The World’s Thinnest Far Infrared Heater
We have seen it in all sorts of shapes and forms but nothing this thin. This newly developed far infrared based hear measures only 1mm thin, developed by a venture company in Japan. The company has successfully managed to make a thin heater based on mixture of paper and carbon fiber. Up to now, the heater’s use has been limited for floor heating, but AIM design Institute uses this technology in manufacturing stylish heating furniture and panel heater. The panel heater is very easy to install and it enables users to set temperature from 25 up to 60 degrees Celsius. Read more
Development of Industry’s lightest Tatami Mat
Tatami as being part of traditional Japanese culture is going through a though time partly due to shift to more western style of flooring such as rugs, carpets or even wood flooring ,and party due to ongoing difficulties with supply of rice straw, the main ingredient in making tatami. The supply issue has been created due to insufficient straw materials, reduced request because of aging of tatami artisans and need for price reduction with consistent quality. As a result of this, there has been a shift toward tatami mat construction materials that do not use any rice straw. One such company that makes alternative material for tatami construction is Dow Kakoh, where the company uses “STYROFOAM” extruded polystyrene foam boards to match the feel of a straw tatami mats resulting in a lighter tatami mat. Read more
DOCOMO unveils its green Mobile Phone Prototype with touch of Style
I guess use of scrap woods or so called surplus woods is becoming a technology trend coinciding with thinning tree activities in maintaining healthy forest. This is my second post on this subject. It all started with Mitsubishi’s announcement on development of new plastic resin from the surplus cedar wood. This follows with today’s DOCOMO announcement on development of mobile phone prototype made of surplus wood of trees culled. Well only the exterior body of the phone is made of wood. The new prototype was developed in corporation with Sharp and Olympus Corporation as well as with the collaboration of “more trees”, a reforestation project which is founded by musician Ryuichi Sakamoto and others. Read more
“Home Barrier” your simple and Easy Home Security Solution
A Japanese mobile phone design company by the name of GECOMM has come up with an interesting and easy to install home security solution equipped with wireless technology. According to the company the new Home Barrier Security solution brings the cost of home security system to one tenth in comparison to the conventional home security system offered by various security companies in Japan. The Home Barrier is consists of window sensors and a receiver which is connected to PC through USB terminal. The window sensor comes with both shock and magnets sensors, when the window sensor detects some abnormality, the sensor sends a message to the receiver and the receiver sends an e-mail to registered mobile e-mail address. Read more
Next Generation LED display with built-in RGB Colors
LED technology finding its way in various lighting application and display application is no exception. LEDs don’t come cheap and there are still plenty of issues such as power and lighting efficiency and overall cost performance but that have not stopped the manufacturers to come up with some interesting ideas and products in applying this noble technology. One such product is a “3D Block Cluster” with a built-in Red, Green and Blue (RGB) color LED. This next generation LED display was developed by a Japanese company by the name of Stellar Arts. This newly developed display is capable of displaying movie on the block screen. By connecting each individual block various objects such as event booth and panels can be created easily, it is just like playing with toy blocks. As each block has input and output, there is no need for wiring cables and it is very easy to assemble and disassemble. Read more
Stone Sauna an emerging health trend in Japan
“Ganbanyoku” is one of the health trends emerging in Japan. The word “Ganbanyoku” means “stone bath” or “stone sauna” in Japanese. “Ganbanyoku”warms your body deep from the inside helping to activate the body metabolism as well as improving blood circulation. Furthermore, Ganbanyoku can have detoxification effect since the stone contains a lot of minerals and emits far-infrared ray. TAGUCHI SEKIZAI INC in Gifu, Japan created a stone bed that heats up a body by just laying on it providing an enjoyable “Ganbanyoku” experience at home. Read more
Indoor Firework projector by SEGA TOYS
Here is an ideal way not to deprive your children from experiencing a firework. SEGA TOYS announced an indoor firework entertainment system “Uchiagehanabi” allowing users to enjoy skyrockets without using a fire at home. Well, it is all projected images. “Uchiagehanabi” is just a compact size projector with the body size of 19cm (W) x20cm (H) x20.5cm (H) with six built-in lenses and one speaker. “Uchiagehanabi” is capable of projecting skyrockets looking like the real one on the wall or the ceiling with a sound. Read more
The most expensive USB Flash Drive Memory
If you thought the prices on some of the flat screens in the market are too high think again, here is the ultimate high end USB Flash Drive designed by SolidAlliance Corporation. The price tag for this very new and unique USB memory is 1,000,000 yen Taxes are not included. The newly deigned USB which company calls it “MNEMOSYNE” coincides with company’s seventh anniversary. The “MNEMOSYNE” was the memory goddess of ancient Greece. The “MNEMOSYNE” is a cube measuring 72mm on each side consisting of 5 polished silver pieces and one black piece which holds the 16G USB Flash Drive housed in the inner part of the body of “MNEMOSYNE”. It is really a cubic puzzle with the design concept that precious memories must be stored in fashion to be used with care and attention. The user will not be able to get to the memory part of the “MNEMOSYNE” without disassembling it. Read more
Development of HOLOTRANS a washable heat-transfer Hologram by DNP
Brand tags and labels which are attached to products such as clothing, bags, and shoes provide information on the brand name, size, and country of manufacture and also play a role in preventing forged and counterfeited goods. Counterfeiting is a big business around the world hurting businesses and consumer alike every year making businesses to search for a solution which would allow the consumer to easily recognize an authentic item, based on this need Nippon DOM and DNP have jointly developed HOLOTRANS a heat-transfer holographic labels which can be attached to fabric products such as clothing, bags and shoes which is able to withstand both washing and dry-cleaning. Read more
The world’s first Robotic hand scoop “SWITL”
The robotic technology finding itself in a rather unfamiliar area, Furukawakikou Co., Ltd has developed a robotic hand scoop “SWITL” which can scoop off and move gel type contents like mayonnaise or ketchup smoothly without destroying the shape or messing it up. Previous to this the process was handled manually, but with use of SWITL the process will be automated resulting in an improved production process. Read more
