NEC introduces its first Android Netbook, the LifeTouch Note

This morning NEC has introduced in Japan a new Netbook, the LifeTouch Note. unlike any other conventional Netbooks, the LifeTouch Note comes with Android 2.2 and runs on NVIDIA’s Tegra 250 Mobile Processor (Tegra 2).
The LifeTouch Note is available in three different flavors with a WiFi, 3G and 8Gb of internal memory version as well a a WiFi only version and finally a WiFi only model that only comes with 4Gb of memory.
All models comes with a 7″ LED backlight resistive touchscreen with a 800×480 resolution, GPS, accelerometer, an SD and SDHC card slot and a 2Mpix camera.
NEC also confirmed that its LifeTouch Note is compatible with the Android market and is confident that this new LifeBook Note will give the overall “Notebook” thingy a second chance in Japan.
NEC also worked on a better SNS/Mail/Text + Photo integration where you can from one click add pictures to any SNS services Mail or Text in just a few seconds. NEC demonstrate today how easy it was for them to write a text, import a photo into the text and send it to Mixi, a Japanese SNS service, in just a few click.
Finally the LifeTouch Note comes with a weight similar to the iPad of 699g for it’s WiFi only version and should give you enough juice for nine hours of fun. As the price of this new LifeTouch Note is concerned you should expect something ranging from 40,000 Yen for the 4GB and WiFi model, 45,000 Yen for the 8GB WiFi one and 45,000 Yen for the 8GB 3G+WiFi version.
One a personal note and despite the very interesting form-factor and gorgeous keyboard I wished that this new LifeBook Touch would have come with a capacitive screen and a more elegant body. Sure the LifeTouch Note is fast and responsive as well as looking pretty nice once its lid closed but the overall plastic used on this LifeTouch Note looks way too cheap for me.

LG Optimus 3D the world Second 3D Phone Hands-On

Introduced at CES, LG’s Optimus Black crossed oceans and mountains to visit Barcelona today! There is nothing new about the Optimus Black and its amazing 4” WVGA NOVA display and WiFi direct, but we finally had some quality time with it and could enjoy its sleek (9mm) thin and well built body (No crappy plastic here sir!). Like every other Optimus showed at MWC, the Optimus Black is fast and responsive. Now among the 3D, the Black and the 2X, offering the same impressive performances, I am not sure which one to take!

LG Optimus Pad, the First 3D Tablet that requires 3D Glasses?

Sure we may be a little rude here with LG’s latest Optimus Pad, but to tell the truth and despite its dual Cameras on the back and its capacity to record videos and shoot photos in 3D, the Optimus Pad does not comes with a Glasses-Free 3D Screen and it will require you to get a pair of 3D glasses to enjoy 3D content on the go. This said like the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (Soon on this later) the LG Optimus Pad comes with full approval of Google and features the company’s logo on the back.
Known as G-Slate in the US, the Google Optimus Pad comes with Android 3.0, a Tegra 2 CPU (Dual Core) and a stunning 8.9” WXGA screen… Like most Tegra 2 devices these days, the Optimus Pad is capable to record Full HD Video and even support HDMI output.
Finally the good news is that LG is planning to propose its LG Optimus Pad in Europe within March!

Samsung Galaxy S 2 Hands-On

Sleek, thin and light this is what the Galaxy S 2 is all about! Coming with a stunning 4.27” WVGA Super AMOLED Plus screen that is both bright and vividly colourful. Running Android 2.3 and a 1GHz Dual Core CPU, the Galaxy S 2 is just impressively fast and makes using Sasmung’s TouchWiz 4.0 UI a bliss. The Galaxy S 2 also comes with a 8Mpix Camera that will be able to shoot 1080p video for you, and even if we could not check the result of our test, what we have seen on the screen was very promising.
So now here we have a fantastic phone made by another Korean manufacturer, if things go on like this, it will soon be almost impossible to choose between them all!

