April 5, 2006

Japanese University gets largest touchscreen

Japanese University gets largest touchscreen via

Fujitsu fold-out keyboard UMPC

Fujitsu is showing off some concepts for portable computing at Milan's Triennale di Milano.

Fujitsu's UMPC cleverly squares the circle by providing a small form-factor clamshell chassis with a fold out keyboard. The computer would be the size of a CD case, the company said.

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Pret-a-porter

Fashion Designer Antonio Berardi recently unveiled the Pret-a-porter Collection; a collection of beautiful one-off pieces designed exclusively for Whirlpool to support the European launch of their Pret-a -porter clothes revitalizer.

It has the size of a vacuum cleaner and is fully portable. You can use the device for removing odor, sweat and smoke stains from the clothes that do not need a full, proper cleaning writes gizmodo
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The Pret-a-porter Collection Collection was previewed at Paris Fashion Week where Berardi showcased his Autumn/Winter 06/07 collection

Japanese Wake Up Gadgets

Japanese news site Nikkei BP (Japanese) has put together collection of gadgets around sleeping, staying awake and waking up writes i4u

Goodies include the automatic rising device. This pillow blows itself up when it is time to get up. It sells for 98,000 yen (~$836).

Voice Stress Analyzer Acts as a Truth Detector

Do you really trust your friends? Find out who's really telling the truth with the Truth Detector, an easy-to-read stress analyzer that glows red when a speaker's voice indicates increased stress levels, commonly associated with lying. The Truth Detector is powered by a 9-volt battery, sold separately.

via RedFerret