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Sharp Confirms Robotic Phone – Not a Joke

by Tom Allen

Sharp’s walking, talking ‘RoBoHoN’ smartphone (Sharp’s Phone Dances, Talks and Sings) will go on sale on the 26th May. Pre-orders are live now: the ‘phone’ costs ¥203,140 ($1,865) ex VAT, although there will also …

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SEL Will Show ‘Hybrid’ Display at SID

by Tom Allen

Although little information has been released so far, Semiconductor Energy Laboratory says that it has developed a hybrid OLED-and-LCD display. Created in partnership with Advanced Film Device, the prototype uses an OLED display on …

Canatu and Kaga Electronics Sign Distribution Agreement in Japan

by Isaac Oburu

Canatu, a leading manufacturer of flexible transparent conductive films and touch sensors, has entered into a Distribution Agreement with Kaga Electronics Co., Ltd., a major electronics trading company in Japan. The agreement will strengthen …

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Kaga Brings Canatu to Japan

by Tom Allen

Kaga Electronics is now distributing Canatu’s Carbon NanoBud (CNB) transparent conductive films and touch sensors in Japan.

Sharp Uses IGZO in AMOLED

by Tom Allen

Sharp has developed a 3.4″ flexible OLED panel, Japan’s Nikkei reports. The device can be freely bent, both during manufacturing and afterwards, by consumers. The prototype was developed at Sharp’s facility in Tenri, Nara …

Foxconn Details Sharp Share Split

by Tom Allen

Foxconn has revealed exactly how its shares of Sharp will be split, following the company’s acquisition. Hon Hai Precision will invest ¥114.4 billion ($1 billion) for a 26.14% share; Foxconn (Far East) Ltd. will …

NHK Plans 8k in August

by Tom Allen

NHK’s Kashima Yoshiharu announced the changes.Japan has announced updates to its UltraHD plans at MIPTV in France. National broadcaster NHK intends to begin transmissions on the 1st August this year in Super-Hi Vision, aka …

Fujitsu to Host Fujitsu Forum 2016

by Isaac Oburu

Fujitsu today announced that Fujitsu Forum 2016, the company’s largest annual event, will be held May 19-20 at the Tokyo International Forum in Japan. The theme of this year’s Fujitsu Forum will be “Human …

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Fujitsu Prepares for Fujitsu Forum

by Tom Allen

Fujitsu’s annual Fujitsu Forum will be held on the 19th and 20th May this year, at the Tokyo International Forum in Japan. The theme this year will be ‘Human Centric Innovation: Driving Digital Transformation’. …

E Ink Enters Retail Partnership

by Tom Allen

Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) and E Ink have announced a strategic partnership to co-develop and market products using ePaper. DNP will use its Japanese sales network, developing products aimed at sectors of the retail, …

Toshiba Confirms Consumer PC Exit

by Tom Allen

The consolidation of Toshiba’s business (Toshiba Updates Forecasts, Deepens Loss) continues, with the news that the company is withdrawing from the consumer laptop business. Although it had previously been reported that Toshiba would sell …

Japanese UHD Will Double Next Year

by Tom Allen

Mitsubishi Research has forecast that adoption of UltraHD TV sets in Japan will grow rapidly, starting next year, Advanced Television reports. Around 1.2 million were purchased in 2015, and 3.3 million are expected to …