Sony launches a smart social camera

It’s an app, dedicated to the Sony Xperia Z1, that allows you to stream video, « live » to your Facebook page. Incorporating « live comments » and « Likes » by friends. « Social live » is all about letting friends share an experience together through technology. Somehow the future of social network. The Xperia Z1 also have an « info-eye » technology, that…

Robovie made to assist elderly people and handicapped

Made by VStone Co Ltd, this robot can help elderly people and handicapped by carrying their shopping bags, guide them through the crowd, help them to stand up from a wheel chair. Originaly launched in 2010, it is composed of an aluminum frame coated with plastic: 90cm tall, 35kg. The robot is made of 15…

La navigation au doigt et à l’oeil

At CEATEC there were also several « head mounted displays », glasses that project informations directly on the lenses. We have heard about the Google glasses, but Docomo offers more. Their glasses also feature augmented reality, you’re able to project onto almost any surface, files stored in the cloud and also access sites where you can surf…

SmartPet transforms your iPhone iPod into a « cute » pet

SmartPet transforms your iPhone into a digital pet. With voice and gesture recognition and many more. You may change the face with several other pet faces or even yours. They can interact with each other members of their species using a bluetooth connexion. If you’re ready for a quick lesson of japanese, a video is…

Chapit the home automation robot

This is a universal voice remote control: Chapit is able to understand more than 10 000 words (in japanese). You can use this cute thing to change TV channels, turn on lights or access to internet. Chapit is not new since it was showed in 2007 but it gets a lot of improvements since. If…