as usage histories stored on...

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GOPAN the World’s First Rice Bread Maker by Sanyo

AUG., 2010 ·   This could be good news for all bread lovers without having to deal with wheat allergy. Sanyo just came up with the new concept of home bakery, and the company calls it GOPAN. GOPAN is not your average home bakery system; it comes with fully automatic rice mill function allowing its users to turn their uncooked rice into bread, well rice bread to be exact. But not to worry, GOPAN can take care of your other conventional bread as well, plus more. The bread making machine...

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