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NTT Docomo has developed the Hands-Free Videophone, which enables video calls without having to hold the camera. This is part of docomo’s research on creating future glasses-type devices.
The Hands-Free Videophone captures the user’s face with three cameras in each of the left and right sides of the frames. The video sent to the other person is created by combining the pictures with a pre-rendered 3D model of the users face.
“Each camera has 720p resolution, and a fish-eye …

Clarion’s booth was like other rather underwhelming, but here as well it have at least one little diamond in the rough that we could not ignore with their new 01Drive. Unlike most speaker, the 01Drive is a ceiling speaker, made to be used mainly at home and that can also accommodate any light ceiling easy and without modifications needed! The 01Drive comes in an hexagonal six-drive sharp and will let you stream all your tunes via Bluetooth and this regardless of your device! Not sure if …

Pioneer did not had much to offer, at least that we did not really know about, at this year CEATEC, however they shown a very interesting product that for once was not related to Pioneer’s core business : Audio, by introducing a nice Mirror to help women to get a professional lighting to help them apply their makeup. The concept is rather simple by not only offering the best ligthing possible by using a pair of 4 LED lights, but also to give you the possibility to change the light …

If Docomo’s Grip UI did not really amazed us, its other approach with the i Beam to tackle people’s difficulty to use their tablets in a crowded environment really impressed us! Thanks to a pair of sensor fitted at the bottom of your tablet that will track your eyes, you will now be able to quickly and without having to touch your tablet or smartphone, control your device freely and without restrictions. Sure the initial set-up was far from being flawless, sure i Beam is somehow a …

Improving something that works just fine is a difficult task and I must say that Docomo did a pretty descent job this year at CEATEC with their new hands-free video-conferencing prototype. The concept is simple, create an digitized avatar of yourself that will not only mimic your facial expression but also reproduce your surrounding environment without the needs for you to face a camera. Simple isn’t it? Well actually not really but Docomo came with something rather interesting in the …