Waving – the new gadget interface shown in Japan [VIDEO]

Waving – the new gadget interface shown in Japan [VIDEO]

Japan technology producer NEC has presented a new interface, which allows users to control their gadgets with the movements of their hand. The TV, mobile phone or tablet computer can be connected to the new virtual input device. The system is made of a camera that can analyse…

Japan to make a larger screen for the next iPhone

Japan to make a larger screen for the next iPhone

Apple’s suppliers in Japan and South Korea received orders from the U.S.-based maker of the iPhone for a new, larger display to be installed in the future version of the gadget. The new screen will measure 4-inches, according to sources close to the matter. This would mean that,…

Rakuten to place $50 m. in Silicon Valley rising star

Rakuten to place $50 m. in Silicon Valley rising star

Rakuten, Japan’s biggest e-commerce site, may lead a consortium that will place the next investment in Pinterest, the much-hyped social bookmarking company based in Silicon Valley, U.S. Rakuten may place $50 million from a $100 million investment round which values Pinterest at $1.5 billion. While the other investors…

Kyocera greatly improves audio quality on mobile phones

Kyocera greatly improves audio quality on mobile phones

Japanese maker Kyocera presented a new technology which greatly improves sound quality during phone conversations. Kyocera showed the…

Is Mixi looking for a buyer?

Is Mixi looking for a buyer?

Japanese social networking operator mixi began to look for buyers, as the company loses ground in competition with…

Canon eyes robot-only camera production

Canon eyes robot-only camera production

Japanese tech maker Canon is looking at the possibility of switching its digital-camera production completely into the “hands”…

Record $10 bn. loss for Panasonic

Record $10 bn. loss for Panasonic

Japanese technology maker Panasonic announced a record annual loss of $9.67 billion, one of the worst ever losses…

Softbank brings PayPal to Japan

Softbank brings PayPal to Japan

Japanese mobile operator Softbank entered an alliance with U.S.–based Internet auction giant eBay to bring the PayPal online…

Online gaming giants forced to end lucrative business

Online gaming giants forced to end lucrative business

Japan’s online social gaming providers Gree and DeNA announced they would gradually give up selling games that can…

Sharp designs speaking vacuum cleaner [VIDEO]

Sharp designs speaking vacuum cleaner [VIDEO]

A robot vacuum cleaner designed by Sharp is able to understand and reply to voice commands in several…

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