CEATEC JAPAN 2008 Special Site CEATEC JAPAN 2008 Special Site

Pioneer to Quit Display Business

Pioneer Corp officially announced structural reform plans to improve its earnings, along with its financial results for the t... (read more, 02/13 19:43)

[CEATEC] DoCoMo Uses Handset to Show PC-stored Content on Remote TV

NTT DoCoMo Inc developed the "MH2H (mobile home to home)," a technology to enable its users to display the content stored in ... (read more, 10/10 20:45)

[Column] When Will Large OLED TVs Come Out?

"CEATEC JAPAN 2008," a general exhibition of the latest IT and electronics technologies, took place from Sept 30 to Oct 4, 20... (read more, 10/10 19:25)

[CEATEC] Resin Sheet Realizes Simply-structured Rear-projection TV

Uchida Laboratory of the Graduate School of Engineering at Tohoku University exhibited a display made with a special resin sh... (read more, 10/09 16:12)

[CEATEC] Panasonic Develops Ultraslim Non-contact Charging Module

Panasonic Electric Works Co Ltd exhibited a prototype of an ultraslim non-contact charging module for the use of mobile devic... (read more, 10/09 10:42)

[CEATEC] JVC Unveils 8K4K Projector w/ 1,100,000:1 Contrast Ratio

Victor Company of Japan Ltd (JVC) showcased a front-projection projector whose number of display pixels is 8,192 x 4,320 (abo... (read more, 10/08 20:59)

[CEATEC] White LED Used for 100Mbps Wireless Transmission

Taiyo Yuden Co Ltd exhibited a high-speed wireless communication system that utilizes a white LED at CEATEC JAPAN 2008. (read more, 10/08 20:57)

[CEATEC] Rohm Demos 100,000cd/m2 OLED Flash

Rohm Co Ltd prototyped an OLED shadowless lamp and an OLED flash, and exhibited them at CEATEC JAPAN 2008.ĦĦThe "shadowless la... (read more, 10/07 19:38)

[CEATEC] Low-cost Anti-shake Technology Developed for Phonecams

Epson Toyocom Corp developed and demonstrated a new anti-shaking technology for digital camera function of small devices such... (read more, 10/07 18:59)

[CEATEC] Displays Triggering Lifestyle Revolution (2)

Displays capable of showing higher-quality images than those broadcast by TV stations, ambient displays discreetly blended wi... (read more, 10/07 12:22)

[CEATEC] TDK Develops Angle Sensor with GMR Elements

TDK Corp exhibited an angle sensor developed with GMR elements and intended for motor control of hybrid and electric vehicles... (read more, 10/06 19:25)

[CEATEC] Displays Triggering Lifestyle Revolution (1) [Video]

New situations for using TVs and new lifestyles that future TVs will create -- Flat panel display (FPD) manufacturers exhibi... (read more, 10/06 14:27)

[CEATEC] Firms Develop Glass-packaged White LED

Sumita Optical Glass Inc and Toyoda Gosei Co Ltd developed a glass-packaged white LED and showcased it at CEATEC JAPAN 2008. (read more, 10/06 11:39)

[CEATEC] KDDI Exhibits Handsets Inspired by Music Instruments

KDDI Corp exhibited a series of concept models of mobile phones developed by the company's design development project "au des... (read more, 10/03 19:36)

[CEATEC] Internet Will Evolve Around Mobile Phones, Says DoCoMo VP

Kiyoyuki Tsujimura, senior executive vice president of NTT DoCoMo, delivered a keynote speech titled "Present and Future of M... (read more, 10/03 19:33)

[CEATEC] Koa Presents New Patterning Method for LTCC Board

Koa Corp had a panel presentation at CEATEC JAPAN 2008 on an LTCC board on which wiring patterns are formed by combining phot... (read more, 10/03 19:28)

[CEATEC] NICT, Victor Develop 72-inch 3D Display Viewable with Naked Eye

Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) and Victor Company of Japan Ltd jointly develo... (read more, 10/02 20:53)

