Tag Archives : Japan

As the urban transportation trend begins to sway towards greener and cleaner means electric vehicles (EV) that produce zero carbon emissions, thereby keeping the environment safe and provide quite commendable performance figures, auto companies are fast coming out with the new EVs every other day. One of the of the most popular Japanese automobile [...]

Just when we had thought refrigerator was an end product in itself, we are invaded with loads of new designs like  smart refrigerators and Zero Energy Bio refrigerators catering to our different levels of freezing and storage needs. But it is very odd that for people who have to face extreme cold weather there are hardly any storage units which can [...]

Witrh the 21st century communication systems such as the likes of satellite as well as cellular system and the ever omnipresent, Internet, the world has shrunk even further in terms of how, when and where a person has access to reliable communication networks. Each year, numerous trade shows and conferences bring with them more and more state of the [...]

Self-checkouts are not the easiest thing in the grocery-shopping world. Sure, it cuts down on waiting time. But don’t we all know how frustrating it is when the self-checkout machine somehow refuses to identify a given product? Or worse, gets it wrong, even after several tries? Japanese tech giant Toshiba is working on a solution to the problem. [...]

The shortage of space need not be a constraint for an expert designer. A case in point is Ecru, a café and bar located in Japan. At first impression, the Ecru is small no doubt, but the interiors belie the lack of space. If anything, it is hard to realise how very tiny this mini café cum bar really is. If Ecru gives the impression of not being cramped [...]

At the Consumer Electronics Show 2011 (CES 2011), we saw a vast line of robots that were introduced into the market for household purposes. From floor cleaning robots and vacuum cleaning robots to the window washing robot, till date nearly all advances made in the field of robotics have been focused on domestic help. However, there seems to be anew [...]

Nintendo has revealed some details about the highly anticipated console 3DS and its predictions for the arrival of the product to market during the Nintendo World 2011, held in Tokyo last weekend. According to company president Satoru Iwata, four million units of Nintendo 3DS will be sold by the end of March, with only 1.5 million in Japan. For the [...]

The Japanese are widely known for their innovation and quick thinking. And now adding to their list of innovating thoughts is the latest offering from the land of the rising sun – Maid Trains. If you want to experience the warmth of the café maids, their cute uniforms, giggly smiles and sweet voices, all you have to is book yourself a ride on the [...]

The rebound in the US demands together with the substantial growth in the consumer spending in China has given rise to inflationary pressures that have spurred the companies to seek partners even through mergers and acquisitions. Li & Fung Limited is the largest supplier to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and they have formulated plans to increase acquisitions [...]

A new weapon in the fight against fat is under way: a mobile application that makes the calorie count based on picture of the food on their plate. Although there are applications for this purpose, these programs require users to enter the type of food and caloric information. Since the software developed by NTT Communications, Japan, evaluates the [...]