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Panasonic Shampoo Robot is Like a Car Wash for Your Head

Panasonic’s new Shampoo robot, recently shown off at CEATEC 2011, has hairdressing salons scared. Okay, not really. They don’t have anything to fear from this thing just yet. Although it looks like it might feel like a good massage (until it peels your scalp clean off when it becomes self-aware),…

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October 7th, 2011 by: Conner Flynn

Facial Recognition Tech Helps Tvs Save Power

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This new technology from Hitachi automatically detects when you’re actually watching your television, then shuts the display off whenever you’re not looking.

By using advanced facial recognition technology, the monitor can tell when your eyes are on the TV screen, and keeps it turned on only when you’re actually watching.…

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October 25th, 2009 by: Technabob

Fujitsu Shows Paper Thin Flexible Color Display

Toshiba Paper-Thin Display Prototype

So called electronic paper and electronic ink technologies have been showing alot of promise lately, especially with the upcoming release of Sony’s eBook Reader coming out next month.
At this week’s CEATEC show in Tokyo, Fujitsu showed off a prototype of a 7.8-inch paper-thin panel that can show 4,096 colors.…

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October 3rd, 2006 by: Technabob

Sony Shows Web Browser for Playstation 3

Sony Playstation 3 Web Browser

At this week’s CEATEC show in Tokyo, Sony showed off their web browser for the Playstation 3 console.

The browser is navigated by moving two analog sticks (one for moving the cursor, the other for scrolling up and down the page). The browser also supports multiple windows, which is often…

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October 3rd, 2006 by: Technabob

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