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Toto Hybrid Ecology System -World's first bowl-cleaning system that draws on two sources of water!

Toto introduces the Neorest AH type, an environmentally friendly tankless toilet. By incorporating the advanced Hybrid Ecology System and Washlet feature, Toto has actualized a truly clean and comfortable toilet. The Toto Hybrid Ecology System is the world's first bowl-cleaning system that draws on two sources of water: a tank inside the toilet and the outside water supply. While old-style tank-type toilets require 13 litres per flush, Hybrid Ecology System uses just 5.5 litres.

April 11, 2008 | Related Entries - Other Stuff

Brother Develops an eyeglass-shaped retinal scanning display

Brother, Japan has developed an eyeglass-shaped retinal scanning display. The main unit installed on the eyeglass frame measures about 20cc and weighs about 25g. Compared with the prototype unveiled for the first time at the Aichi Expo (Exposition of Global Harmony) in 2005, the size and the weight of the latest model are significantly reduced, in particular, to less than 1/1000. The retinal scanning display irradiates low-intensity light on the retina and scans it with the light at a high speed. The user perceives the afterimage of the light scanned on the retina as an image. In other words, the retinal scanning display is like a projector that uses the retina as the "screen."

In contrast to the pervasive head-mounted display (HMD) using an LCD panel and so on, the retinal scanning display provides an unobstructed vision. The image can be seen in the actual scenery in an overlapping manner.

April 11, 2008 | Related Entries - Other Stuff

Super Talent Project X World’s Most Advanced DDR3 Memory

Super Talent today announced immediate availability of the popular Project X in a new DDR3-2000 2GB (2x 1GB) kit. Project X kit is built with the fastest available, carefully screened DRAM chips, and is hand tested as a matched pair on a dual channel Asus Striker II Extreme motherboard. Project X represents the most advanced DDR3 memory available. It is developed in Super Talent’s Silicon Valley Engineering Labs to deliver the highest attainable DDR3 memory performance. Project X memory combines blistering fast clock speeds with aggressively tuned latencies. Super Talent Project X employs an extreme cooling solution that offers double the surface area and 106% more aluminum mass than standard heat spreaders. With Super Talent’s special thermal adhesive, this cooling solution provides superior heat dissipation those results in a cooler, faster memory device.

April 11, 2008 | Related Entries - Computing

Sanyo to display Sunplant designed with Toshiyuki Kita at Milano Design Week 2008

Sanyo will display its SunPlant installation which was designed in collaboration with Toshiyuki Kita, one of the world's most recognized designers, at the Milano Capital Del Design Green Energy Design event. Sanyo is the only electronics company to display at the Green Energy Design event. The SunPlant is an installation that incorporates Sanyo's reusable 'eneloop' batteries and highly efficient 'HIT' solar cells, and takes the form of a tree with the solar panels acting as leaves on the branches, collecting sunlight and sending the power partly to LED lights on the installation, whilst displaying the ability to charge 'eneloop' rechargeable batteries through clean energy.

April 11, 2008 | Related Entries - Other Stuff

OCZ launches World’s fastest 4GB Kit

OCZ PC2-9200 Flex II Series is designed for blazing speeds demanded by enthusiasts. These premium modules run at incredibly fast DDR2-1150 speeds for high-performance systems with integrated water-cooling. Designed to the very core to offer enthusiasts the thermal management innovation of hybrid water and passive cooling, the new OCZ PC2-9200 Flex II Series offers rock-solid stability and performance for your high-end gaming or overclocking system.

Each OCZ PC2-9200 Flex II memory module features the breakthrough thermal management technology from OCZ. Combining an effective new heatspreader design with integrated liquid injection system and dedicated channels directly over the module’s ICs, Flex II effectively dissipates heat produced by high-speed memory.

April 11, 2008 | Related Entries - Computing

Asus M70 notebook ready to receive HD in all its full glory

The new Asus M70 notebook provides a 17-inch WUXGA widescreen with 1920x1200 pixels with 16:10 aspect ratio resolution and Blu-Ray support. The Asus M70 features ASUS AI Light that automatically adjusts the display panel brightness according to ambient lighting for optimal viewing comfort, while ASUS Splendid Video Intelligence Technology improves contrast, brightness, skin tone and colour saturation across all applications. The M70 features Dolby Home Theatre sound processing and delivery via Altec Lansing speakers which produce rich, clear audio for the complete cinema experience on the go.

Press release after the jump

April 11, 2008 | Related Entries - Computing

Toshiba launches 10 models of REGZA LCD TV’s

Toshiba, Japan has announced a total of 10 models from the "ZH500," "ZV500," "RH500" and "CV500" series as new "REGZA" LCD TV products. The Toshiba ZH500 series will be available in 52- and 46-inch models, while the ZV500 series will offer 42- and 37-inch models. All these models support so-called full HD resolution. They can record various programs including 1seg programs on HDDs connected via USB or Ethernet cable. They also support the new "Dubbing 10" regulations for the copying of terrestrial digital broadcast programs. Only Toshiba ZH500 is equipped with a 300-Gbyte HDD. The ZH500 models employ bass reflex speakers as well. The ZH500 models are equipped with a VA type LCD panel, while the ZV500 models are equipped with an IPS type LCD panel.

