Japanese electronics show Ceatec is often the last tryout before products get cut from a company's portfolio--or before they get the OK to head to store shelves.
As the consumer technology expo in Tokyo wraps up, we look at themes among the highly imaginative prototypes and new products. Which will make it to the upcoming CES?
(Posted in Crave by Erica Ogg)
October 3, 2008 6:15 AM PDT
Smaller manufacturers and service providers at the tech gathering say they expect crisis on Wall Street to hit home. Some are already experiencing it.
(Posted in Crave by Erica Ogg)
October 2, 2008 7:07 AM PDT
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October 1, 2008 10:53 AM PDT
Ceatec exhibitors show off prototype displays for our mobile devices and televisions, including display measuring just 0.3 millimeter thick.
(Posted in Crave by Erica Ogg)
October 1, 2008 1:16 AM PDT
At Ceatec, Japan's leading wireless companies and phone makers trot out their most forward-thinking phone concepts and designs.
Photos: Cell phone concepts at Ceatec
(Posted in Crave by Erica Ogg)
September 30, 2008 8:46 PM PDT
The Atom-based small PC will be available in Japan, other Asian markets, and Europe initially.
(Posted in Crave by Erica Ogg)
September 30, 2008 2:54 PM PDT
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September 30, 2008 7:45 AM PDT
At CES, the company expressed skepticism about the organic thin TVs getting bigger and mass-produced. At Ceatec, it hints it could take even longer than previously thought.
(Posted in Crave by Erica Ogg)
September 29, 2008 10:22 PM PDT
The Japanese company shows off a high-tech home that will link TVs, a video wall, home appliances, and lighting.
(Posted in Crave by Erica Ogg)
September 29, 2008 7:49 PM PDT
The show in Japan is a good bellwether of what's likely to be found sitting on store shelves--sooner or later.
(Posted in Crave by Erica Ogg)
September 29, 2008 4:00 AM PDT
Murata Girl, a cousin of bike-riding robot Murata Boy, can ride forward and backward at 2 inches per second or idle in place.
(Posted in Crave by Leslie Katz)
September 24, 2008 1:56 PM PDT
Nissan, Sharp, and NTT Docomo merge the cell phone and smart car key.
(Posted in Car Tech by Wayne Cunningham)
September 24, 2008 4:53 PM PDT
Gadgets go greener, thinner, and wireless at Ceatec
As the consumer technology expo in Tokyo wraps up, we look at themes among the highly imaginative prototypes and new products. Which will make it to the upcoming CES?
(Posted in Crave by Erica Ogg)
October 3, 2008 6:15 AM PDT
Ceatec companies feeling the credit crunch
Smaller manufacturers and service providers at the tech gathering say they expect crisis on Wall Street to hit home. Some are already experiencing it.
(Posted in Crave by Erica Ogg)
October 2, 2008 7:07 AM PDT
Video: Ceatec impressions
Kara Tsuboi chats with Erica Ogg, who has just returned from the
giant Japanese electronics show. Hear about the gadgets that blew
her mind and trends we can expect to see stateside.
Meet Murata Girl, Genibo the dog, a robot receptionist, and other electronic helpers featured at this year's Japanese electronics show.
(Posted in Image Galleries)
October 1, 2008 10:53 AM PDT
OLED, 3D displaying the future
Ceatec exhibitors show off prototype displays for our mobile devices and televisions, including display measuring just 0.3 millimeter thick.
(Posted in Crave by Erica Ogg)
October 1, 2008 1:16 AM PDT
The coolest cell phones you may never see
At Ceatec, Japan's leading wireless companies and phone makers trot out their most forward-thinking phone concepts and designs.
Photos: Cell phone concepts at Ceatec
(Posted in Crave by Erica Ogg)
September 30, 2008 8:46 PM PDT
Toshiba makes a Netbook, but not for North America
The Atom-based small PC will be available in Japan, other Asian markets, and Europe initially.
(Posted in Crave by Erica Ogg)
September 30, 2008 2:54 PM PDT
The electronics show in Japan is chock full of nifty stuff, from skinny TVs and phones that unlock cars to a Hello Kitty promo for Windows Home Server.
(Posted in Image Galleries)
September 30, 2008 7:45 AM PDT
Panasonic still cautious on OLED TVs
At CES, the company expressed skepticism about the organic thin TVs getting bigger and mass-produced. At Ceatec, it hints it could take even longer than previously thought.
(Posted in Crave by Erica Ogg)
September 29, 2008 10:22 PM PDT
Panasonic's connected-home concept
The Japanese company shows off a high-tech home that will link TVs, a video wall, home appliances, and lighting.
(Posted in Crave by Erica Ogg)
September 29, 2008 7:49 PM PDT
Ceatec: Gadget hounds, get ready
The show in Japan is a good bellwether of what's likely to be found sitting on store shelves--sooner or later.
(Posted in Crave by Erica Ogg)
September 29, 2008 4:00 AM PDT
Unicycle-riding girlbot hits the road
Murata Girl, a cousin of bike-riding robot Murata Boy, can ride forward and backward at 2 inches per second or idle in place. (Posted in Crave by Leslie Katz)
September 24, 2008 1:56 PM PDT
The smart cell key phone
Nissan, Sharp, and NTT Docomo merge the cell phone and smart car key.
(Posted in Car Tech by Wayne Cunningham)
September 24, 2008 4:53 PM PDT
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Discuss: For gadgets, there's no place like Ceatec
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