Posts tagged Japan

au KDDI soon gives birth to a creation that would completely make all rice cookers in the world obsolete.

Here is the daily roundup from Japanese consumer tech and tech business websites for November 12, 2014.

Lovable Japanese froggie toy Keromin can now talk and speak, with its soon-to-be-upgraded singing functions.

NEC develops a new product recognition system, one that would let users instantly determine the authenticity of an item using only a smartphone.

Here is the daily roundup from Japanese consumer tech and tech business websites and news publications for November 11, 2014.

Information Services International Dentsu Ltd. is currently experimenting with a new contactless smart card system to aid tourists in automatically translating terminals, signs, and displays.

According to a survey conducted by GfK Japan, at least one out of four people still use feature phones as their primary mobile device today.

Japan’s famous ‘Battleship Island’ has just been swarmed by an army of 4K HD recording drones, all in the name of historical documentation.

Sofbank’s talking and conversing robot will now be Nestle’s front desk employee.

Ever wondered how it would feel like to touch objects on the screen as if they’re real? Researchers at the University of Tokyo give us a glimpse of this concept.

Japan’s test 4K HD broadcast channel, Channel 4K, will be boosting its program schedule next month.

Segway dancing, thousands of Japanese schoolgirls, and a continuous shot taken by a drone-mounted camera… … It must be the newest music video by OK Go. Alternative Pop band OK Go, …

NTT Docomo unveils its latest plan to secure its telecommunications infrastructure within Japan’s turbulent waters and shaky grounds.

EduTech startup Quipper aims to make education more accessible through technology. With the founder’s previous success in mobile gaming, the company believes gaming and education share the same tech “DNA.”

Starting this week, the village of Asuka in Japan will now have its own fleet of iPad-equipped roving ultra-compact vehicles.

$4.6B richer after the Alibaba IPO, Japanese tech and telecoms conglomerate SoftBank is reportedly discussing a potential acquisition of movie studio DreamWorks Animation.

Soon, patients in Japanese hospitals may be monitored 24/7 using smartphones. That is according to a new proposal recently announced by Japanese IT giant NEC. The …

Tablet implementation on schools is certainly not a new concept. However, it is always fascinating to see its implementation, as it shows the tablet’s significant …

When it comes to smart eyewear, we usually think of floating interfaces, navigation guides, and augmented reality. Board games certainly weren’t on top of the …

The VR boom that Oculus Rift has made created a lot of new innovations and ideas, but it has also spawned many creations that try …