Nissan 3E is not about driving; it’s a concept, an experiment into how people may buy or view cars in the future. Technology like this could make going to a dealership or a motor show a truly interactive event, where engagement is possible on site and on-line. More here.
During the digital content expo, at Miraikan museum, Fuji was exposing its bendable electro acoustic transducer aka BEAT, a cool name for a flexible speaker. It is composed of a two electrodes and a vibratile thin metal film substrate, which carries positive charges. The metal film substrate is disposed between the first electrode and the…
AquaTop Display is a projection system that uses white water as a screen surface. This system allows the user ’s limbs to freely move through, under and over the projection surface. Using the unique characteristics of fluid, AquaTop proposes new interaction methods specific to the projection medium: water. The system allows interactions such as protruding…
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…
Scentee is a new kind of communication based on smells. It allows you to configure an aroma for all kind of notifications that you can receive on your favorite smartphone. For example you can configure a coffee aroma for your alarm clock, or a vanilla perfum when you receive a mail. 12 aromas are available…
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…
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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