February 17, 2008 - February 23, 2008 - Fareastgizmos.com

Mitsumi Develops Vibrator using the principle of speaker!

Mitsumi Electric Co Ltd developed a line of vibrators with a new structure using the principle of speaker and exhibited them at the company's comprehensive technology exhibition "Mitsumi Show 2008" as a reference presentation. In speakers, a coil attached to a diaphragm is vibrated by a permanent magnet, whereas in the new vibrators, a weight incorporating a permanent magnet is vibrated by a coil.

Mitsumi exhibited three types of vibrators using this new structure. The R-type (16.6 diam. x 4.8mm) features a power consumption of only 13mW. The W-type (24.6 diam. x 9.3mm) has a wide frequency band of 30-500Hz. The SP-type (20.4 width x 20.4 depth x 4.8mm height), which derived from the R-type, has both vibrator and speaker functionalities that can be switched over to each other.

February 23, 2008 | Related Entries - Other Stuff

Mitsumi develops haptic Touch Pad to be installed on the back of mobile devices

Mitsumi has developed a haptic input device with protrusions corresponding to icons and buttons on the display screen. The device is designed to be installed on the back of mobile devices. It is composed of a sheet with small protrusions, a resistance sensitive touch pad and switches. The device is intended for mobile phones with front panels entirely covered with a display screen.

The device allows users to perform operations on the screen with one hand while holding the handset, the company said. In the case of using a mobile device with a touch panel, the user has to hold it with one hand and operate the touch panel with the other, although such gadgets may be equipped with a larger screen.

February 23, 2008 | Related Entries - Mobile Phones

Fuji Heavy Industries EE20 world's first horizontally opposed diesel engine for passenger vehicles

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd unveiled the technical details of "EE20," the world's first horizontally opposed diesel engine for passenger vehicles on Feb 19 in Japan for the first time. Fuji Heavy Industries spent about three years to develop the EE20. The features of the engine are its lightness, smallness and rigidity. The total length is 353.5mm, 61.3mm shorter than "EJ20," the company's 2.0-liter natural aspiration gasoline engine. The bore pitch is 98.4mm, the same as that of "EZ30," the company's six-cylinder engine. The EE20 and EZ30 are produced in the same assembly line of the company's Ooizumi Factory.

The vehicles equipped with the EE20 will be officially announced March 4, 2008, at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show. And the Legacy sedan, wagon and the Outback equipped with the EE20 will be released on the same day. The diesel engine is planned to be mounted in other models. But it has not been announced when the engine will be introduced in North America or Japan.

February 23, 2008 | Related Entries - Transport

Limited edition of Casio G-Shock RG8000G Ultra for $4900/-!

To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Casio's popular G-Shock range of watches, Casio is going to launch RG8000G Ultra Limited Edition (just 200 on offer worldwide) watch on Feb.29.The Casio RG8000G Ultra Limited Edition will cost ¥525,000 ($4,900). The watch includes an 18-carat gold ring around the edge of its face with gold-plated finishing on all of its metal parts. Watch will be delivered on a specially designed box with a certificate .Serial number will be engraved on the back of the watch.

February 22, 2008 | Related Entries - Other Stuff

NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT GPU delivers up to 116% more performance than its predecessor!

NVIDIA has unveiled the first graphics processing unit (GPU) of its next-generation GeForce 9 Series that may offer the largest single-generation performance jump in the Company’s history. The NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT GPU delivers up to 116% more performance than its predecessor at a price below $199. The GeForce 9600 GT GPU also improves high-definition video playback on everyday PCs by leveraging NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology to deliver high-quality playback of HD DVD and Blu-ray movies.

Press release after the jump

February 22, 2008 | Related Entries - Computing

NVIDIA QuadroFX 3600M professional GPU for notebook and laptop workstations

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NVIDIA today introduced the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M professional GPU for notebook and laptop workstations. This new graphics solution defines a new level of graphics performance and advanced visual computing for designers, engineers, and scientists who demand the functionality of a desktop workstation on a notebook platform. With the new NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M GPU, the notebook becomes a powerful workstation, allowing professionals to work anywhere, anytime without sacrificing graphics quality or performance.

The HP Compaq 8710w mobile workstation, with the new NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M GPU, is the most powerful mobile workstation to date by HP.

February 22, 2008 | Related Entries - Computing

Asus EAH3850 OC GEAR World's first hardware based real-time overclocking device for graphics cards

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Asus EAH3850 OC GEAR/HTDI/512M is the world's first hardware based real-time overclocking device for graphics cards – the OC GEAR comes bundled with AMD graphics cards. This new version of the Asus OC Gear will allow users to overclock both the memory clock and GPU clock for greater graphical enhancements. The Asus EAH3850 OC GEAR incorporates the fastest DDR3 0.8ns memory modules, and as such, will provide users with over 12% enhanced overclocking performance and gaming experiences. This powerful graphics card also utilizes the latest thermal solution – the Glaciator Fan sink; that utilizes a unique fan sink design to keep GPU temperatures cool. With an easy-to-read mirror LED display, the Asus OC GEAR displays real-time graphics card information that includes the GPU temperature and current FPS (Frames per Second). In addition, the user-friendly knob allows timely adjustments for the user to switch menu options that include volume, GPU clock, memory clock, and fan speeds to suit different game requirements.

