Casio’s Tryx in Video

Casio’s Tryx doesn’t need any introduction. Already introduced for the first time at CES this year, then announced in Japan just recently, Casio could not come to DP+ without this very particular camera. Anyway, if you never had the chance to the see the Tryx in action you are in luck! A nice staff from Casio kindly played with the Tryx for us in front of our camera… Enj...

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JVC GC-PX1 High-speed Camera and Compact 4k2k Concept

JVC Stunning new little High-Speed Camera GC-PX1 has on display today at CP+ 2011, and after spending some time playing with it I have to admit that I’m deeply in love and need to book a sample to review ASAP! Despite its “cheap” plastic the GC-PX1 is really impressive and its 300fps video mode, even in VGA is stunning! Another great little aspect about this camera is it’s surprisingly light body and easy do handle grip design. Unfortunately only at the “Prototype” stage, JVC displayed a 4K2K...

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RR-XR800, Panasonic new Linear PCM IC Recorder

Panasonic’s latest Voice recorder, the RR-XR800, is a new high-end compact voice recorder featuring 4GB of internal memory and capable to record your voice in MP3 or linear PCM (16bit) quality. Featuring large Stereo microphone this RR-XR800 is also capable to record musical performances or any kind of live events. The RR-XR800 will be available in Japan staring February seventeen and will be sold at around 16,000 Y...

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LG to unveil world’s first full 3D smartphone at MWC 2011

We all knew that LG was planning to bring something big at this year MWC but we had any yet confirmation of it until this morning. LG was kind enough to sent to us all a rather short but explanative email that confirmed the company’s intention to bring the world’s first full 3D Smartphone, a glass-free wonder like we are already having the chance to enjoy here in Japan. SEOUL, Feb. 1, 2011 – At this year’s Mobile World Congress, LG will unveil the LG Optimus 3D, the world’s first 3D smartphone...

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LG’s Dual Core Honeycomb and 3D Display G-Slate Tablet available this spring on T-Mobile

Here you are the first official pictures and data from LG’s most anticipated Android 3.0 Slate, the G-Slate. Despite the fact this this tablet has been announced for the first time at CES This year we were still waiting LG’s official specs and details of this new little wonder. But finally today, T-Mobile released an official press release revealing many mysteries surrounding this new Android 3.0 Tablet. LG’s G-Slate will be powered by a dual Core 1GHz CPU (Tegra2) as well as coming with...

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Canon introduces PDA Like Dictionary with Slide-out keyboard

Underneath this sexy PDA like design hides Canon’s latest electronic dictionary the Wordtank Z. Featuring a full qwerty slide-out keyboard and a 4.3” Touchscreen, the Wordtank Z Series comes in three different flavors with the Z400 designed for college students who’s interested in improving their English skills as well as their knowledge of Japanese while the Z800 targets older users with a set of Different dictionaries in both English and Japanese while the last model the Z900 will add on...

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Toshiba new Blu-Ray and HDD Player comes with a good old fashion VHS Tape deck too

Despite what we love to think about Japan, everybody here is not a true hardcore geek, but at least the ones that didn’t grow-up with a keyboard in their hands try to jump little by little into the 21 Century, and for this people Toshiba has released today a new Blu-Ray, HDD and VHS Combo the D-BW500. Don’t get confused by the VHS thingy on this new player, and sold at 70,000 yen in Japan this new D-BW500 is a real capable little recorder with 230GB of HDD, Blu-Ray and support of SD/SDHC...

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DoCoMo, Baccarat and Sharp introduces their first common Phone in Japan

DoCoMo and Baccarat may not have much in common, but today they finally find the way to work together with Sharp’s latest phone the SH-09C. Rests assure this new phone has not been designed entirely with Baccarat’s luxury glass but come with he company unique design, color and logo. Made for a certain class of customers this new SH-09C hides beneath its elegant body your usual DoCoMo dumb phone with a 3.4″ WVGA new Mobile ASV screen, a 14.10Mpix censor, Full HD video and HDMI, WiFi, GPS in...

