Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Panasonic announces the LUMIX 3D1, its first real 3D compact Lumix

Announced this morning in the USA, the LUMIX 3D1, is Panasonic first compact 3D camera. Schedule for a launch in North America this December at 499.99 USD, the LUMIX 3D1, comes with a 12,1Mpix Sensor, shoot AVCHD Video in Full HD in either 2D or 3D in 60i, comes with a 4x optical Zoom, a 3.5” touchscreen, support SD, SDHC and SDXC Cards as well as featuring 70MB of internal memory. SECAUCUS, NJ (November 7, 2011) – Panasonic today announced the LUMIX DMC-3D1, a cutting-edge digital camera that employs two newly-developed lens units with folded optics design in a stunningly compact body that can capture crisp and clear 3D and 2D photos and videos. The LUMIX 3D1, with a twin-lens design, features 25mm ultra-wide angle lenses with 4x optical...

RIBA II Care Support Robot For Lifting Patients

RIBA II is a two-armed care support robot that can lift people from a prone position on the floor to a wheelchair, which is one of the most physically demanding tasks in nursing homes. RIBA II has been co-developed by Tokai Rubber Industries and RIKEN. “Basically, this robot can move people from a bed to a wheelchair or a wheelchair to a bed, and it can also move people, such as Alzheimer’s patients, who are lying on the floor to a wheelchair.” “As this robot comes into direct contact with people, we’ve made its entire covering soft, so as not to injure people. If you touch it, you’ll find it’s very soft.” To make the robot’s whole exterior soft, it has all-rubber, flexible touch sensors, called SR sensors, developed by Tokai Rubber...

Development of Next Generation Fuel efficient Clean Diesel engine with Industry’s Fastest Restart Time

Mazda has announced the development of a new 2.2-liter clean diesel engine which will be incorporated in the new Mazda CX-5 crossover SUV expected to be released in spring of 2012. This is the first diesel engine to pass Japan’s New Long-Term Emission Regulations without the need for expensive nitrogen oxide (NOx) after treatment technology. The new engine delivers a maximum torque of 420Nm, which is more than some of the 4.0-liter V6 gasoline type engine vehicles, while offering a superb fuel economy of 18.6km/L. The new SKYACTIV-D 2.2 engine incorporates Mazda new idling stop system, i-stope, bringing the ability of restart the engine in a single start cycle through careful positioning of the piston as the engine stops, achieving...

Release of Glass-Free 3D Digital Viewer by Fujifilm

Fujifilm has released a new FinePix REAL 3D V3, a 3D glass-free LCD monitor. The new viewer has been developed based on lenticular technology. The new FinePix REAL 3D V3 supports high definition 3D still photos and movie playback. The system is compatible with other 3D devices via HDMI input, industry’s first in 3D Digital viewer. The 2D still photos and movies can also be viewed at a maximum resolution of 10,000 x 10,000 pixels. In addition to this, the full color display offers an impressive 16.77 million colors resulting in superb color accuracy. The new display has wide viewing angle of up to 160 degrees horizontally and 140 degrees vertically. Among some of its built-in functionalities are; slideshow function, calendar,...

RAZR vs iPhone 4S: Did Motorola Just Win an Injunction Against Apple Products in Germany?

Apple is having a rather bad week when it comes to its patent-based legal obligations. A few days ago we found out that a virtually unknown Spanish Android tablet maker scored a win against Apple in Spain and now we hear that Motorola may have obtained a preliminary injunction against Apple in Germany. Why aren’t we sure about this? Here’s how Florian Mueller explains it: Apple knows what it’s like to win injunctions against rivals. It won four of them against Samsung (two in Germany, one in the Netherlands and most recently one in Australia; all of them preliminary). Now it seems that Apple has just come out on the losing end of a patent infringement lawsuit. I have received a copy of what purports to be...

T-Mobile Springboard Tablet Launching On November

T-Mobile has come forward with a press release announcement detailing the pricing and the release date for the tablet. In short, the Springboard will not be available on November 9th. Instead, those interested in picking up this 7 inch Honeycomb running tablet will have to wait until November 16th. Moving onto the pricing and we are seeing something similar to what T-Mobile announced with the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus — a downpayment followed by monthly payments in addition to a two-year agreement and data plan. The Springboard will come with a downpayment of $179.99. Worth noting, that $179.99 downpayment comes AFTER a $50 mail-in rebate. And in addition, the monthly payments, those include “20 interest free monthly payments...

Top Seven Reasons The Samsung Galaxy Note Is Worth Looking For Read: Top Seven Reasons The Samsung Galaxy Note Is Worth Looking For

If one thing became clear over this last week, it’s that the Samsung Galaxy Note’s first appearance in advertising was a pretty big deal indeed. And admittedly, when I first got a look at this, I thought, how come everyone’s so excited about the Samsung Galaxy Note, when the Dell Streak 5 tried to do the same thing and pretty much collapsed in the process? But then I took a closer look at the whole thing and a few things started to become clear. There was a lot of difference between the Samsung Galaxy Note and the Dell Streak 5, and there was difference sufficient for me to make a list, as we usually do on Friday. Thus, I bring out for you the Top Seven Reasons The Galaxy Note Is Worth Looking...

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