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Jibo robot heralds in the Jetsons Age, funded by KDDI
It’s taken our brainiacs a while to introduce a domesticated robot who is as sociable and financially viable as Jibo. But we’ve finally got him in the flesh. This cool robot is the result of a collaboration between KDDI and other entries who have focused on robotics for a while now. Developed in the Massachusetts…
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Sony Xperia UL goes official in Japan
Japanese telecom operator KDDi has taken the wraps off the much awaited Sony Experia UL. Rumors of the phone have been doing rounds on the Internet since some time now and here is what the phone actually packs in. The Experia UL will sport a 5 inch full HD LCD screen (1,920 x 1,080 dots…
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KDDi Remote TV streams recorded media to a smartphone or tablet
Would you spend $200 on a device that lets you stream content from your DVR or Blu-Ray player to a compatible smartphone or tablet anywhere? Of course you would and Japanese telecom major KDDi also thinks so. The Remote TV is a bit smaller than the Apple TV comes with a usual share of ports…
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Casio G’zOne TYPE-L is the GShock of smartphones
NEC has partnered with Casio for the G’zOne TYPE-L phone. Built like Casio’s G-Shock watches the rugged phone can easily take on the forces of nature and even some hardships that you might throw at it. Running on ICS it packs in 5 sensors – temperature, orientation, acceleration, gyro, and atmospheric. The phone is powered…
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KDDI introduces app that authenticates you after reading your palm
Biometric scanning is the thing of the past. Now scan-based authentication should be more available to everyone. Just what KDDI made possible with their all new palm scanning application. This app makes use of high-resolution cameras at the back of phones to store your palm information and later use it as a means to unlock…
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Japan’s KDDi to launch an Android 4.0 powered set top box
KDDI’s President today announced the ‘Smart TV Box’ which looks a lot like the Nintendo Wii. The Android – Ice Cream Sandwich powered set up box will be made available to a select set of customers for testing this summer. The company will be also launching services, similar to the iCloud but will be focused…
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KDDI INFOBAR C01 with ten-button keypad coming to Japan on Feb 3
Japanese telecom giants have long earned a reputation to unveil never-seen-before stuff which might not always be practical but sure does serve a good dose of eye candy. KDDI’s recently unveiled INFOBAR CO1, its colorful Android driven smartphone with the classic ten-button keypad. This is something that would ordinarily see on feature phones but KDDI…
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Sharp and KDDI AQUOS Phone IS14SH is fully loaded
Among all the good things that you can salvage from some Far East releases, you have to pay keen attention to the Sharp and KDDI AQUOS Phone IS14SH. It seems to summarize all that we saw come our way in 2011. The phone features Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a 3.7-inch ASV Liquid Crystal Panel, an 8-megapixel…
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KDDI Haptic touch screen unveiled at Ceatec
KDDI Japan showed a prototype of its pressure-sensitive Haptic touch screen at Ceatec 2011 event which makes you feel as if you are actually pushing a button instead of just a flat surface. It works by responding to pressure and providing a sensation of clicking a keyboard button. This could very well bring in a…
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This is what happens when batteries go bad in Japanese mobile phones
What you see here are executives from Japanese telecom operator KDDI and mobile phone manufacturers Casio and NEC apologizing in true Japanese style before the press following a massive recall of phones because of overheating batteries. [KDDI Japan]