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Built your own private network on the Go with Planex latest 3G Wireless Router

Being capable to quickly and with any hassle built-up your only little Network on the go has change our life, and today, Planex has introduced a new Wi-Fi Pocket Router in Japan the MZK-MR150. Going beyond the whole MiFi stuff, the MZK-MR150 is a real but compact Wireless Router with a set of WAN and LAN Port (2x LAN, 1x WAN) as well as an USB port built to for any kind 3G or 4G USB Modem you may own. Supporting WiFi BGN, this router comes with all features than can be found Wireless Router...

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Panasonic introduced a new 20” Electric Bicycles for elderlies in Japan

Panasonic new 20” BE-ENS033 Electric bicycle has been designed to fit Japanese elderlies needs when it comes to electric bikes. Thanks to a pair of 20” and a new “low-floor design, the BE-ENS033 comes with two new electric mode made to match most riding configurations. The Automatic mode will first help you to start pedaling and assist you on flat roads, while the Power better assist you when climbing slopes, but will turn back into its original automatic mode once downhill or on flat roads. With...

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Samsung Korea unveils the Wave II in Korea… Finally!

This Sunday and 4 month after its worldwide launch, Samsung unveiled in Korea its latest Bada phone the Wave 2. Known as Wave II or SHW-M210S, this new Bada powered phones comes with a 3.7” LCD Super Clear, a 5Mpix Camera with flash, DMB TV Tuner, WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0 and, DviX, HD Video Recording and support of microSDHC cards. The Wave II will be sold in Korea at around 700,000 Won ($630 USD). ...

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TGMY’s EV Himiko gives 550km on a Single charge to your Mazda Roadster Mitsuoka

TGMY has turned Mitsuhoka Himiko, a “tuned” Mazda roadster with unique “retro” style bodywork, into a powerful EV Car capable to reach up to 550km of range on a Single Charge. The secret here is simple, more the better and TGMY tuner Himiko comes with 168 lithium polymer cells quadrupling the normal amount of cells that we usually find in such car. A nice little achievement but TGMY does not speak of the speed used for this test, we assume that in order to reach such mileage TGMY had to...

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Canon releases EOS Kiss X5 and Kiss X50 in Japan

We just came back from Canon’s press conference where the company introduced today two new entry level DSRLs with the Kiss X5 (Rebel T3i) and Kiss X50 (Rebel, T3). Both models don’t come with stunning improvements but just enough to keep us interested to get a DSLR instead a Point and Shoot. The Kiss X5 comes with the usual DIGIC 4, a new Automatic Mode, the A+, Video Stamp, SD, SDHC and SDXC support, with a 18Mpix CMOS, a tilt/swivel LCD monitor, ISO 6400 Max, Full HD video mode in H.264...

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PFU Fujitsu introduced the ultimate document scanner, the N1800

This is my friends the ultimate Document scanner EVER, behold the N1800. Schedule to hit store at the end of this month the N1800, a network document scanner is a must have for every small or big companies dealing with a lot of documents everyday and need to share them easily to as much as people possible connected to a network (LDAP/LDAPS), thanks to a push of a button you will be able to send any documents to any Exchange Account but also Sharepoint, Evernote, Salesforce CRM, Google Docs,...

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i.μ Type V and Type S, Hitachi’s latest DAP ready for Valentine’s Day!

This may come as a surprise to you, but Hitachi is also known in Japan as a Mp3 manufacturer and today they announced two new DAP that will be put on sales in Japan next Monday ready for your Valentine! Both models comes with 4GB of Internal memory as well as support of WMA and MP3 and. The high-end model, the i.μ Type V, comes with a 2” color screen with a 176×220 pixel with support of JPEG and BMP files as well as featuring a Radio FM Tuner. The i.μ Type S however comes without a color screen...

