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Fat measuring device for dogs from Japan
OMG…..we are already traumatized by having to watch our weight on the hi-fi weighing scales and know which part of our body encompasses how much fat. And now these folks in Japan are putting man’s best friend through the same torture. Only difference is that your pet cannot read the figures and so NO WORRIES…
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Toshiba Dynabook Satellite WXW a multimedia powerhouse
Toshiba Japan has announced the Dynabook Satellite WXW notebook specially designed for gamers. The Santa Rose based machine is powered by a Core 2 Duo T7300 processor at 2.0 Ghz and 1 GB of RAM (expandable to 4GB). Putting an end all your FPS worries is the DirectX 10-capable GeForce 8700M GT with 256MB memory…
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Logitec LIC-TRA056SD records telephone conversations
With the LIC-TRA056SD from Logitec Japan you can record conversations from an ordinary telephone. Putting an end to those pesky micro cassettes the little device plugs in between the telephone receiver and telephone itself. It has 128MB of onboard memory which can store upto 50 hours of conversations, pop in an SD card and the…
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Voiis Mini – The pocket messenger phone
Voiis Mini Pocket Messenger phone is Bluetooth compatible and comes with a base station. Connect it to your PC and you can interact wirelessly with Skype, Windows Media Player and iTunes in a 100 meter range. The 1.2 inch color display’s Skype and MSN messenger text messages along with the contact list. It has a…
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Toshiba Vardia RD-A600 / A600 Hybrid HD-DVD recorders
Toshiba Japan has announced a pair of hybrid HD-DVD recorders RD-A600 and RD-A300. Both share the same set of features but for the hard drive the RD-A600 comes with a 600GB HDD and A300 with 300 Gigs. They come with digital and analog TV tuner and can write on HD-DVD-R discs and the onboard hard…
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Sharp Papyrus PW-TC920 is much more than an electronic dictionary
Sharp has expanded its Papyrus range of electronic dictionaries with the PW-TC920, it comes with a keyboard and a touch pad as well. Other than the regular stuff that such dictionaries comes with the Papyrus PW-TC920 packs in a lot more. It sports a 4.3 inch ASV display supporting 480 x 320 pixels and a…
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Maxell MXSP-2000 iPod dock
Maxell Japan, a division of Hitachi has announced yet another iPod dock. The MXSP-2000 has the a iPod docking port at the top and can play music from the stereo mini input as well. As for the main speaker it is 35mm wide and the two way speakers are 75mm wide which deliver an output…
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The first female robot goes up for auction
Renowed robot designer Tomotaka Takahashi made history when he created the Female Robot FT. He even went to the extent of consulting with professional models on how to give FT a feminine walk and posture. She is made up of 23 motors and 2 gyroscopes, and needs a checkup twice a year. Of the two…
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Pepsi Ice Cucumber
Suntory will be selling the limited edition Pepsi Ice Cucumber in Japan from June 12th. Surely it will help the Japanese to beat the heat, Ayano from NNI media got a chance to taste the drink. To be available in 500ml bottles, the drink smells more like a perfume he says. Just thinking of Cucumber…
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JVC HD-110MH80 world’s largest rear projection TV at 110 inches
JVC Japan has announced the HD-110MH80 which gets the title of the world’s largest rear projection TV. At 110 inches it is the biggest TV money can buy as its Plasma and LCD counterparts from Mitsubishi and Sharp max out at 103 and 108 inches respectively. It adopts the Bick screen (Exe series) which offers…
