All the stories tagged with: Concepts
Fujitsu phone scam detection technology to disrupt scammers
10/02/2012, [CEATEC 2102] In Japan, phone scamming is a regarded as a pretty big issue, but there aren’t a lot of ways to prevent it right now. However, it looks like Fujitsu is currently working on a solution to the problem. [...]
Murata Electric Walking Assist Car isn’t really a car
10/01/2012, [CEATEC 2012] We’re still a long way off from having self-replaceable, robotic legs but that isn’t stopping companies from trying to pave the way for such technology. Murata is one such company. Back in 2011, the company exhibited a concept [...]
Docomo Shabette Robo keeps you in the know
10/01/2012, [CEATEC 2012] Remember the NEC PaPeRo robot that was said to possibly end up in homes this year? Well, it looks like we’re a step closer to seeing that happen. At the moment, it is available as a research prototype [...]
Docomo helps commuters with one-handed smartphone/tablet use
10/01/2012, [CEATEC 2012] It is usually frowned upon to talk on the phone when using public transport, but the same can’t be said when it comes to using your phones for other purposes. Well, Docomo has come up with some new [...]
Retractable Printer adjusts its size to your needs
10/01/2012, Printers are usually a must-have at offices. You never know when you may have to snatch a few quick prints of that important document that needs to be in hard copy. In fact, printers have also find a space at [...]
Docomo works on video-calls for glasses-shaped phones
10/01/2012, [CEATEC 2012] CEATEC 2012 will be home to a number of interesting products and one that has caught our attention is the TV phone glasses prototype from NTT Docomo. Just in case the name of the product throws you off, [...]
Carbon nanotube breakthrough points to higher-resolution holograms
09/25/2012, A few months ago, a “hologram” Tupac joined Snoop Dogg on stage and excited the world about the potential for holograms to resurrect dead celebrities. There was only one problem: it wasn’t a hologram, and it wasn’t three-dimensional. That’s [...]
Toaster tells the weather while popping you breakfast
09/24/2012, Some of us think that the best things in life are simple items – such as some home-made jam, butter and freshly made toast. Well, if you want to spruce up your dining room with a unique toaster to go [...]
India’s $35 Aakash 2 tablet going on sale next month
09/24/2012, Bleeding edge consumers may not appreciate the Aakash 2′s meagre specs, but India is betting the concept of the uber-cheap tablet is one that could legitimately change the world. Currently, the government-subsidized Android Gingerbread slate is being supplied to students for [...]
Sky View camera can take beautiful aerial photographs
09/24/2012, Aerial photography is nothing novel. It has been used in drones for quite some time and Google used it extensively for its mapping service, Google Maps. However, until now, aerial photography has exclusively been the domain of commercial enterprises or [...]
Peugeot Onyx concept scooter
09/23/2012, One great thing about conceptual designs is this – you need not be constrained by limitations in the real world, although sometimes a working concept is better than just a drawing. Which is why we are interested in the Peugeot [...]
This jacket will block your phone’s radio frequencies while keeping you stylish
09/19/2012, It’s embarrassing when you go for a class or lecture, or attend a meeting or watch the movies when your phone suddenly starts to ring. This happens to the most careful of us from time to time as turning our [...]
GPS brogue shoes guide you to your destination
09/14/2012, Getting GPS navigation on your smartphone or tablet is cool but it can be weary to look on the screen every other minute to find the next turn towards your destination. Imagine how convenient it would be if you could [...]
