January 24, 2010 - January 30, 2010

Sharp to launch the first solar-powered mobile phone for the overseas market: Sharp will commercialize a mobile phone equipped with a solar cell module for the Chinese market from this February. Sharp SH6230C will be the first solar-powered mobile phone by Sharp for the overseas markets. The SH6230C is equipped with advanced technology originally developed in Japan, including Sharp’s proprietary solar cell module, a large 2.9-inch LCD screen, and a 5-megapixel autofocus camera. Given the increasing demand for the solar charging function, Sharp will bring the solar-powered mobile phones to the global markets.
More...; January 28, 2010 | Related Entries - Mobile Phones
Honda opens New Solar Hydrogen Station to Re-fuel Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles: Honda began operation of a next generation solar hydrogen station prototype at the Los Angeles Center of Honda R&D America. Designed as a single, integrated unit to fit in the user's garage, Honda's next generation Solar Hydrogen Station reduces the size of the system, while producing enough hydrogen (0.5kg) via an 8-hour overnight fill for daily commuting (10,000 miles per year) for a fuel cell electric vehicle. Compatible with a Smart Grid energy system, the Honda Solar Hydrogen Station would enable users to refill their vehicle overnight without the requirement of hydrogen storage, which would lower CO2 emissions by using less expensive off-peak electrical power.
More...; January 28, 2010 | Related Entries - Green Energy | Related Entries - Transport
Kyocera custom-designed ceramic vacuum chambers Play Key Role in the Large Hadron Collider: Kyocera today announced that its custom-designed ceramic vacuum chambers are being used in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) operated by the European Organisation for Nuclear Physics (CERN) near Geneva. In the largest scientific experiment ever undertaken, protons fed into the LHC through Kyocera’s ceramic vacuum chambers quickly reach speeds of up to 299,792 km per second — just below the speed of light — in the world's largest particle accelerator. Kyocera was the only company in a position to meet CERN’s exacting specifications for the vacuum chambers.
More...; January 25, 2010 | Related Entries - Other Stuff
LG bottom freezer featuring Linear Compressor technology is 45 percent more efficient than a regular A-rated refrigerator: LG today debuted its latest 385-liter bottom freezer at the MAISON & OBJET 2010 in Paris. By combining LG’s Linear Compressor technology with a smart inner structure, the new LG bottom freezer frees up approximately 50 liters more space compared with standard two meter tall bottom freezers.The Linear Compressor efficiently controls cooling power and reduces internal friction to help the new bottom freezer achieve an A++ rating for energy consumption, making it up to 45 percent more efficient than a regular A-rated refrigerator. The new bottom freezer remains totally frost-free for a perfectly clean interior. The new refrigerator includes an Opti Temp Zone to optimize the temperature depending on food type.
More...; January 25, 2010 |
Mazda5 to Premiere at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show: Mazda will hold the global premiere of the all-new Mazda5 (known as the Mazda Premacy in Japan) at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. Embracing dynamic and elegant Nagare design, the new Mazda5 emits approximately 15 percent less CO2 than the current model thanks to Mazda’s i-stop idling stop system, a direct injection gasoline engine and other technologies. The new Mazda5 features an emotional design that blends elegance with a dynamic spirit. It will be the first Mazda production model to fully adopt Mazda’s Nagare (meaning “flow” in Japanese) design language, which finds inspiration in the beauty of flows found in nature.
More...; January 25, 2010 | Related Entries - Transport
NTT DoCoMo to launch Sony Ericsson Smartphone Xperia in Japanese Market: NTT DoCoMo today unveiled its docomo Smartphone Xperia known as the Xperia X10 in markets outside Japan. Manufactured by Sony Ericsson Smartphone Xperia is scheduled to go on sale in Japan this April. Built on the open Android operating system and powered by a fast 1GHz CPU, the docomo Smartphone Xperia with 4.0-inch touchscreen is a brand-new entertainment machine for enjoying intelligent mobile communication, web browsing, music and other media (see attachment). The docomo Smartphone Xperia features Mediascape, a Sony Ericsson signature application for intuitive organization of music, photos and videos. If the infinite button is pressed while playing a song, Mediascape searches for all content related to the artist across a broad range of media, both in-phone and online, such as music, videos and information. The docomo Smartphone Xperia intelligently recognizes up to five faces from photos stored in the phonebook and automatically tags faces in photos taken with the handset's 8.1-megapixel camera. The user can make phone calls or send emails to an individual by simply touching their tag in a photo.
More...; January 25, 2010 | Related Entries - Mobile Phones
Mitsubishi to Premiere All-new ASX Compact Crossover with Automatic Stop and Go technology at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show: Mitsubishi will premiere its ASX all-new compact crossover 2010 at the 80th Geneva International Motor Show to be held at the Geneva Palexpo in Switzerland. The Mitsubishi ASX is the European-spec version of the Japanese RVR, which is slated to go on sale in Japan from February 2010. Mitsubishi Motors new compact crossover will seat 5 and will be sequentially introduced in European countries from late spring 2010.
More...; January 25, 2010 | Related Entries - Transport
STMicroelectronics launches World’s Most Integrated High-Performance Ultrasound Pulse Controller: The STHV748 provides four independent channels, each of which generates precisely controlled high-voltage pulses to drive piezoelectric crystals or other transducers. By integrating the transmit/receive switch, the STHV748 minimizes the number of external components required in applications such as stationary and portable ultrasound scanners, allowing further miniaturization and cost reduction. The ultrasound scanner works on the same principles as radar. A piezoelectric transducer emits a burst of ultrasound waves when stimulated by a high-voltage electrical signal and, in turn, generates a low-voltage electrical signal in response to the echoed reflections of ultrasound waves from, for example, soft body tissues. The role of the STHV748 is to provide the accurately timed high-voltage pulses that generate the ultrasound burst and switch to receive mode to detect the echoed signals.
More...; January 25, 2010 | Related Entries - Other Stuff
Mitsubishi Electric launches world’s highest output power Red Laser Diode for Pico Projectors: Mitsubishi Electric announced today the launch of a 638-nanometer (nm) wavelength red laser diode (LD), ML520G72, which offers the world’s highest output power in 638 nm band LDs, making it ideal for pico projectors and other portable display systems that require a red light source with high brightness. Compared with LEDs, LDs deliver higher output power with less power consumption, enabling batteries to last longer. They also enable focus-free operation because optical systems with great depth of field can be used with laser beams. The new LD offers a higher output power of 500 mW, currently the world’s highest in 638 nm band, which helps achieve high-luminous projectors of up to 60 lumens (lm). By comparison, LED-based projectors typically offer only about 10 lm.
More...; January 25, 2010 | Related Entries - Media Devices

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