Month: October 2009

  • Toshiba in anticipation of strong future demand to Build a Second SCiB Production Facility in Japan

    Toshiba in anticipation of strong future demand to Build a Second SCiB Production Facility in Japan

    Toshiba in anticipation of strong future demand will construct a second dedicated production facility for its safe, long-life, rapid charge SCiB battery, in the Kashiwazaki Frontier Park, in Kashiwazaki city, Niigata prefecture.The market for lithium-ion batteries is expected to see significant demand growth, and to account for a growing share of a lithium-ion battery market…

  • Logitech Harmony IR Extender System

    Logitech Harmony IR Extender System

    The Logitech Harmony IR Extender System makes it easy to control devices while they’re conveniently hidden away inside a closed cabinet. The Harmony IR Extender System doesn’t require any programming, so you’ll be up and running in no time. Just place the discrete IR receiver in a convenient, visible location, and connect it to the…

  • Honda Insight Hybrid Vehicle Wins Japan Automotive Hall of Fame Car of the Year 2009-2010

    Honda Insight Hybrid Vehicle Wins Japan Automotive Hall of Fame Car of the Year 2009-2010

    Honda announced that the Committee of Japan Automotive Hall of Fame had awarded its Car of the Year 2009-2010 to the Insight hybrid vehicle. Honda Insight combines outstanding environmental performance based on Honda’s original hybrid system with a fun, responsive driving and an efficient, versatile packaging. In addition, pricing starts at an affordable ¥1,890,000 ($20,900).…

  • KDDI new lineup of handset ranges from models with 12 megapixel cameras and high-quality videos

    KDDI new lineup of handset ranges from models with 12 megapixel cameras and high-quality videos

    KDDI and Okinawa Cellular on Thursday introduced their new lineup of au mobile phones for this autumn-winter season. The new lineup ranges from models with 12 megapixel cameras and high-quality videos, to slim and compact models, and models for elderly and junior users. The lineup covers 20 models in total. The lineup includes: Exilim Keitai…

  • AUO 65 inch eco-friendly LED panel with QFHD high resolution consumes 50% less power

    AUO 65 inch eco-friendly LED panel with QFHD high resolution consumes 50% less power

    AU Optronics Corp today announced that its new cutting-edge innovative display technologies will be exhibited at FPD International 2009, held in Yokohama Japan, from Oct. 28-30 including a 65″ eco-friendly LED panel with QFHD high resolution. AUO 65″ eco-friendly LED panel with QFHD high resolution, consumes 50% less power on average.

  • AUO launches 58 inches Ultra Wide TV display for home theater use

    AUO launches 58 inches Ultra Wide TV display for home theater use

    AUO announced the launch of its 58″ Ultra Wide 2.35:1 TV display suitable for home theater use. The display has a 2560×1080 ultra-wide resolution and can display 2.35:1 films without black bars. Also, with its 120Hz double frame rate, people can enjoy tremendous images that provide an experience just like watching movies in the theater.

  • Google music search available to US users

    Google music search available to US users

    Google incorporated music into its search results in the United States from Wednesday which include clips from partners like MySpace, Lala, Pandora, iMeem, and Rhapsody. Users looking for artists, songs or albums by name will receive links to audio previews and options to purchase tracks or albums from Google’s music search partners MySpace and Lala.

  • New Asus Motherboards with True USB 3.0 can transfer four movies in just 15 seconds

    New Asus Motherboards with True USB 3.0 can transfer four movies in just 15 seconds

    Asus today announced a range of enhanced motherboard solutions that deliver true USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s data throughput performance. The Asus Xtreme Design P7P55D-E Series motherboard has onboard support while the ASUS Xtreme Design P7P55D Series utilizes the ASus U3S6 PCIe x4 expansion card to deliver the latest USB and SATA data transfer capabilities.…

  • Masunaga Wink Glasses- high-tech solution for ocular dehydration

    Masunaga Wink Glasses- high-tech solution for ocular dehydration

    Japanese eyewear company Masunaga Optical has launched a high-tech solution for obsessive video-gamers and bookworms whose eyes dry out from lack of blinking-the Wink Glasses. Dry eye is an ocular disease clinically associated with corneal epithelium damage and arises acutely or chronically from dehydration of the ocular surface. Wink Glasses is an answer to the…

  • Pure Siesta iDock – Most affordable DAB bedside radio with iPod/ iPhone dock

    Pure Siesta iDock – Most affordable DAB bedside radio with iPod/ iPhone dock

    Pure Siesta iDock is a stereo DAB/ DAB+/ FM clock radio with iPod and iPhone dock. Track and now playing information is displayed on the Siesta iDock screen and users can control their iPod/ iPhone via the radio. Siesta iDock is compact, but sounds great and includes: A large auto-dimming display; four quick-set alarms; sleep…