Archive for the ‘Japan Greatest Tech’ Category

In-car navigation systems are really becoming a driver’s must have add-ons accessory, so manufacturers are really adding some quite sophisticated hi-tech features to keep people/driver interested. Actually in Japan, for example, the big ‘H’: Honda has developed a crime rate detecting GPS (Global Positioning System) that will search through local police database records to inform drivers in real-time if they ever happen to drive by high crime areas.

Most of girls out there love facials, but what if the next facial you got was done by a hi-tech robot? In Japan, the technology to do this already exists thanks to the Tokyo’s Waseda University. The university developed WAO-1 (the Waseda Asahi Oral Rehabilitation) at the first place just for relieving the symptoms of disorders such as xerostomia, jaw arthritis and swallowing disorder. Treatments that apply “just the right amount of pressure” without excessive force have been realized by using existing technologies developed for robots according to the project leader Atsuo Takanishi, but is now being considered for beautician to use it in beauty spas.

“The Legend is Real”

Nissan’s Future Sports Car sometimes called Nissan Skyline GTR 2009 Concept Car. Now it’s time to take the Nissan Skyline GTR series (Skyline GTR 2009) back on the street-where it belongs!

The original model of Nissan Skyline GT-R might have be on the streets in 1969, but it wasn’t until 1990 that the GT-R legend would be solidified. That was the year the Skyline GT-R was introduced to an utterly stunned Japanese market. It was the first of three twin-turbocharged, all-wheel-drive and all-wheel-steering Skylines (R32, R33 and R34) and it’s the generation upon which the Skyline GT-R legend rests.

Initial speculation suggested that because this Skyline could cost as much as $70K-$80K it would be sold under the Infiniti nameplate in the U.S. With its debut scheduled for this fall’s Tokyo auto show, expect to see the Nissan Skyline GTR 2009 in showrooms in the spring of 2008.

Almost Ready To Hit The Street

Shock no. 7: Sony’s Organic EL TV: Last year (November), Sony Corp released a 3mm-thick display television set, featuring Organic Electro Luminescent(OEL) technology. The 11-inch XEL-1 is the world’s first consumer OEL product. Sony accelerated the release schedule which was initially Dec 1 to take advantage of the year-end sales season. The price is scheduled about 200,000 yen.

Organic Electro Luminescent (OEL) is a new technology for display systems, enabling thinner display, clearer resolution and less energy consumption. Organic Electro Luminescent (OEL) technology is expected to replace the conventional display system in the future. It’s looks stylish & futuristic right?

Via JapanToday

Watch Sony’s Organic Electro Luminescent-EL TV Video Here:

Shock no. 6: Wall Climbing Robot a.k.a Spiderman Robot: Do  you know what is ‘Spiderman’? He is one of the fictional superheroes that was having ability to walk or crawl on the wall. ‘Spiderman’ is what we called him. Do you think it’s impossible for us to walk on the wall? Here’s the idea: Recently, Hideji Nakata professor from Hokaido tech college Japan has developed a wall walking or crawling robot.

Shock no. 5: EV-X7 Hybrid Bike: Nowadays, everyone knows anime. How about you? How would you feel if you’ve been given a chance to ride a high-tech superbike that looks similar to the one in the anime? Tokyo based Axle Corporation has introduced a new electric motorbike with a hybrid plug-in, electromagnetic-permanent magnet motor, and is seven times more cost-efficient than scooters running on petrol.

Prototype is named EV-X7.

Shock no. 4: Toshiba New Gen. Re-writable Printer: Do you always buy a new set of blank papers for every printing job? If yes, now you don’t have to buy it again! We have a new generation printer for you!

A giant company: Toshiba has now come up with a printer that allows you to use the same paper up to 500 times. The only problem is that it is a very special paper that comes at a very special price.