[CEATEC] Hitachi's Camcorder Wirelessly Streams HD Video on TV

Hitachi Ltd prototyped a digital camcorder that can stream HD video on a TV via a wireless LAN and exhibited it for reference... (read more, 10/02 20:15)

[CEATEC] Murata Exhibits WirelessHD Module

Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd exhibited a module supporting WirelessHD, a wireless transmission standard using 60GHz millimeter... (read more, 10/02 20:13)

[CEATEC] 488nm Nonpolar Laser Demoed by Rohm, Looks Greenish

Rohm Co Ltd exhibited a nonpolar laser whose wavelength is 488nm in a continuous oscillation. A nonpolar laser is a semicondu... (read more, 10/02 20:10)

[CEATEC] Opportunities Lie in 'Non-Web' Area, Says 'Information Grand Voyage Project' Chair

Masaru Kitsuregawa, a professor of the Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo, delivered a keynote speech... (read more, 10/02 19:30)

[CEATEC] Fujisoft to Launch VOD Service for Wii in Japan

Fujisoft Inc developed the "Ulexit" video player, a software application that can be used in embedded devices, and will offer... (read more, 10/01 20:18)

[CEATEC] Toshiba to Release Fuel Cell-powered Mobile Devices by March 2009

Toshiba Corp will release mobile devices incorporating direct methanol fuel cells by the end of fiscal 2008 (March 2009), sai... (read more, 10/01 19:36)

[CEATEC] Toshiba Shows Off 16GB microSDHC Memory Card

Toshiba Corp exhibited a prototype of a 16-Gbyte microSDHC memory card, which features the industry's largest capacity, at CE... (read more, 10/01 19:02)

[CEATEC] KDDI Exhibits WVGA OLED, 3D LCD Panels

KDDI Corp exhibited OLED and LCD panels capable of displaying 3D images on a main display of a mobile phone at CEATEC JAPAN 2... (read more, 10/01 19:01)

[CEATEC] NTT DoCoMo Unveils Handset w/ Projector Function [Video]

NTT DoCoMo Inc prototyped a mobile phone that can be used as a projector and demonstrated it at CEATEC JAPAN 2008. (read more, 10/01 16:40)

[CEATEC] Panasonic Wirelessly Transmits Uncompressed Full-HD Video

Panasonic Corp prototyped an audio-visual equipment that supports "WirelessHD," a specification for wirelessly transmitting u... (read more, 10/01 12:45)

[CEATEC] Hitachi Showcases 15mm-thick LCD TV

Hitachi Ltd displayed a 37-inch LCD TV whose thinnest part is 15mm as a reference exhibit at CEATEC JAPAN 2008. The pixel cou... (read more, 09/30 21:00)

[CEATEC] DoCoMo's Handset Breaks Into 2 Parts, Used Separately [Video]

NTT DoCoMo Inc exhibited a prototype of the "Separate Keitai," a mobile phone whose key operation part can be separated from ... (read more, 09/30 20:59)

[CEATEC] TDK Achieves World's Highest Surface Recording Density of HDD

TDK Corp achieved the world's highest surface recording density of HDD, 803Gbit/inch2, with a track recording density of 1,77... (read more, 09/30 20:58)

[CEATEC Preview] Toshiba to Launch Low-price Laptop in Japan

Toshiba Corp will release the "NB100," its first product targeting the low price mini notebook PC market, at the price of abo... (read more, 09/30 20:55)

[CEATEC Preview] NTT DoCoMo, RIM to Introduce New BlackBerry in Japan [Video]

NTT DoCoMo Inc and Research In Motion Ltd (RIM) of Canada announced Sept 29, 2008, that they will release the "BlackBerry Bol... (read more, 09/30 20:46)

[CEATEC Preview] Software Enables Handset to Give Account of Space behind Display

A Japanese research team developed mobile phone application software called "Jitsu-kukan Toshi Keitai (Real Space See-through... (read more, 09/30 19:57)

[CEATEC Preview] Usuda Integrates Position/Posture/Direction Sensor w/ Wireless Circuit