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Kyocera Echo Announced By Sprint, Coming This Spring

As was expected (thanks rumor mill), Sprint announced their newest Android phone tonight in New York City – the Kyocera Echo. The phone has got a folding design with dual-touch displays, making up a combined 4.7-inch screen. The dual-screens are really the start of this device. Sprint is promising four ways that an app and the user can use the dual screens, and they’re kind of interesting. As far as the specs, the Echo is running a 1GHz Snapdragon processor with Android...

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Samsung SCH-R910 Forte Smartphone

the Samsung SCH-R910 Forte has recently been spotted in an FCC filing, which as many realize, is one required step towards actual availability. Of course, this does not guarantee a release, however according to the latest in the rumor mil — that is coming on February 11th. Unfortunately, nothing all that surprising was revealed in the filing, no photos and no additional specs that we did not already know. Bottom line here, this is just that formality step and the only goodie given was not...

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Android 2.4 Rumored To Begin Arriving As Early As April

While the details on this one have yet to be confirmed by Google, it looks like the ViewSonic ViewPad 4 smartphone is going to arrive sporting Android 2.4 in April. As in just a few months from now. Of course, the real key here is that this could mean that the ViewPad 4, which was originally announced during CES, is going to be one of first to be available with Android 2.4. Or maybe, the first to arrive with Android 2.4. It would also mean that Android 2.4 would be available several months...

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Apple Patents Graphics Pen for iPad & Capacitive Touchscreen Devices

The iPad is surely an intuitive tool to use, especially with its touchscreen and the OS specifically designed for touch computing. However, using your fingers might not necessarily be accurate enough for graphics editing. But a new Apple patent might change that Apple has recently been granted a patent by the USPTO for a stylus design that can sufficiently manipulate capacitive touchscreens traditionally designed for finger input. Being that fingers are wider than the point of a typical...

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New iPad 2 Rumors Suggest Different Specs & Features;

The iPad 2 is now said that it will ditch the heavier aluminum casing for a carbon fiber shell. Apple has heard iPad users that said the iPad is too heavy for a mobile device (and it is, in fact, too heavy to hold in certain situations), and the next-gen tablet is apparently going to be slimmer. We already heard the tablet will sport a slimmer, thinner display and that the full tablet will be slimmer than the original. Using a carbon fiber shell can only help make that iPad 2 even lighter. Moving...

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Myriad Announces 'Alien Dalvik', Enables Android Apps to Run on Non-Android Phones

Myriad Group AG, a global leader in mobile technology having shipped over 3.7 billion software applications on more than 2.2 billion phones, today announced the launch of Myriad Alien Dalvik, enabling Android apps to run on non-Android platforms. The launch opens up the Android experience to new audiences, generating new revenue opportunities for mobile operators, OEMs and app store owners. Building on the launch of Dalvik Turbo, Alien Dalvik signifies Myriad's latest Android innovation by...

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Sharp IS01 5-Inch Android Smartphone / MID Hands On

The Sharp IS01 is already old news in Japan and internationally but since it’s only available in Japan there’s not much video coverage on it, so I thought I’d take a look at it. It is also identical to the slighter newer Lynx SH-10B which has a slightly modified chassis and sells under Docomo rather than AU.It’s unusual in that it sports a clamshell design with a keyboard and trackball, so it’s just as MID as it is smartphone. It sports a 5-inch capacitive touchscreen with a 960 x 480 resolution...

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Lifepad A800 Android tablet Joins China Telecoms Portfolio

Interesting that China Telecom is adding a 7 inch tablet in their mobile technology portfolio. The tablet has a 7 inch, 800 x 600 pixel resistive touchscreen display running a Freescale i.MX515 processor with Google Android 2.1. There are also a few other key specs that make this tablet interesting, the fact taht 720p HD video playback is offered makes this a decent option. Connectivity wise this handheld offers WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth, GPS, SIM Card slot, SD card slot and a USB port. Additions...

