October 2011 - Fareastgizmos.com

Epson announces M-Tracer for Sports and Industrial Analysis

Epson today announced that it had developed the M-Tracer, a sophisticated yet easy-to-use wireless motion measurement system that can be attached to a person or object to gather and analyze motion data from sports and other activities. The M-Tracer is a self-contained system that combines a highly accurate and stable Epson inertial measurement unit (IMU) with analytical 3D visualization software that processes kinetic motion data captured by the IMU. In addition to human motion analysis, the M-Tracer can be used to measure and analyze the motion of industrial equipment.

October 31, 2011 | Related Entries - Gaming

MSI GT780DX gaming notebook-the ultimate weapon for the extreme gamer

MSI unveiled its latest generation GT780DX gaming notebook with Intel second generation Core i7 quad core processor and nVidia's top-of-the-line GeForce GTX 570M discrete graphics card with 3 GB of GDDR5 display memory. It packs performance and equipment, like a SteelSeries keyboard, high-end Dynaudio and THX TruStudio Pro smart wrap around sound, to give you a battlefield edge. The exteriors of the MSI GT780DX gaming notebooks make you feel like you are at the controls of a starship and the matte black aluminum-magnesium alloy chassis adds an extra touch of class. What’s more, they come with metal brush finish with layered luster and SteelSeries gaming keyboards with five LED backlighting modes.

October 31, 2011 | Related Entries - Computing | Related Entries - Gaming

Treehotel UFO room is all you need for a comfortable escape to childhood dreams

Two additional structures, the UFO and A Room With a View, are scheduled to open at the Swedish Treehotel in Harads, 60km south of the Arctic Circle. The room is cast in durable compost material – all to create the lightest, yet strong and sustainable design possible. The interior gives the room a modern and comfortable feel over two floors. The UFO is built for four people, two adults and two children, with separate bedrooms, bathroom and living area. UFO is all you need for a comfortable escape to childhood dreams. Treehotel is inspired by the film The Tree Lover by Jonas Selberg Augustsen. It’s a tale of three men from the city who want to go back to their roots by building a tree house together. The Tree Lover is a philosophic story about the significance of trees for us human beings.

October 31, 2011 | Related Entries - Other Stuff

Japanese donor leaves $518,000 in a toilet for the four prefectures affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami

A donor in Japan left 40 million yen ($518,000) in cash in a toilet at Hachinobe City Hall in Aomori prefecture together with a note saying- let the people of the four prefectures affected by the March 11 earthquake and subsequent tsunami use 10 million yen ($130,000) each. In accordance with the Japanese law, the officials will hold the cash for three months after which time the city will be entitled to claim the cash if the rightful owner does not do so. After the officials will send the cash to Fuksushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori prefectures.

October 31, 2011 | Related Entries - Other Stuff

Thermaltake launches Contac 39 and Contac 30 CPU air cooling

Thermaltake today added Thermaltake Contac 39 and Contac 30 CPU air cooling to its Contac CPU air cooling Series, providing a wider range of solution for bargain hunter who desire value and performance equally.The shimmering Thermaltake Contac 39 and Contac 30 materialized with dual and single crystal clear blue LED fans presented the blare while it performance, as well as improved curved aluminum fins of heat sink that not only reduce back air resistance but also grant for a better heat dissipation while heat been transferred from the CPU to the heat sink. The new designed multifunctional surface-mount with back-plate will support all Intel and AMD chipsets as well as the latest Intel Sandy Bridge-E Socket LGA-2011.

October 31, 2011 | Related Entries - Computing

Tamron P-Iris Mega-Pixel Vari-Focal Lens delivers high image quality equivalent to 1080p full high-definition

Tamron announced the release of a 1/3”-format 2.8-8mm F/1.2 Mega-Pixel Vari-Focal with P-Iris (Model M13VP288IR) that is compatible with 3 Mega-Pixel Day/Night cameras. Through the use of an Aspherical element and a special LD (Low Dispersion) optical glass material in its advanced optical system, the new Vari-Focal Lens realize high optical performance that is a perfect match for 3 Mega-pixel cameras, delivering high image quality equivalent to 1080p full high-definition. At the same time, the lens features fast maximum open aperture of F/1.2 that helps to increase the sensitivity of the camera. By using a stepper motor to control the iris, this lens is capable of adjusting the aperture at a position that does not cause diffraction, enabling an appropriate level of exposure by utilizing the camera shutter speed. The result is that high quality; high contrast images can be recorded, even in bright outdoor areas. This fine tuning control will allow the user to acquire the best image quality delivering good depth of field at most installations.

October 31, 2011 | Related Entries - Digital Cameras

Sony to end LCD Panel joint venture with Samsung and to tap cheaper sources

Sony is in talks to end its joint venture with Samsung for the production of LCD panel for televisions. Sony, which owns around half of the South Korea-based S-LCD Corp., aims to sell its shareholding to Samsung. Sony hopes to reach an agreement with Samsung by the end of this year. It is expected that Sony's TV-related business will be in deficit in the current business year through next March for the eighth straight year. Established in 2004, S-LCD represents a 50:50 investment by Samsung and Sony. The joint venture is dedicated to the manufacturing of LCD panels for TVs. S-LCD's manufacturing facility boasts the most advanced manufacturing equipment for 7th-generation LCD panels. Sony has invested 1.95 trillion won ($1.71 billion) at the current exchange rate, so far and has received around half of the venture's LCD output in accordance with its investment ratio.