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 Hands-On

Behold the all mighty Galaxy Tab 2 from Samsung, the one that we were all waiting for! The first Galaxy Tab was a nice little device but needed some polish to make it overpass Apple’s iPad, and to be honest I hope this Apple second generation iPad will be a killer, since the Galaxy Tab 2 is really here to kick some Apple’s ass!
Sure the Galaxy Tab 2 is impressive with its gorgeous 10.1 1280×800 screen but it is also pretty huge compared to the actual Galaxy Pad. We are sure that many will complain about this size increase but many will appreciate this change making the Galaxy Pad 2 now a “big” as an iPad.
Unlike the first Galaxy Tab, this new model comes with Google’s Logo and Runs on Honeycomb android 3.0. The difference is quite important since here Samsung did not add any graphical improvement or its usual TouchWiz interface, nope the Galaxy Tab 2 is pure Google wonder without anything to spoil the fun and to slow down performances.
Regarding performances the Galaxy Tab 2 comes with a Dual Core Tegra 2 CPU that delivers enough power to run everything smoothly and even let you capture Full HD Video on the go via the Tablet’s 8Mpix rear camera.
Snappier than the Galaxy Tab first generation, the Galaxy Tab 2 is a real beauty and finally offers Samsung something to compete against Apple. Personally and even if I have already invested a lot in many iPad apps and Games, I would not mind ditching my iPad for this new Galaxy Tab 2.

Humanoid Robot learns to Clean a Whiteboard, what’s next? World Domination?

Sure this little Fujitsu Robot (HOAP-2) may not look as exciting as the terminator but it too can be very useful! A team of researchers from Italy and Japan, lead by Dr. Petar Kormushev, has taught a Japanese humanoid robot how to clean a whiteboard. The approach that the team developed is called “upper-body kinesthetic teaching”, and can be applied to a wide variety of vertical surface related tasks, such as window cleaning, wall painting, wallpaper fitting, drawing on a wall, etc. And, the advantage of having a full-body humanoid robot means that it can do much more than, say, a Roomba vacuum-cleaning robot.

The research was conducted as a part of Italian-Japanese collaboration between the Italian Institute of Technology and Tokyo City University and will be presented at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) in May 2011 in Shanghai, China.

Panasonic introduces the Viera R3 with 1TB HDD HDTVs and Viera S in Japan

Panasonic as introduced today in Japan two new series of TVs with the Viera R3 Series including a 37” Full HD model and a 32” HD one (1366×768) that comes with an IPSα panel and a 1TB HDD to record all your shows without the needs of an external VDR.
The other model the Viera S also known as TH-P42S3 is an entry Level 42” Full HD PDP TV with 3D support sold at around 130,000 Yen. This model comes with USB HDD recording function allowing you to record your favorite TV program on any external USB HDD Drives or on SD/SDHC/SDXC cards.

HTC Flyer, the company’s first 1.5GHz Android Tablet – Eyes-on

Ever dreamt of an HTC Tablet with all HTC’s savoir-faire packet into an all aluminum body slate? And this is exactly what HTC is intending to offer with its new Flyer, the company’s first Android tablet.
Unlike its direct competitors such as the LG Tab and Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, the HTC Flyer does not come with a Dual Core CPU but rather a single core 1.5GHz one with 1GB of RAM and a 32GB of storage. Besides, the HTC Flyer won’t come with Android 3.0 Honeycomb but Gingerbread or Android 2.4. Disappointed? Well so am I, and even if I am sure that this Flyer is an excellent tablet, Android 3.0 brings many things for tablets that were cruelly missing on previous Android generations.
The Flyer will also debut HTC’s streaming content including 3D video games via Onlive and Video thanks to a new “Watch” app that will offer streaming movies and TV Shows.
Among other spec, a 4000mAh battery, a 5Mpix Camera on the back and a 1.3Mpix camera on the front are included; and we should expect this new tablet within Q2 2011!