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Gigabyte S1080 N570 Win7 Tablet with USB 3.0

Gigabyte is entering the tablet space with a 10 inch Windows Home Premium Tablet called the S1080. Under the hood of this multitouch capacitive 1024 x 600 resolution display are an Atom N550  N570 (the hands on model was N550, it will be released with N570) dual core CPU, a 320 GB hard drive, SD card slot, a speedy USB 3.0 and a VGA out port. You don’t see many tablets with VGA as most are opting for HDMI, but I guess if you’re looking to hook this up to an external monitor in the...

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Motorola Atrix launching March 1?

A lot of folks were excited about Motorola’s Atrix Tegra 2 smartphone showcased at CES last week (us included, see our hands on video) as it came with a dock that can transform the device into a desktop experience, provided you have a monitor and keyboard, and another ‘laptop dock’ that effectively turns the device into a super thin and light 11.6-inch smartbook with 2x USB ports, chiclet keyboard and decent sized trackpad. No release date was mentioned other than it was heading to AT&T. Today,...

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OpenPeak OpenTablet 10

The OpenTablet 10 is an advanced multi-media tablet device that runs applications for communication, information and entertainment built on a versatile Android platform. Custom extensions make the OpenTablet a fully managed device to be deployed by service providers, utilities, and carriers. Our cloud-based ecosystem enables not only simple device deployment but also provides device management, service deployment, billing, and...technical support tools. The enormous 10.1” touch screen display...

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HTC & Motorola Have Tegra 2 Tablet in Their Sights

Looks like the rumor mill is hard at work this morning as HTC and Motorola are both rumored to be working on a tablet. DigiTimes reports that both companies have placed orders for NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 chipset. Last week at Nvidia GPU conference they didn’t have much to say expect that Tegra 3 is coming! Which isn’t very comforting since we are waiting on Tegra 2 devices. So this news steps in line with their marketing ramp up for major announcements at CES. Everyone was skeptical but fingers crossed...

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SmartQ V5-II Dual Boot Android/Linux MID Detailed Review (Linux Update)

The SmartQ V5-II is a nice affordable iPod competitor. It’s a well designed wi-fi only device with very decent video and gaming performance. While Apple’s iPod has the SmartQ V5-II beat in looks and its the Android Marketplace vs Apple’s App Store debate where this 4.8inch beauty stands out is its HDMI out, and with a little application ingenuity the ability to tether your tablet to your 3G phone. As the device dual boots in Linux as well as Android we’ve also got a video walking us through the Linux Edition: Detailed Specifications:4.3...

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VIA Phone and VIA Tablet from VIZIO

VIZIO announced its new VIA Phone and VIA Tablet featuring VIA Plus ecosystem that offers a unified and intuitive user experience across multiple CE devices including VIZIO HDTVs, Blu-ray players, smartphones and tablets. The VIA Phone features a 1 GHz processor, 4″ capacitive touch screen, 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, GPS, a MicroSD card slot, and HDMI output with HD video playback, a 5 MP camera for photos and HD video capture, and a front-facing camera for video...

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New lineup of IDENTITY Tablet from Enspert

 Enspert is introducing its new Android-based multimedia tablets – IDENTITY tab E201, IDENTITY E300, and IDENTITY E302. Designed for education and entertainment, the IDENTITY tab offering color LCD e-book reader capabilities along with HD-quality video playback and Web browsing. Highlights include: WiFi, 3G, Wimax, and Android Gingerbread. The new lineup of IDENTITY devices will hit the stores starting in in early 201...

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New GL10 Instant Mobile Printer from Polaroid and Lady Gaga

Polaroid announced the GL10 Instant Mobile Printer. The GL10 produces Polaroid Classic Border, full bleed and contemporary 3×4” photos in less than one minute. Designed by Polaroid and Lady Gaga as both a creative tool and fashion accessory, the GL10 comes with elegant brushed metal and textured surfaces with leather accents. The 15-ounce GL10 printer works from most mobile phones wirelessly via Bluetooth and from most digital cameras, Windows PCs and Macs via a USB cable and provides...

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Toshiba Portege G900, When Will You Come?

