CEATEC Day 1 Round Up

[CEATEC 2010] We’ve scoured the showfloor on the first day of CEATEC, and while it isn’t as explosive as CES, there are still several new technologies that caught our attention. To make life easier for you instead of going through the archives, here’s a quick round up of what’s interesting. Stay tuned for more – day 2 will begin in a few hours’ time, and you can be sure that we will be well prepared for what’s coming our way then. Try guessing what we’re holding up there – we have a story to it in one of the links below.

• Sharp to announce a 3D smartphone
• ROHM OLED micro-display
• Gestures User Interface by Hitachi
• TDK flexes its… displays
• Hitachi next-generation backlight for LCD TV
• Murata Pulse-ring checks your vital signs in a non-intrusive way
• Hitachi Hybrid Optical+SSD+HDD drive
• Panasonic Lumix Phone — Meh
• UQ WiMax Provider hits 300Mbps with WiMax2
• Android Sharp IS03 with Retina Display, hands-on
• Panasonic Lumix GH2 with 3D lens, hands-on
• RFID tags to avoid gas leaks
• KDDI free viewpoint turns 2D video into interactive 3D
• Panasonic has Kinect-like system for digital signage
• Docomo Tai Heart tells you if you’re really in love