October 30, 2011 | Related Entries - Other Stuff

Samsung Unveils 5.3-inch smartphone Galaxy Note in London

Samsung unveiled its 5.3-inch smartphone Galaxy Note in London today. The size of Galaxy Note makes it a kind of halfway house between a phone and a tablet PC. The phone was originally to be released in the U.S. first, but Samsung changed its mind. Its 5.3-inch screen makes it easier for users to make notes or watch videos than the 3-4-inch screens of normal smartphones. It is equipped with a dual-core 1.4GHz processor and Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system, is 9.65 mm thick and weighs 178 g.

October 28, 2011 | Related Entries - Mobile Phones

Kyocera Museum of Art to Feature the work of Yoshiyuki Chosa

Kyocera announced the opening of the 9th Special Exhibition at The Kyocera Museum of Art dedicated to the work of Yoshiyuki Chosa (1915-2002) — a premier figure in the world of toreutics (artistic metalworking by hammering, engraving, Repoussé and chasing) and recipient of Japan’s Order of Culture. Carefully selected for this exhibit among the artist’s many works, the vivacious pieces on display focus on works of contemporary conceptual design created with remarkable technique. The exhibit features 40 pieces of the artist’s wide variety of work, including a well-known piece that has been featured in the premier Japanese Nitten Exhibition.

October 28, 2011 | Related Entries - Other Stuff

Sanyo to release 200000 packs of the limited edition of eneloop tones chocolat 8 color battery packs

The shipments of Sanyo’s highly appraised eneloop rechargeable batteries have reached 200 million globally. In order to celebrate this astounding achievement and to show appreciation to the users of eneloop batteries, Sanyo will release 200,000 packs of its limited edition eneloop tones chocolat batteries, an 8-color pack of eneloop rechargeable batteries based on the concept of a box of chocolates and colored in a variety of tones of brown. The packaging which can also be used as a case for the batteries, includes an easy to use slide cover, and like previous eneloop packaging, the single material used in the packaging is recycled PET.

October 28, 2011 |

X-Rite and NEC to offer i1Display technology to SpectraView Customers

X-Rite and NEC has chosen to bundle a customized X-Rite i1Display color calibration device along with their SpectraViewII software and SpectraView displays to ensure accurate color is delivered on every NEC professional desktop display. NEC’s selection of X-Rite’s i1Display technology for the new SpectraSensor Pro recognizes the high-quality and accurate color measurement that is built into the new X-Rite i1Display colorimeter. NEC Display Solutions is now offering X-Rite’s unparalleled color measurement technology to its customers that demand high-quality and reliable display profiling. The addition of X-Rite custom i1Display solution to NEC’s SpectraView software provides color perfection for a wide range of NEC display users.

October 28, 2011 | Related Entries - Computing

Bang & Olufsen equipped superior luxury yacht Shooting Star displays a luxurious Scandinavian influenced interior

Bang & Olufsen has recently formed a partnership with Danish Yachts from Skagen in Denmark. The latest example of a superior luxury yacht equipped with Bang & Olufsen audio and video products is the new AeroCruiser 38 II known as Shooting Star. Shooting Star displays a luxurious and typically Scandinavian influenced interior with an attention to detail rarely seen, even in the most exclusive levels of the international superyacht industry. The qualities that make Bang & Olufsen stand out at home also offer incomparable experiences at sea. Thanks to beautiful designs, superior quality and a level of integration that surpasses a lot of peers in the trade, Bang & Olufsen is considered an increasingly beneficial partner to the superyacht industry, where developers see the Danish manufacturer of quality high-end audio and video systems as an excellent fit for luxury yachts. The extravagant Bang & Olufsen installation includes – among others – a BeoVision 10, a BeoVision 7, a BeoVision 4, a BeoCenter 2 and BeoLab 3 loudspeakers.

October 28, 2011 | Related Entries - Transport

Performance-Driven Canon DR-M140 Document Scanner can process up to 6000 scanned documents per day

Canon U.S.A. today introduced the latest addition to its award-winning imageFORMULA lineup, the Canon DR-M140 Document Scanner. The performance-driven DR-M140 scanner can process up to 6,000 scanned documents per day. The scanner maintains speeds up to 40 pages-per-minute1 /80 images per minute in all modes, including color, and holds up to 50 sheets in the Automatic Document Feeder. For convenience, the Canon DR-M140 has front loading and front eject that allows users to easily scan documents without a lengthy tray. The scanner also incorporates a control panel that enables easy access to pre-programmed scanning tasks, and a Double Feed Release button on the scanner body to allow users to handle special documents such as envelopes.

October 26, 2011 | Related Entries - Computing

Global Superstar Ke$ha Launches New Watch Models for Casio Baby-G

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Casio announced today the release of new Baby-G watches featuring Ke$ha. Watches created in the collaboration between Ke$ha and Baby-G demonstrate the head-turning style that make both Ke$ha and Baby-G unique to their loyal fans. Ke$ha tackles two of her most signature themes in the design of her timepieces—animal print and All-American. Both watches are also adorned with Ke$ha’s signature K$ logo. Both models are shock resistant and 100 meters water resistant and equipped with an LED light with afterglow, world time from 48 cities and 29 time zones, and 1/100-second stopwatch. The BGA-200KS has a combination digital-analog face, and the BG-5600KS is all digital.

October 26, 2011 | Related Entries - Other Stuff

Enjoy motorcycle performance with scooter comfort and protection with Honda Integra

The new Honda Integra is the first model to feature a new lightweight liquid-cooled, in-line 2-cylinder 670cm3 engine that delivers strong torque at low to medium rpm with low exhaust emissions and superb fuel efficiency. It is combined with the second generation of Honda’s innovative Dual Clutch Transmission, providing the convenience of an automatic transmission with the option of a manual mode if desired.

October 26, 2011 |