Panasonic outs its new TOUGHPAD Windows 8 Tablet and its TOUGHBOOKs in Japan

No surprises here since Panasonic already unveiled most its TOUGHBOOKs and its TOUGHPAD last week at CES, but the news here is that these devices will be available in Japan starting from the end of this month for the CF-19, CF-31 and CF-H2 series, middle of February for the CF-C2 and middle of March for the FZ-G1 or TOUGHPAD.
But let’s start with the FZ-G1 or TOUGHPAD. Available in two flavors with a WWAN model and a Wireless-LAN one only the FZ-G1 will come by default with Windows 8, an …

Geanee announces the MK-AR2 Waterproof Android 4.0 Tablet in Japan

Geanee launched in Japan a new Android 4.0 Tablet with MK-AR2, a new Waterproof wonder. Capable to stay up to 30 minutes under water (1m max – IPX7) the MK-AR2 comes with a nice Boxchip A10 Cortex A8 at 1.2〜1.5GHZ and a Mali-400 2D/3D OPEN GL GPU and 2160P VPU, with 512MB of RAM, 4GB of internal memory, WiFi, a 7″ screen with a 800×480 resolution and HDMI out! The MK-AR2 is now available in Japan and sold at around 14,800 Yen.

Sony outs a new Digital Picture Frame in Japan with Full AVCHD support

Sony outs in Japan a new S-Frame Digital Picture frame with the DPF-HD800! Announced for a launch at the end of January at around 14,000 Yen, the DPF-HD800 is a nice little 8″ Digital Frame with a 800×480 Display with a 200cd/m2 Brightness and full support of full HD AVCHD Videos at 28Mbps in 60p as well as Mp4, Motion JPEG and even MPEG-1 Videos! This new frame comes by default with 2GB of internal memory and support of Memory Stick Duo (PRO/PRO-HG) and SDXC Cards.

Sony outs the DSC-TF1 a new waterproof digital compact camera

Sony announced simultaneously in the US, Europe and in Japan the DSC-TF1 a new 16.1Mpix Super HAD CCD Camera that packs a nice 4x optical Zoon with Optical SteadyShot into a sturdy and waterproof (10m) body that also happen to be dust-proof and Freeze proof. The DSC-TF1 come with a 720p video mode, Beauty Effect, 360 Sweep Panorama Mode and advanced flash.
Finally the DSC-TF1 will be sold around $200 USD in the US, 200€ in Europe, £180 in the UK and 20,000 Yen in Japan.

Sony outs a new Walkman W design to sports addicts and even swimmers!

Sony announced today a new update to its Walkman W series with the NWD-W273. Available in Black, Blue and White the NWD-W273 comes only in 4GB and schedule to hit stores in Japan around middle of February. Roughly similar to previous Walkman W series, the NWD-W273 is however now 30% smaller as well as being IPX5 and IPX8 (Waterproof) letting you enjoy music even while swimming! Like previous this new DAP comes with Quick Charge that will give you around 1h of Mp3 playback after a 3 minute …

XW-BTS1-W, Pioneer’s new affordable Bluetooth Speaker!

Announced at just 10,000 Yen in Japan or 113 USD, the XW-BTS1-W is Pioneer latest Bluetooth Speaker. Sporting a pair of 5W speakers this Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR/A2DP with support of SBC Codec, this new XW-BTS1-W speaker from Pioneer comes with a size of 250×88.5×132.5mm for a weight of 1.1Kg. Elegant, affordable the XW-BTS1-W could have been a real killer if only it would have also been able to run in battery instead of being tethered to an outlet plug.

Iriver launch the ULALA I-K1, an affordale Android 2.3.5 Smartphone

This may not the sexiest Android phone that has been announce this year, but at 100,000 Won or less than 100 USD the ULALA I-K1 has only one goal, being the most affordable and elegant Smartphone you can get. Targeting customers looking for a second phone the ULALA I-K1 will be sold in Korea with any contract and will come by default with Android 2.3.5, an ARM Coretex A5 CPU, a 3.5″ screen with a HVGA resolution (320×480), a dual SIM Slot, WiFi+3G+Bluetooth, a MicroSD Slot, a 3Mpix …

Panasonic demos Five 3D Cameras Capture Panorama at Digital Contents Expo 2012

“DIVE into World Heritage 3D,”exhibited by Panasonic at Digital Content EXPO 2012, is a system for creating panoramic images by shooting with five 3D cameras, then showing the images using five high-definition plasma display panels.
” In collaboration with UNESCO, we photographed seven world heritage sites around the world. The purpose of these images is to allow people to have an experience like they’d have if they went to these sites in person. 3D cameras used to be …

Sony unveils new powerful HandyCam camcorder with the HDR-PJ790V

Sony outs in Japan and in the USA at CES several HandyCam camcorders (see the full list below), but by far the most interesting one of all is the almighty HDR-PJ790V a 24.1Mpix Camcorder with a top-mounted 5.1 ch surround sound mic, 96GB flash memory, multi-interface shoe allowing optional Wi-Fi and XLR box compatibility, wide angle 26mm Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Sonar Lens with hood, and built-in projector (35lm) with external device input – about $1599
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HDR-CX220: Full HD 60p, …

Esupply outs in Japan its new Bamboo keyboard and wireless mouse

Keyboard and mouses made of Bamboo are nothing new, but it is always a welcome surprise to see that companies or resellers like eSupply are still offering such a product in Japan. The new products are, for the keyboard at least 100% QWERTY and not Japanese Qwerty giving the possibility for anyone to use it and this not only in Japan. While both models are USB, only the mouse is actually wireless and powered by battery. Announced at 4,180 Yen for the Keyboard and 3,180 Yen for the mouse these …