The new smartphone from Toshiba, a Portege 900, has been around the net for a few days. It has been posted by some bloggers that he new Portege G900 will hit Europe & Japan right this month (today is 28th, isnt it?). It seem Toshiba afraid of iPhone that will start selling tomorrow night, tell me if i am wrong. If you curious what The Portege 900 has, here they are:3 inches wide screen (800×480), USB host, 2MP camera, WiFi, Bluetoth, 3G, 3G+, GPRS, and 64MB of memory. The suggested price...

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Vogue CDMA Just Another Upcoming Phone From HTC

Coming with sleek and streamline design, the next Vogue CDMA also boasting Windows Mobile 6 Professional. The Vogue has 128MB ram and comes with 2.8-inch touch sensitive screen without QWERTY keypad. Running on the same network as Iris S640 does, the Vogue also support GPS, and Bluetooth, but it leak WiFi suports. 2 megapixel camera also included for users convenienc...

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The Next HTC Nike (P5500)

Ok lets to the point, The HTC Nike (P5500) is just another smartphone that i want to write about. The HTC Nike comes with semi automatic sliding phone and like the Kaiser and Vogue, it is also driven by Microsoft WM 6 Professional. The Nike running on 400 MHz Qualcomm MSM7200, WCDMA 2100 or 850/1900 MHz, HSDPA 3.6 Mbps, as well as EDGE/ GSM/GPRS, quad-band 850/900/1800/1900 MHz networks. Bluetooth and WiFi b/g connectivities are also supported. Last but not least, the new Nike sports dual...

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HTC Polaris Coming in October

Secheduled to be released in October 2007, the HTC Polaris boasts 3MP camera with auto focus, Digital compass, FM radio, and GPS/AGPS functionality. The screen comes with 3.5-inch of VGA TFT LCD (plus touchscreen functionality) which is driven driven by Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional. The new Polaris works on 400 MHz Qualcomm MSM7200, WCDMA 2100 MHz, HSDPA 3.6 Mbps, and EDGE/ GSM/GPRS, quad-band 850/900/1800/1900 MHz.  Other technical specification include: ROM 256 MB/ RAM 128...

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Samsung Sliding PC 7 Series

Samsung launched its first sliding tablet PC . Equipped with Microsoft Windows 7 operating system and powered by the upcoming Intel Atom processor platform, the PC 7 Series incorporates a sliding keyboard along with the multi-touch display. Weighing just 2.2 pounds, the 7 Series is suited for both indoor and outdoor use with 340-nit brightness 10.1-inch display supported by an enhanced HD resolution (1366 x 768). Regarding battery life, it lasts for up to 9 hours. Available in either 32GB...

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Brainchild’s Kineo Android Tablet and eBook Reader for Students

Brainchild launched Kineo Tablet at FETC 2011 (Florida Educational Technology Conference) in Orlando. Mentioned as the first Android™ tablet eBook reader created exclusively for education, Kineo comes with built-in features that keep schools and students safe. It can only access websites that are pre-programmed by the administrator or teacher. In addition, messaging capabilities have been disabled to make sure that students use it for learning, not texting. You can orders Kineo starting February...

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The M55 Beast hybrid bike

The M55 Beast hybrid bike represents state of the art in its every detail. The major parts are custom made, utilizing technologies and materials used in the Formula One and electric supersportcars. Titanium, carbon fiber, CNC machining, brushless motor mechanism – just to mention a few. The 1500 Watts of power can accelerate this machine to a stunning 40 miles per hour and it can go as far as 75 miles with a single charge. Even off-road.  represents state of the art in its every detail....

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Apple iPod nano 6gen

Music has a whole new feel. iPod nano has been completely redesigned with Multi-Touch — the same technology that makes iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch so amazing. Now it’s half the size and even easier to play. And everything you want to hear is just a tap or swipe away. Turn up the color. In sleek anodized aluminum and seven bright colors, iPod nano makes a huge statement: You are, most definitely, ready to rock. Pixels that pop. Show off your album art, photos, and the color-coordinated wallpaper...

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