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…
The Shirai lab of the Kanagawa institute was presenting, at the Digital content expo of Tokyo, this new kind of 3D screens that allows to show simultaneously two version of a same image. At the demo, two kinds of text were displayed in the same image, one in japanese the other in english, this technology…
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…
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…
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…
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