February 22, 2008 | Related Entries - Computing

Mazda to Begin Public Road Trials of the Mazda ASV-4 Advanced Safety Vehicle

Mazda will commence public road trials of its advanced safety vehicle, Mazda ASV-4, in the Hiroshima area on March 11, 2008.During the ASV Project’s Phase Four trials, Mazda will forge ahead with development of a safe driving support system that employs vehicle-to-vehicle communications. The ASV project has been promoting the spread of safe driving to reduce traffic accidents through advanced technologies for over fifteen years since its inception by the MLIT in 1991. Mazda’s test results from Phase One to Phase Three have already resulted in the successful development of various advanced safety technologies. These include: a rear vehicle monitoring system that detects vehicles approaching from behind at highway speeds; and Mazda’s Precrash Safety System, which uses milliwave radar to monitor for oncoming obstacles, then alerts the driver and automatically applies the brakes if necessary.

February 22, 2008 | Related Entries - Transport

MSI N9600GT Series graphics card based on NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT Series GPU

MSI today launched its latest MSI N9600GT Series graphics card, base on NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT Series GPU. After rising both of the memory bandwidth and number of stream processors inside GPU core, MSI N9600GT Series can achieve even better benchmark result or real application performance than its predecessor, NX8600 Series. MSI N9600GT Series easily surpass performance of GeForce 8800 series by applying NVIDIA SLI technology. Even the performance of single N9600GT is twice of NX8600GTS series, basing on real DirectX 10 game titles.

With momentum of keeping innovation, MSI enhances the thermal parts deeply with two branding new design, special "Seaweed-blade Fan" and "BatMobile thermal shielding." Seaweed-blade Fan applies hydromechanics that makes the most powerful air-flow and highest air-pressure real at the same time.

February 22, 2008 | Related Entries - Computing

Hyundai to Build World's Tallest Elevator Test Tower

Hyundai Elevator will build the world's tallest elevator test tower, a 183 m-high facility near the company's R&D center building inside the main office complex in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province. The company aims to begin operating the tower late this year. The world's tallest elevator test tower will be built for performance tests of super-speed elevators that can move faster than 1 km per minute. World’s tallest elevator test tower will be installed with nine state-of-the-art elevators, including super-speed elevators that can move 1,080 m per minute. The tower will be used to conduct comfort, safety, vibration and noise tests. Hyundai Elevator plans to enter the super-speed elevator market in earnest by finishing development of elevators that can move 600 m per minute by September this year and others that can move 1,080 m per minute next year.

February 22, 2008 | Related Entries - Other Stuff

LG halts Sales of Z1-AE007 Laptop on Battery Worries

LG announced on Friday that it has halted sales of its latest model laptop Z1-AE007 reported to be equipped with defective batteries. The LG decision against its Z1-AE007 model followed reports that a battery in one of the laptop computers owned by a graduate college student in Seoul was burned down on Thursday.

February 22, 2008 | Related Entries - Computing

Sony launches new Bravia F series LCD TV's

A new addition to Sony's range of LCD TV's is the Bravia F series. To be available in three sizes 46, 40 (Full HD) and 32 inches (WXGA) the LCD's will come in a new glossy paint 'sapphire black' with touches of aluminum to give a classy look. Apart from the resolution the panels share common features like 3000:1 contrast ratio, 178 degree viewing angle and a brand new picture quality circuit which controls the noise decrease based on the movement and brightness of every scene. The TV's can be wall mounted or mounted on the optional metallic stand 'SU-FL71M' which sells for an extra 49,350 Yen ($ 460). There is an onboard Digital / Analog TV tuner, 3 X HDMI outputs, the regular AV terminals and USB. Apparently there is also an Ethernet port to access the 'Application cast' TV specific content ranging from weather to traffic to shopping information. The speakers deliver an output of 10W x 2Ch, the 46 inch model comes with a sub woofer delivering 20 watts. The remote control works is rather powerful and works on the 2.4 Ghz band so it does not require line of sight and can be operated from almost any angle even in a large room.

February 21, 2008 | Related Entries - Media Devices

Asus MK241H world's first 24"W LCD monitor with built-in complete video-conference facilities

Catering to users who wish to enjoy full HD enjoyment and engaging real-time video communications, Asus, has outlined plans to bring in a new collection of built-in webcam LCD monitors in 19" W, 22" W, 24" W and bigger sizes. Designed to be the most versatile 24"W LCD monitor in the market, the Asus MK241H LCD monitor features native HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) support for Full HD 1080p video playback; and has a built-in 1.3 Mega-pixel webcam and array microphones to deliver the best video and audio online communication experiences. It also utilizes the exclusive Color Rich Technology for enhanced higher-color-gamut video performance with 130% extra color space.

February 21, 2008 | Related Entries - Computing

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launches Japan's largest goliath crane

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) today launched the full-scale operation of Japan's largest goliath crane, with a 1,200-ton hoisting capacity, at its Koyagi Plant of the Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works in Nagasaki Prefecture. The newly installed gantry crane measures 95.5 meters in height and 185 meters in width. With the introduction of the new crane, together with expansion of other shipbuilding-related facilities, the annual shipbuilding capacity of the Koyagi Plant will increase, in LNG carrier parameters, from the current five units to seven.

February 21, 2008 | Related Entries - Other Stuff

TDK Develops Worlds First Multilayer Capacitor that Allows ESR Values to be set to any value within a specified range

TDK announced today that it has developed the industry's first multilayer ceramic chip capacitor with a new internal structure that allows ESR values to be set to any value within a specified range, stabilizes ESR values], and can control circuit impedance (alternating current resistance). Although the sizes are the same as earlier products of the same type, resistance has been improved to 1200 m-Omega for the 1608 product and 500 m-Omega for the 2012 product and the ESR values can be set to any value within a specified range.

February 21, 2008 | Related Entries - Other Stuff