Posts Tagged ‘Japan’

iPhone 5 Will Hit Shelves On October 14th In The U.S, U.K, Japan, France And Germany

Posted: September 28, 2011 in Apple Computers, Mobile Phones
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According to two reports published today, Apple will be launching their new iPhone on October 14th in the U.S along with several other countries on the roster.

The news comes from Boy Genius Report in a post where they cite Macotakara’s report which claims that the next iPhone will be launched in selected markets on October 14th.

The October 14th release date seems quite likely to us, especially in the wake of Apple’s official announcement regarding their media event, which will be held on October 4th at their own campus in Cupertino. The event invite image has “Let’s Talk iPhone” written on it which, well, very obviously suggests that we’ll be seeing iPhone-related hardware announcements, reportedly in a keynote from new CEO Tim Cook himself.

Just a note that the first batches of Apple products usually have a flaw or two – iPhone 3: screen dimming, switches (vibrate and volume) and home button broke easily – iPhone 4: antenna issues resulting in in dropped calls. Might be best to wait a month and see what comes out in consumer reports.

Fujistu Luce Solar Powered Laptop – Designed By Andrea Ponti

Posted: June 5, 2011 in Gadgets, Research, Windows Computer
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Most solar powered devices are coupled with bulky design, many cables and big batteries; it has yet to be anything that people could classify as attractive, until now. Andrea Ponti, an Industrial Designer that focus his research on international projects between Italy and Japan has designed the first integrated solar power laptop with a sexy appeal.

The polycarbonate-bound laptop features a feather light form factor. Two photovoltaic panels span the computer’s cover and keyboard. The sexy clear design allows sunlight to shine straight through the case to the panels embedded within, generating electricity for on-the-go computing.

Since laptop are so easily portable it’s nice to see a design like this come out, even though it isn’t market ready it’s a step in the right direction with increasing electricity prices. There aren’t any specs available as this is just a design but it would be interesting to see what this sucker could run with power consumption in mind.

Source [Coroflot][Pinoytutorial]

Japan Blocking Access to Sony PSN “Playstation Network” Until It’s Assured Of Safety

Posted: May 16, 2011 in Video Gaming
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Although Sony’s Playstation Network (PSN) is back up around the world running on new secure firmware (see story here) Japan is still yet to allow any ISP connection to Sony’s servers until Japan is assured it is safe.

The Dow Jones newshounds reported the Japanese government refused to allow Sony to reactivate PSN in Japan until satisfaction is reached on a several issues.

  • Sony promised counter-hacking measures which were announced on May 1st have not yet been fully enacted (although release notes for the changes have yet to be released)
  • Japan wants to see further preventive measures taken to ensure users credit card numbers and other private data won’t be exposed through their use of Sony’s online services again

Sony is currently in talks with authorities in Japan to get things back up and running.