Usuda Research Institute & Systems Corporation Ltd developed a system that integrates a sensor module for detecting position,... (read more, 09/30 19:31)

[CEATEC Preview] Murata Tells Story behind 'Seiko-chan' Robot

There is an event that has gained exceptional popularity at CEATEC JAPAN over the past few years. That is the demonstration o... (read more, 09/30 19:27)

[CEATEC Preview] KDDI Develops Software for Mobile Phones Reducing Need for Acceleration Sensors

KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc developed the "Chokkan (Intuitive) Controller," software that can detect the movements of a mobile ... (read more, 09/29 18:58)

[CEATEC Preview] KDDI's STB Brings Music and Video to TV, Handset

KDDI Corp and Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co will start a rental service of the "au BOX" set top box (STB), which enables TVs ... (read more, 09/26 20:58)

[CEATEC Preview] NTT DoCoMo to Show Technology Improving Video on Mobile Phones

NTT DoCoMo Inc and Morpho Inc jointly developed a technology to enlarge and enhance the quality of video content for mobile p... (read more, 09/26 19:23)

[CEATEC Preview] Intuitive UIs, SpurEngine-Based Devices to Be Featured

This year again, focus should be placed on basic technologies to realize intuitive user interfaces (UI), such as input device... (read more, 09/26 17:09)

[CEATEC Preview] Blu-ray, Glasses Used to Watch 3D Video on 103-inch PDP TV

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd prototyped the "3D Full-HD Plasma Theater System," which can provide three-dimensional ... (read more, 09/25 19:56)

[CEATEC Preview] Murata to Showcase Unicycle-riding Robot [Video]

Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd developed the "Murata Seiko-chan," an unicycle-riding robot mounted with two gyro sensors, each o... (read more, 09/25 19:10)

[CEATEC Preview] Hitachi Claims Advanced Resolution Enhancement Technology

Hitachi Ltd developed the "super resolution technology," which can enhance the perceived resolution of images on display scre... (read more, 09/25 18:47)

[CEATEC Preview] Power Semiconductors and Communications Are Highlights in Automobile Electronics

The automotive market is currently riding a huge wave of change. Gasoline prices are escalating all around the world, the US ... (read more, 09/25 17:16)

[CEATEC Preview] Smartphone Evolution Driven by iPhone, 3.9G Handsets

"Smartphones" will definitely be focused on in the area of mobile devices at CEATEC JAPAN 2008. The environment surrounding t... (read more, 09/24 20:24)

[CEATEC Preview] AV Network: Focus Shifted from Spec to Concept

There are signs that the competition for specifications of digital cameras, camcorders, recorders and other AV digital device... (read more, 09/22 19:14)

[CEATEC Preview] Kyocera to Expand Glass/Glass Touch Panel Production

Kyocera Corp will make a full-scale entry into the touch panel business. In respect to the resistive touch panel composed of ... (read more, 09/22 17:21)

[CEATEC Preview] Toshiba to Release Upconverting LCD TVs

Toshiba Corp adopted the "Super Resolution Technology," a technology to enhance the image qualities of DVDs (740 x 480 pixels... (read more, 09/22 15:30)

[CEATEC Preview] Green, Healthcare Technologies Expected to Create New Markets

Focus should be placed on measures against global warming and healthcare at this year's CEATEC. Leveraging the momentum built... (read more, 09/18 19:52)

[CEATEC Preview] Alps Embeds Acceleration Sensor in TV Remote Control

Alps Electric Co Ltd developed a TV remote controller with few buttons and will exhibit it at CEATEC JAPAN 2008. (read more, 09/18 19:20)

[CEATEC Preview] Kyocera Develops 2,400dpi Thermal Print Head

Kyocera Corp developed a thermal print head with a resolution of 2,400 dots per inch (dpi), which is reportedly twice as high... (read more, 09/02 19:29)

CEATEC JAPAN 2008 Aims at 210,000 Visitors

CEATEC JAPAN Management Office presented the outline of CEATEC JAPAN 2008, an annual exhibition participated by electronics a... (read more, 07/18 14:44)

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