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Robot gets lead role in theatrical play

Crave The 20-minute production took place at Japan's Osaka University -- where Hirata is also a visiting professor at the Centre of the Study of Communication-Design -- and was performed for the media ahead of a possible full-scale public run in the...

Tags: human, robot, robots, debut

26 November 2008, 10:18 > More matches in Crave

Nikon unveils hands-free multimedia headsets

Crave Even if you're ready to cough up 69,800 yen (£453) for the basic edition, you'll have to befriend a Tokyoite, since the UP Store will only deliver within Japan. Has Nikon gone into the portable entertainment space?

Tags: playback, wi fi, tokyo, mark

7 November 2008, 10:12 > More matches in Crave

Planet CNET Episode 22: Wine-pouring, unicycling robots

Crave In this episode of Planet CNET, Kara Tsuboi introduces a wine-pouring robot sommelier from Singapore and a gyroscopic unicycling automaton from Japan.In other news, Ella Morton is getting all worked up because the Australian government has decided...

6 November 2008, 15:27 > More matches in Crave

Surprise: Nintendo DSi on sale in Japan

Crave Rumour had it the Nintendo DSi, a new, slimmer version of the DS Lite, would go on sale first in Japan in early summer of next year. According to Michelle Wyman, a spokeswoman for Nintendo, the DSi went on sale on Saturday in Japan for ¥18,900 yen...

Tags: lite, nintendo, japan, ds

3 November 2008, 9:34 > More matches in Crave

WHDi: Wireless HD video demoed

Crave Sharp is selling a wireless video adaptor for its Aquos X-series LCD TV in Japan already, and Sony is selling a WHDi-enabled Bravia in Japan and Europe, the EX1. After two years of telling us, makers of wireless HD video systems are now showing us...

Tags: wireless, market, products, standards

24 October 2008, 9:59 > More matches in Crave

Asus recalls Japanese Asus Eee Box PCs due to virus

Crave According to ChinaTechNews.com, Asus announced a recall yesterday of its Asus Eee Box PCs that it had sold in Japan because it was shipped with a virus. Li Yusheng, an Asus representative, told ChinaTechNews.com that the incident was an accident...

Tags: virus, pcs, box, line

15 October 2008, 10:13 > More matches in Crave

Opinion: What's next for Asia's mobile industry?

Crave On the second lap of our Asian tour we met with NTT DoCoMo, one of the largest operators in Japan, which candidly explained that it saw simplicity and openness as the way forward, at least in Japan. It's easy to assume that South Korea and...

13 October 2008, 13:32 > More matches in Crave

Five ways the Japanese are technically better than us

Crave But even with our glorious history, we'd never pretend to rival Japan for sheer technological nous. If you speak to people who have been to Japan, they're full of barely believable tales of shops selling things so futuristic they couldn't even...

9 October 2008, 16:58 > More matches in Crave

Navy Field: Resurrection of the Steel Fleet

Downloads We have created graphically engineered models of actual WWII ships, weapons, aircraft, and munitions from Germany, the United States, U.K, and Japan to use in these battles. Navy Field is a massively multi-player online game based upon actual WWII...

2 October 2008, 16:01 > More matches in Downloads

Planet CNET Episode 18: Zero G and motion capture

Crave In the rest of the week's global tech news, Kara Tsuboi has her graceful motion captured by the guys behind Iron Man at Industrial Light and Magic, plus our otaku buddies in Japan get to grips with an incredibly expensive phone.

2 October 2008, 12:10 > More matches in Crave

Zero G and motion capture

Video Zero G and motion capture

2 October 2008, 11:44 > More matches in Video

Toshiba NB110: NB stands for netbook

Crave Toshiba has scrambled after Samsung and hopped on to the creaking netbook bandwagon, announcing the NB110 at the Ceatec trade show in Japan. The NB110 will be available in Japan from the end of October for ¥70,000 (£375), with Europe and other...

Tags: japan, mini, eee pc, ram

2 October 2008, 9:46 > More matches in Crave

Photos: Robots at Ceatec 2008

Crave In addition to all the concept mobile phones and paper-thin OLED screens we've been ogling at this year's Ceatec electronics show in Chiba, Japan, we've seen a few robots. Check out our pictures of these futuristic automatons.

2 October 2008, 9:45 > More matches in Crave

Nintendo DSi: DS Lite upgrade packs 3-megapixel camera

Crave Announced in Japan this morning, the Nintendo DSi will boast a slimmer design, bigger screen sizes, two cameras, and new image and music players. The DSi will launch in Japan on 1 November for ¥18,900 (£100).

2 October 2008, 9:26 > More matches in Crave

Sony not alone in displaying OLEDs at Ceatec 2008

Crave Sony has an entire wall of its 11-inch XEL-1 OLED TVs set up here at Ceatec 2008 in Chiba, Japan, but in contrast with past gadget shows, it's not the only company showing off OLED prototypes. Panasonic may have said earlier this week that OLED...

Tags: sony, inch, lcd, tvs

2 October 2008, 9:08 > More matches in Crave