Development of New Moving Object Detection Technology for Vehicle by NISSAN Motor
The currently available Around View Monitor System for vehicles using screen display, has been designed to help the driver to steer the vehicle easily into a parking a space, using both the screen display as well as an audio buzzer in notifying its driver of moving objects around the vehicle, such as people. The system helps to complement the driver’s vision in such event as leaving parking space or entering into a junction or intersection with a poor visibility. In an effort to improve further the Around View Monitor system without adding an additional sensor, Nissan Motor has developed a Moving Object Detection (MOD) function in helping drivers by providing them with additional information when starting the car or driving at low speeds. Read more
TOSHIBA Showcases its New 3D CELL REGZA LCD TVs Offering Real Time 2D3D Conversion Technology
Toshiba has showcased it new additions in its CELL REGZA LCD TV Series integrating the Cell Broadband Engine developed jointly by IBM, SONY and Toshiba, offering a superior multimedia processing and advance CELL platform. The new addition includes CELL REGZA 55X2 (55-inch model), CELL REGZA SLIM 55E2 (55-inch model) and CELL REGZA SLIM 46XE2 (46-inch model). All models come with 3D capabilities, offering 3D “Super Resolution Technology” capable of upgrading 3D content in to superior near high definition content, this is done by taking the 3D delivered content separately to left and right eye through “side-by-side” system, a system that divides the frame horizontally for left and right side and send separate data to each eye simultaneously, causing to halves the resolution of the image received by each eye. Read more
PANASONIC Unveils Industry’s First Interchangeable 3D Lens
Panasonic has launched the world’s first interchangeable 3D lens designed for company’s LUMIX G Micro system, allowing its users to experience high quality 3D shooting, while enjoying viewing the result on a 3D VIERA television set. The 2010 marking the first year of 3D era due to availability of 3D contents, made Panasonic to pioneer the industry by introduction of 3D capable VIERA TV as well as 3D Blu-ray disc Players. However development of the new lens was a response to individual demand wanting to enjoy 3D shooting. Read more
Development of New Technology Designed to Prevent Vehicles Potential Rear End Collision by NISSAN
This may come as a welcoming news for major automobile insurers, helping to reduce number of fender benders and back lashes type of claims as a start. Well, according to Nissan announcement, the company has developed a new technology which Nissan calls it “Forward Collision Avoidance Assist”, a technology that has been developed to address both potential rear end collision one being in helping the driver to avoid hitting the vehicle immediately ahead of it in the lane as well as helping to reduce the potential risk of sudden braking, causing the vehicle to be rear-ended by the vehicle approaching form behind. The new system is capable of avoiding possible collision at forward speeds of approximately 60kph, the highest among the forward collision avoidance systems. Read more
Development of Digital Video Compression and Transmission System with One of Industry’s lowest Compression delays by NEC
NEC made an announcement on development of a new digital video compression and transmission system featuring low compression delays of 10 milliseconds. The new VC-7700 series has been designed to fulfill the requirement of broadcast operators and telecom carriers in reducing the amount of delay which occurs due to the communication time lag between shooting locations and studios during live broadcasting. The Vc-7700 series is capable of compressing large volume video signals like those from HD cameras, and then transmits this data to broadcasting centers. The system is capable of transmitting video signals in real time, thanks to NEC’s ultra high quality and ultra low delay encoding algorithm reducing delay time to 10 msec. Read more
Development of Robotized Home Environment to Help Individuals with Disabilities by AIST
Currently available disability aids equipment has been developed based on a customized functionality in order to accommodate the condition of each individual’s type of disability. This has resulted in high equipment cost, preventing its wide spread use and preventing improvement in quality of life for individual in needs of such equipment. However, through advancement in network technology where ordinary integrated devices with modularized functionality can be interconnected in a built-in network, has helped manufacturers to develop new products with shorter development cycle and reduced cost, paving the way in development of customized disability aids equipment for each individual at an affordable prices. Based on this concept group of researchers at AIST (Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) have developed a human interface technologies comprising of a gesture input device and a speech input device. The gesture input device is responsible for detecting the movement of person through a stereo camera, where it calculates the changing shape of the person three dimensionally at high speed and has the advanced function in identifying gestures in a non-contact, non-constraint manner, allowing the individuals to control the equipment by simply moving hand, shoulder, or head. Read more
PANASONIC Unveils its High Power Gallium Nitride Base Transistor designed for Long Distance Communications
Millimeter-wave band ranging from 70 to 100 GHz is an effective band to be used for high bandwidth wireless technology, a suitable alternative to fiber optic communication technology. Based on this technology Panasonic has unveiled a high power Gallium Nitride (GaN) transistor designed for long distance communication at millimiter wave band frequencies. Based on this transistor, Panasonic fabricated a 25GHz wireless transceiver, where the devices exhibited a maximum output power of 10.7W at 25GHz which in theory at least is communicating over 84 km. The new GaN based transistor is fabricated on silicon substrate making it suitable for mass production. Read more
SHARP’s New Quick Messaging Mobile Phone Hits US Market
Sharp made an announcement that its STX-2 mobile hand set will be shipped to AT&T. The product will be available for US market through AT&T. The STX-2 which is marketed as “FX” by AT&T supports AT&T Mobile TV which is powered by MediaFLO, a multimedia broadcasting service that is being offered to mobile handsets. Furthermore, it incorporates versatile functions which include popular social networking service (SNS) applications such as Twitter and Facebook. Read more
A new Marketing Face Lift for Brother’s Retinal Imaging Display
Brother demonstrated the concept of a stationary type retinal imaging display which was developed by applying optical system technologies based on company’s laser printing technology and piezoelectric technologies for the first time at EXPO 2005 in Aichi, Japan. Brother continued its effort in this field by developing a spectacle type wearable RID prototype, and later in 2009 succeeded in down sizing the power source box responsible for storing light source module in this system. Brother since then has made some improvement to this prototype, and as a result felt the time is right to give a proper marketing name to this novel technology by calling it “AiRScouter”. The “Air” in this name expresses the RID which is lightweight and ease to wear, and combining that with “scout” which means “a person who gets information “. Read more
Release of Raku-Raku Phone 7, tailored to the needs of Senior Citizens
In a close to saturated Japan mobile hand set market, one of the foreseeable avenues to increase their sales is targeting the under reached golden age population of Japan, which increasing at a great rate. The idea was first started by subsidiary of KDDI, called TuKa by designing easy to operate mobile phones, mimicking the simple functionality and look of some of the commercially available land-line phones. This was all before the manufacturer lost touch with reality of things and start manufacturing mobile phone with tones of functionality that very few people were attuned to use or ever use. TuKa phones had simple functions, featuring large buttons which made it easy for elderly to operate, mainly used for calling your loved ones, no fancy stuff. Read more
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