HTC Desire S, where is my dual Core CPU ? Eyes-On

Not sure what to think about HTC’s new line-up, sure the Desire S is a nice upgrade from the actual Desire but compared to what LG and Samsung have introduced, this new Desire S seems a tad underpowered. The Desire S comes with original Desire 1GHz CPU a single-core Snapdragon MSM8255, a 3.7” WVGA screen Android 2.4, HTC Sense UI, 1.1GB of storage with 768MB of RAM and a NFC module.

Maspro Cute Mickey Digital TV Antenna available in Japan next month!

Back in October 2010 at CEATEC we stumble upon a new set of prototype of Digital TV Antennas made by Maspro. And yesterday the Japanese manufacturer announced that these Antennas will be available in Japan next month in both Pink and black for just about 7000 Yen.
This maybe the cutest antenna that you could find for kids room; pity that Maspro has no intention to export such product overseas.

Toshiba introduced New Tecra and Satellite Pro notebooks with increased security

The folks over at Pocket-lint reported that Toshiba will release in a new future a new R-Series of Tecra and Satellite Pro Laptops with enhanced security in Eruope.
These notebooks will be powered by Intel CPUs ranging from the Core i5 to the latest i7, and will be available in 13,3” for the R830, 14” for the R840 and 15.6” for the R850. Specs include USB 3.0, up to 8GB of RAM and up to 640GB of HDD or SSDs depending of your configuration of choice.

Panasonic releases two new full HD pocket Cameras with the HM-TA20 and TA2

Panasonic as introduced in Europe a new series of pocket full HD Camcorder with the Waterproof HM-TA20 and the HM-TA2. Both models comes with a 3”touch LCD, comes with a 4x Digital Zoom, E.I.S or Electrical Image Stabilizer, record full HD video in MP4 and can be used as Web Camera with Skype.
The HM-TA20 comes with a more rugged body both Shockproof and Dustproof as well as being waterproof (3M max).

HD-PCT500U2/V, Your new TV best Friend

HD-PCT500U2/V is Buffalo latest external 500GB USB HDD also known as Mini Station. Nothing particular about this new external USB 2.0 and it does nothing much than giving you 500GB of storage, but, Buffalo comes with the very clever idea to sale this new HD-PCT500U2/V with a dedicated docking station that can fit behind most TV to give you the possibility, of your TV is capable of, to record your Show directly on this new Mini Station, simple yet effective!
This new Mini Station HD-PCT500U2/V will be available in Japan at the end of this month at around 9,480 Yen.

Samsung demonstrate new 3D SmartTV with no Dizziness

Samsung made the demonstration in Korea of its latest 3D Smart TV that comes with a full set of interactive features and media/info accessible via Samsung’s Smart HUB that no only give you the possibility to enjoy VOD contents, uses Skype or GTalk, YouTube as well as giving you access to any of your media stored on an external devices or on your network (DLNA), but also to give you from the comfort of your sofa to control your TV experience directly from your Samsung Android Smartphone and/Or your GalaxyTab Tablet.
Finally and unlike LG’s Flicker-Free 3D TV Samsung announced that this TV will features new 3D glasses with Active shutter that has been improved to reduce dizziness and eyes fatigue.

Sky introduces its new Vega S Smartphone from Pantech in Korea

Sky just announced the arrival of a new Android 2.2 Smartphone in Korea the Vega S from Pantech also known as IM-A730S.
The new Vega S comes with a 1.2GHz Snapdragon CPU, DDR2 Ram, a 4” WVGA (800×480) resolution, Support of HD Video and HSPA+. This new smartphone will be available in Korea within the end of this month.

ES1000, Epson’s new ultraportable projector screen

 

Epson has announced in the USA a new projector screen the ES1000. The particularity of this new projector screen its ultraportable design made to be easily carry around and extremely light with less than 3kg. Announced at around $128.99 MSRP this new projector screen with give you a maximum screen size of 50” and can be fully operational in just 30 seconds.

LifeBook MH330, Fujitsu’s first MeeGoo Netbook

 

Finally the first MeeGoo notebooks are coming alive and these thanks to Fujitsu and its LifeBook MH330. Featuring the same hardware as previous MH330, this new MeeGoo Netbook comes with an Intel atom N455 CPU at 1.66GHz, 1GB of RAM, 250GB of HDD, a 10.1” screen with LED Backlight and a 1024×600 resolution and will be sold in Asia around $400 USD.

