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Sharp unveils HDTVs with Blu-ray recorders

by Shawn Ingram on Aug 7, 2009 at 10:10 AM

It’s no big news that Blu-ray adoption, at least in the US, is far from ubiquitous.  Not everyone has an HDTV and the players can be expensive.  While DVD adoption was partially attributed to the PS2, the PS3 hasn’t sold nearly as well as its predecessor with the HD standard. … Continue Reading »

Solar powered mobile from Sharp launches in Japan

by Heather Wood on Jun 29, 2009 at 12:19 PM

Sharp has released the new Solar Phone SH002 in Japan this month as a way to get a jump on the solar powered cell phone market.  The company claims that ten minutes of sun exposure allows for one minute of talk time or two hours of standby time.  Sharp has… Continue Reading »

Oddball Tech: Geocities is toast, watch the dead via the web, and sentient trains in Japan

by Iyaz Akhtar on Apr 24, 2009 at 08:16 PM

The world of technology is a weird place.  Flying images and sound through the air, microwaves, and bicycles.  So our stories have nothing to do with that.  Yahoo’s cleaning house and next out is Geocities.  Italy thinks you want to watch the dead online.  Also, trains in Japan are starting… Continue Reading »

Panasonic makes a move for 3D Blu-ray

by Christian Milsom on Nov 26, 2008 at 07:20 PM

It is widely known that the future of Blu-ray is in 3D and a feasible idea for this was shown by Panasonic at the CEATEC show in Japan although it was pre-production.  However they have now made a bid to be king of this future market with a proposal to… Continue Reading »

DosPara intro’s the limited edition, not so special Prime Note Cartina netbook

by Robert Nelson on Nov 18, 2008 at 05:44 PM

DosPara have recently announced a new and limited edition netbook.  The new model has been dubbed the Prime Note Cartina and will be limited to just 30 units.  The netbook will be released only in Japan, which typically would be a cause of some jealousy, but judging from the specs… Continue Reading »

Dell rolls out 32GB SSD equipped pink, red Inspiron Mini 9’s in Japan

by Robert Nelson on Nov 17, 2008 at 01:00 PM

Remember that red colored Inspiron Mini 9 that Michael Dell was spotted carrying around during the All Things Digital conference this past May?  Well, it appears that some customers will soon be able to grab an Inspiron Mini 9 of their own in red, and also pink.  Dell has just… Continue Reading »

Blu ‘revolution’ continues

by Christian Milsom on Nov 5, 2008 at 06:14 PM

Anybody who is fed up with new formats of media and still has only vinyl switch off your monitor now.  Boosted by their success in the High Definition DVD war with Blu-ray they have decided to expand the Blu franchise with Blu-spec CD. Details are sketchy regarding the actual advantages… Continue Reading »

Sanyo announces new 7 inch Gorilla GPS

by Natesh Sood on Nov 5, 2008 at 02:13 PM

Recently, Sanyo announced a new GPS for their Gorilla lineup of GPSs.  One of the main and special features about the new NVA-GS1580FT is its screen size—a nice, sexy 7-inch touch screen.  In addition, it comes with 4GB of internal hard drive space and plays both DVD’s and CD’s.  The… Continue Reading »

Panasonic to aquire Sanyo

by Sue Walsh on Nov 3, 2008 at 11:14 AM

Despite media reports across the world, Panasonic is remaining mum on the question of whether they are indeed planning acquire Sanyo.  Reuters and the Tokyo press are reporting that their sources say the deal is done and will be formally announced in a press conference on Friday. Sanyo, the world’s… Continue Reading »

The coolest keyboard just got hotter

by Christian Milsom on Nov 2, 2008 at 09:31 AM

You may remember earlier this year Thanko, a Japanese company, released the imaginatively named “Thanko Cooler USB keyboard.”  For those that don’t, here is a brief recap: it is essentially a solidly build keyboard complete with three fans that are designed to keep your hands cool whatever the weather.  So,… Continue Reading »

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