inFORM is a Dynamic Shape Display that can render 3D content physically, so users can interact with digital information in a tangible way. inFORM can also interact with the physical world around it, for example moving objects on the table’s surface. Remote participants in a video conference can be displayed physically, allowing for a strong…
Yahoo launched an experimentation to help visually impaired kids to discover the world by haptic stimulations: now the results of a search can not only be audios, texts, images or video, these are also physical objects. A 3D printing machine, using a vocal recognition motor, helps kids to search an object and then prints the…
Toshiba showed an SD card offering a Wireless LAN Access Point, called “FlashAir”. By offering this functionality, this SD card provides the advantage of allowing access to the data stored on it, without the need to remove the card or plug a cable to the device. This basic functionality does not require any special driver…
Well everything is in the title, no? OLED for « Organic Light-Emitting Diode ». The OLED technology is full of promises: Lower cost in the future (when mass production will start), Light weight, flexible screen, wider viewing angles, improved brightness, better response time (for a good fluidity in the mouvements)… 4K or Ultra HD, provides an image…
Google has introduced several « Google play » vending machines in Tokyo. These machines allow you to choose several games, a mix of free-to-play apps and paid-for titles It’s a giant tactile screen that allows you to browse between the apps. Sometimes some questions are asked: « what kind of graphic design, do you prefer », « which screen do…
Like Pioneer, a lot of companies showed their latest HUD system at the ceatec 2013. Initially designed for the military pilots, those features allow the driver to watch the road and get informations directly in front of their field of view. The projected image is collimated which makes the light rays parallel. Because the light…
Japan has more and more elderly people and a growing number of single-member households, the number of pets have become increasingly important. This is an important market, people buy strollers, cloths and they spend a lot for the health of their pet. With Wandant, Fujitsu offers the same sensing technologies developed for use in mobile…
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…
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…
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…
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