Official Press Release :


Fujitsu today announces the release of the Fujitsu LifeBook MH330, a Mini-Notebook that lets you breeze through life in style. At just 1.1kg* and measuring just 18.5mm thin at the front and 24.5mm thin at the back, it is one of the slimmest Mini-Notebook in its class. The LifeBook MH330 is an indispensable road warrior that makes accomplishing assignments, attending off-site meetings or just chilling out delightful experiences.

“The LifeBook MH330 Mini-Notebook is specially created to meet those users who are constantly on the move. By making this exceptionally slim and light, this Mini-Notebook makes it very easy to have a constant travelling companion. At its current size, thinness and weight, you won’t even know that it’s in your bag,” commented Mr Lim Teck Sin, Director of Product Marketing, Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific.

Powered by Intel® Atom™ N450 processor (1.66GHz, 512 L2 Cache, 667MHz) and featuring a generous 250GB Hard Disk Drive, the LifeBook MH330 requires no additional external storage devices. Proving itself to be a true personal companion, the MH330 plays up its suite of connectivity tools for seamless file transfers – Bluetooth® v2.1, 5-in-1 Card Slot, Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n and comes with a web camera for keeping in touch with friends while on-the-go via instant messaging.

Also doubling up as your perfect entertainment tool, the LifeBook MH330 features the 10.1-inch WSVGA back-light LED display with a resolution of 1024 by 600 pixels, 400:1 Contrast Ratio, making every video viewing an enjoyable experience. Together with the Dual Built-in Stereo Speakers, the MH330 gives you top-quality entertainment.

Fujitsu understands that working on-the-go may subject the notebook to physical stress and damages such as an accidental spill at a coffee joint during an offsite meeting. As such, the LifeBook MH330 is equipped with a Spill-resistant Keyboard which protects the Mini-Notebook from such occurrences and keeps it in pristine working condition anytime.

Knowing how having an optical drive can be a hassle with the added weight, the LifeBook MH330 features the DVD Sharing application that allows the ease of sharing of optical disk drive with other PCs via a wireless connection. You can simply use the optical drive from your primary PC or notebook with the MH330, giving you the option of truly travelling light.

Fujitsu remains firmly committed to the promotion of a cleaner environment and complies with the European Union’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances directive (RoHS) across its entire range of products. In addition, Fujitsu has established a set of commitments that goes beyond RoHS requirements, thus allowing it to stay keenly focused on its customers’ health and well-being as well as to embrace a healthier environment for all. By adopting a green factory concept and being committed to the cause of energy-efficient computing, Fujitsu also fights to sustain the Earth as a sponsor and a member of the Climate Savers Computing Initiative.

Panasonic introduces three new full HD Xacti siblings Camcorders in Europe

 

It seems that the “Marriage” between Panasonic and Sanyo is bearing its first fruits and even if Sanyo could not confirmed or denied anything today regarding this matter, the similarity between these new Panasonic camcorder and Sanyo’s actual Xacti line-up is striking.

Anyway, here you are the three last models that Panasonic has introduced for the European market with the waterproof (IPX8) full HD HX-WA10 and its 12x Advance Zoom (5x Optical), 2.7” LCD Monitor, E.I.S, SDXC and 16Mpix image sensor. The HX-DC10 another full HD model that is in fact an HX-WA10 camcorder without the waterproof capacity of its older bother. And finally The HX-DC1, an HX-DC10 with just a 14Mpix Sensor.

Maxell Japan upgrade its MXSP-1XXX Series to support Sony’s Walkman

Introduced for the first time in 2006, Maxell longitudinal 2×4.2W speaker usually designed for iPods and iPhone is now available in two new flashy colors and supporting Sony’s Walkman (NW-S703F/S705F/S706F/S603/S605). This new MXSP-1200WM will be available in Japan early March at around 9,000 yen.