April 11, 2008 | Related Entries - Media Devices

Gaming addicts with sore eyes perk up with Game Suppli

Gaming addicts with sore eyes and tired brains may be able to perk up with "Game Suppli", a new Japanese supplement developed specifically for the country's thousands of fanatic players. Maker Kyowa-Yakuhin produces two different supplements for the "Game Suppli" range: blueberry tablets that are meant to be good for the eyes, and transparent capsules containing Docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA, a fatty acid that supposedly enhances concentration.

April 10, 2008 |

Okao Catch -New tech to measure a smile's breadth!

The breadth of a smile can be measured by new technology from Japanese electronics and health care company Omron Corp. The software technology, shown to reporters Thursday, scans a video image to detect faces. It can find up to 100 faces in an image, according to Yasushi Kawamoto of Omron."Okao Catch," which means "face catch," then analyzes the curves of the lips, eye movement and other facial characteristics to decide how much a person is smiling using data collected from a million people and their smiles, he said. In a demonstration, a camcorder took videos of journalists covering the announcement. Percentage numbers indicating how much each person was smiling popped up in bold blue letters next to their faces on a monitor, flashing higher or lower as their expressions changed.The numbers ranged as high as 89 percent for a person who was grinning, while a somber face registered 0 percent.

April 10, 2008 | Related Entries - Other Stuff

Nikon Coolpix P80 high-performance 18X Zoom Compact Camera

Nikon Coolpix P80 is a high-performance compact camera built to satisfy the needs of camera enthusiasts and family photographers alike. The Nikon Coolpix P80 harmoniously integrates a 10.1 megapixel CCD image sensor with Nikon’s innovative EXPEED digital image processing concept and an 18x optical Zoom-NIKKOR lens designed with the compact and comfortable styling of the Nikon Coolpix brand. The P80’s 18x Zoom-NIKKOR lens covers focal lengths from 27-486mm (35mm format equivalent). To ensure steady shots while utilizing the cameras versatile zoom capabilities, the Coolpix P80 is equipped with Optical Vibration Reduction (VR). Press release after the jump

April 10, 2008 | Related Entries - Digital Cameras

Nikon Coolpix S52 and S52c New Style Series Cameras with Innovative Sharing Technologies

The new Nikon Coolpix S52 and S52c digital cameras combine Nikon's stunning wave-surface camera body with advanced features designed to produce incredible pictures with ease. With 9.0 effective megapixels, a 3x, 38-114mm Zoom-NIKKOR lens, Optical Vibration Reduction (VR) Image Stabilization and manual sensitivity settings as high as ISO 3200, the Coolpix S52 and S52c are for consumers looking for a stunning camera that takes equally stunning photos.

The Coolpix S52 and S52c feature Optical VR Image Stabilization technology, which compensates for camera shake as well as ISO capabilities up to 3200, which provide more opportunities to capture fast moving subjects and greater flexibility and clarity when shooting in low-light settings. Press release after the jump

April 10, 2008 | Related Entries - Digital Cameras

World's most therapeutic robot Paro set for U.S. Debut

A Japanese-made therapeutic animal robot, named "Paro," is set to make its debut in the United States. The cuddly harp seal, certified by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2002 as the world's most therapeutic robot, is believed to have curative effects on patients with depression and dementia. Paro shows various responses to people when they stroke or talk to it. The robot made its debut in Japan in 2005, and cumulative sales have exceeded 1,000 units.

April 9, 2008 | Related Entries - Other Stuff

Toyota recalls 630,000 Minivans for faulty fuel tanks and engines in Japan

Toyota, Japan on Wednesday notified the transport ministry that it is recalling over 630,000 minivans due to faulty fuel tanks and engines. The recall affects the leading Japanese automaker's Noah and Voxy minivans. According to Toyota, fuel tanks were not installed properly for 628,239 units produced between November 2001 and May 2007. Cracks may appear and oil may leak as a result, Toyota said.

April 9, 2008 | Related Entries - Transport

3Dconnexion Portable 3D Mouse SpaceNavigator for Notebooks

3Dconnexion, a Logitech company, today announced the newest addition to its award-winning 3D mouse product line – the SpaceNavigator for Notebooks. Designed for on-the-go 3D professionals and enthusiasts, the SpaceNavigator for Notebooks enables a precise, rich 3D experience in a compact, mobile design that’s only half the weight of its desktop counterpart – the SpaceNavigator.

April 9, 2008 | Related Entries - Computing

Toshiba SpursEngine SE1000 high-performance stream processor

Toshiba today announced the start of sample shipping of the SpursEngineSE1000, a high-performance stream processor integrating four Synergistic Processing Element (SPE) cores derived from the "Cell Broadband Engine. Toshiba SpursEngine is a co-processor that integrates a hardware codec for Full HD encoding and decoding of MPEG-2 and H.264 streams with four SPEs derived from Cell/B.E. These advanced processing elements offer high performance media streaming capabilities, with a clock frequency of 1.5GHz, while achieving low power consumption range of 10W to 20W.

April 9, 2008 | Related Entries - Other Stuff