Take a took at the close up of the combo picture of the Halluc II, eight-legged semi-autonomous mobile robot displayed at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo on 31 July 2007.

This self-directed, robot can move independently but gives you the respect of controlling it via central computer system. The exhibition is scheduled from 01 August at the museum.

[Via : gadgets Blog]

Japan’s electronics giant Sharp is on its mission to create an industry center of liquid crystal display (LCD), with the total investment projected to be some $5.03 billion.

In an initiative, the company has launched new models of Aquos LCD televsion sets, the “Aquos R (top) and G (bottom) series” in Tokyo on 31 July 2007.

During summers, Air conditioner can calm down the burning heat in your surroundings. But have you ever thought about your PCs health, which is working for you for more hours than you do it for yourself (locked, standby).

Now this unveiling of the new liquid cooling system for desktop PCs will surely make you wonder about this much-need of your PC.

This cooling device launched in Tokyo is a new system adopted Hitachi’s world-leading advanced CPU liquid cooling plate and hard drive (HDD) liquid cooling cold plate jointly developed by NEC and Hitachi.

This liquid cooling technology by Hitachi and PC development design technology by NEC reduces the  noise level of desktop PC approximately by 22.4 decibels (dB) to 24.0 dB.

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I share a big commonality with you by bearing the pain of the fingers, which are never at rest as my geeky mind keeps on moving and so do the fingers. Not only fingers, even irk in my right arm destroys my mood but I don’t prefer taking a relief in plenty of syndromes flowing out of my first-aid. I am prepared to digest the prickling of the pain but am afraid to bear the aftermaths of the medicines.

Having strong belief in my own reasons, I was on my hunt for some device that can be an alternative to the medicines and can offer me a comfortable treatment. It is here that I came across GripGlider that maintains the range of motion, dexterity, and endurance, assuring relief at the end of the day.

The concept is similar to that of a exercise but not a hard one. While sitting only, the to-and-fro movement done on this glider can make your day.

As a result of which, no gloomy talks about hands, wrists, and arms would occupy your mind or day. Adding on to this, it can be a perfect gift for the old-generation who generates the excuse of the old-age for their pain in the fingers or hands and doesn’t make an effort to try innovative gliders that returns them their young-old days. My bottom line says it all.

It is a perfect gadget.

Price: $45 at the FeelGoodStore.com

Via Pop Gadget

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With the wireless USB devices inviting all eyeballs, this one is an exception. The ultra wide band port replicator dock hits the market with its slim R400.

With its two USB ports attached on the front-face and two on back; it also comes packed with minijack audio out, Ethernet and a DVI output.

Retailed at $500, the dock is compatible with Toshiba R400 laptop.

Via Gizmodo

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Koreans seem to be the blessed creatures as very soon they will enjoy the feel of the magnet keyboard to be unveiled by Embotec (www.embotec.com).

If your fingers are also tired of long-hitting on those ugly rubber-keys, then you can also get one imported from Korea, where the product will hit the market only in the second half of this fiscal year.

This will enable you to work for long-hours as you will experience the smooth feel of the keys by utilizing magnetic levitation while typing.

Jo Young-Jun, CEO of the company explained that the keyboard consumes variable electromagnetic force complimenting the multi-finger power with an early response.

Via Aving

Hitachi, Japan’s electronics giant has come out with the new A4-paper-sized 4,096-color electronic paper display “Albirey”. It is 3.7mm thick and reports ultra low electric consumption at Hitachi’s high-tech convention in Tokyo on 25 July 2007.

The black and white electronic paper display were invented by the company during last year as information display medium of still frame for trains, offices and shops.

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For the past two days, I have informing you about the electronic products being launched in Japan. But that was by Sony.

Today for a change the product is Camera and the Company Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.

Yes, Panasonic LUMIX FX33 has unveiled the three new models of its LUMIX digital still camera in Tokyo.

Take a look at the Panasonic LUMIX FX33 and guess its cost, as it is not revealed.

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Take a peep at an exciting product displayed at a Sony design exhibition held in Tokyo on 23 July 2007.

You must have heard of beautiful lampshades, high-quality speakers and digital audio player offering voice-clarity at par. But here I have a single product embedded with all the functionality.

The displayed silver-plated flower petal motif LED floor lamp comes along with stereo speakers “Hana”, packed with two tweeters and two full-length built-in speakers. Not only this, the walkman digital audio player also stands like a flower.

Here is the designer of the Japanese electronics giant Sony, Hirotaka Tako displaying Sony’s LED floor Lamp that outflows light and sound.

Wi-Spy, the name says it all! To help you out with troubleshooting and maintaining upward going curve of the Wi-Fi performance, an updated version of 2.4 GHz ISM Band has been designed packed with Chanalyzer 2.0 software.

This smallest spectrum analyzer reflects the signal potency of all the Wi-Fi networks viz. Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz wireless phones, microwaves, Zigbee, and all other 2.4 GHz transmitters.

With the blink of an eye, you can identify and sense the silence of the Wi-Fi channels. This redesigned interface of the Chanalyzer 2.0 gives you the mirror image of the wireless setting.
Specks at glance:

Easy-identification of Wi-Fi interference
Offers a frequency range of 2.400 – 2.485 GHz
Frequency/amplitude marker
Spectral, Topographic, and Planar views

This improved Wi-Spy software is available with Windows and Mac OS X and you can also download Linux software.

Via Think Geek