Mahoro lab android automates dangerous lab work

Mahoro, co-developed by AIST and Yaskawa, is a general-purpose android for automating lab work that previously had to be done manually.
The robot can do tasks, such as dispensing and culturing, faster and more precisely than people. So, it can do clinical tests and work with biohazards efficiently.
“For example, to develop influenza drugs, we do infection trials every day, using virulent strains of influenza. This work is very hazardous, so it should be done by robots. We also have to do …

Olympus announces the MEG4.0 its latest wearable display prototype

Olympus have been working on wearable displays since the past year and have shown several prototypes already, however, the company today announce yet a new concept/prototype with the MEG4.0 a tiny wearable display that can be fitted on most glasses.
The MEG4.0 comes with QVGA resolution (320×240) with a 10cd/m2 – 2,000 cd/m2 brightness, an accelerometer and Bluetooth connection to be used with a smartphone with GPS. The MEG4.0 weight around 30g and has up to 8h of battery life in …

Motorola releases the XT626 its first Android first dual-mode iDEN and 3G Smartphone in Korea

According to our good friends over Engadget, the Motorola XT626 has been spot over at the FCC in the USA, however, today, the Motoroal announced that this new phone will be first made available in Korea and will be available via KT Powertel.
Despite being freshly announced, the XT626 is far from being the most exciting Android Phone that we had the chance to see and don’t expect much since this new Moto will only be powered by Android 2.3 and come with a 8Mpix Camera with Digital Zoom and LED …

iTable, the most insane all in one Desktop and laptop companion that mankind can buy!

Oh well, here you are another Thanko’s mind blowing product coming our from the cheapest Chinese factory that man kind find, ladies and gentlemen, behold the iTable!
Sure the overall concept of the iTable is basically sound, after all who will not be thrilled to have a true all in one companion for its PC that will bring in just one device a Memory Card Reader, PC Speaker, HDD Sata Dock, Cup Holder, Business Card Hold and USB Hub for just 5,480 Yen! Hell I’ll be the first to get one of these …

NEC New LaVie Z Ultrabook now officially official! Act 2, Scene 1

Announced early May, then officialized early June, Today (Early July) NEC finally gave its LaVie Z its definitive launch date and price line-up. So technically speaker nothing much has changed here, the LaVie Z is still an ultrabook and still comes with a Core-i7-3517U or Core i5-3317U, SSD, a 13.3″ screen with a 1600×900 resolution and lithium-magnesium alloy but comes now in an even lighter package and now weight just 875g instead of the 999g previously announced!
Anyway the first …

Sony unleash the power of its XQD Cards with the S Series and its 168MB/s writing speed

Here you are the 2nd generation of Sandisk, Sony and Nikon’s memory card the XQD S Series where the S stand for Speed! Yep these XQD Cards, the very same one used in Nikon’s D4 camera are now faster then ever! Announced at the beginning with a 125MB’s writing Speed the new S Series XQD card now achieve a whopping 168MB/s or, when used the the Nikon D4 being capable to shoot up to 108 RAW file non-stop in burst mode, or according to Sony’s press release, being capable …

Casio’s PicapiCamera iPhone app is the world’s first to use visible light communication technology

PicapiCamera, developed by Casio, is the world’s first iPhone app which uses visible light communication technology.
To send and receive data via the app, the message to be sent is encoded using red, green and blue flashing lights and shown on the display. The receiver points their iPhone at the flashing lights and the data is transferred.
“There are two approaches to communication using visible light. One is to embed data in the light from illumination sources, by turning it on and …

Kokusai Kogyo developped AR app that visualizes water height in the event of a tsunami

Kokusai Kogyo is developing a disaster prevention AR application the can visualize the depth of water in the event of a tsunami or flooding.
With this prototype, the water level five meters ahead is superimposed on the view from the camera of an iPad.
“Hazard maps are distributed in printed form or published on Web sites, but people don’t know what the situation would be where they are right now. So, we want to let people know, right away, what would happen where they are now, using …

Google TV from Sony Arrives in Store July 2012

Sony Europe today announced the availability and pricing of the NSZ-GS7, Internet Player with Google TV, originally introduced in January at CES. Powered by the Google TV platform, the Internet Player will be available to buy in store from July, priced at £200/€200. Pre-orders begin in July online at www.sony-europe.com.
In 2010, Sony pioneered the internet-TV convergence as one of the first manufacturers to launch products powered by Google TV. With the new Internet Player with Google TV, Sony …

Nintendo announces the 3DS LL or 3DS XL!

Here you are, the 2nd Generation 3DS is not a “lite” version of the actual one, but rather its “larger” sister, behold the 3DS XL or LL in Japan.
Announce for a Worldwide launch at the end of July this new 3DS XL/LL comes with a new 3D 4.88” (800×240) screen and a a 4.18” secondary display offering a 90% increase of display real-estate! Bluetooth (Bluetooth Keyboard) But also a bulkier device with a size of 156x93x22 for 336g and an improve battery life of up to 6h30 while playing 3DS …