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[CEATEC 2013] More and more companies are about to dive into the world of heads up displays, and for good reason, too. The basic and underlying idea of such heads up displays (HUDs for short) would be the make driving safer as it offers you additional information in front of your eyes without requiring you to shift your gaze away from the road that is right ahead. Needless to say, this would help reduce the number of possible accidents, and gives you the ability to see danger earlier.

Pioneer demonstrated this with their Pioneer ND-HUD10 augmented reality HUD device at CEATEC this year, and this particular device is meant to be mounted onto your sun visor which should be a staple in every vehicle. This would be adjustable in height so that it can suit just about every driver who decides to purchase this 63,000 yen device.

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Pioneer ND-HUD10 Augmented Reality Heads Up Display original content from Ubergizmo.

Advertisers are always on the lookout to find new ways to bring the message to the masses, that you ought to buy, buy, and buy even more because your life is not complete if you do not have the latest smartphone, the best tablet, the “greenest” car, or the biggest TV around. In their quest to do so, they have explored plenty of different ways of doing so, and print, audio, and multimedia have been the traditional mainstays. Well, what Pioneer has come up with as you can see above is the transparent display concept which might just appeal to shops – as it targets literal window shoppers.

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Pioneer Transparent Display Concept original content from Ubergizmo.

[CEATEC 2013] We did mention that Japan has the world’s highest number of those who are 65 or older compared to the rest of the population – and this number is growing more and more by the year, having already hit the 20% mark. Hence, it is imperative that technology moved at a pace which will make sure that the elderly are able to get up and about with their daily lives without impairing their mobility. Sharp demonstrated their Health Care Support Chair at the CEATEC booth, where sitting on it would make you feel as though you were Captain James T. Kirk, ready to send the Enterprise (or in this case, the rest of your household) into warp travel.

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Sharp Health Care Support Chair original content from Ubergizmo.

We knew good and well that Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo would be divulging details about its 5G wireless plans at CEATEC, but the claims that we’ve stumbled upon here in Chiba are nothing short of bananas. Granted, the operator is making clear that its vision isn’t intended to reach implementation until 2020, and it confesses that a 5G standard has yet to be ratified. That said, it’s dreaming of a world where its network offers “1000 times the capacity and 100 times the speed as the current network.”

Representatives for the company told us that the challenge is going to be dealing with range limitations in higher frequency spectrum, but it plans to employ “high-frequency bandwidth by transmitting with a large number of antenna elements.” The goal for looking so far forward? It’s already seeing an insane appetite for video on networks that can barely maintain poise under the load, and the notion of transferring 4K content to the masses is going to require a substantial upgrade. CEATEC’s known as a place that allows companies to dream big and aim for the fences, but we’ll be honest — we’d really, really prefer that 2020 arrived sooner rather than later.

Mat Smith contributed to this report. %Gallery-slideshow99596%

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