Body-monitoring tech trend comes with concerns

Tokyo, 7 January, /AJMEDIA/ A ring shimmers on display at the Consumer Electronics Show, but this is no mere piece of jewelry — it’s packed with sensors capable of detecting… Read more

Creepy meets cool in humanoid robots at CES tech show

Tokyo, 6 January, /AJMEDIA/ A lifelike, child-size doll writhed and cried before slightly shocked onlookers snapping smartphone pictures Wednesday at the CES tech show — where the line between cool… Read more

Nibbling cats and COVID masks: First look at CES tech show

Tokyo, 5 January, /AJMEDIA/ A finger-nibbling plush cat and a cooling fan for the ever-present anti-COVID mask: the CES tech show in Las Vegas offered a glimpse of the offerings… Read more

New hi-tech photo brings Rembrandt’s ‘Night Watch’ up close

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ Rembrandt van Rijn’s iconic and huge painting “The Night Watch” is now also a supersized museum photo delivered right to your laptop in unsurpassed detail. The… Read more

CES gadget show shortened to 3 days; some big tech stay away

Tokyo, 3 January, /AJMEDIA/ The annual CES gadget convention will be three days instead of four following an uptick of COVID-19 cases and the withdrawal of some of its best-known… Read more

Record number of Japanese startups to be at CES 2022 in Las Vegas

Tokyo, 2 January, /AJMEDIA/ The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) says that 52 technology startups will showcase their innovations at CES 2022 from Jan 5-8 in Las Vegas. The number… Read more

Sega builds ‘world’s fastest gaming PC’ and giving it away for free (processor speed unknown)

Tokyo, 1 January, /AJMEDIA/ There’s an entire generation of young gamers who only know Sega as a software publisher. For 18 years, though, the company also made home-use video game… Read more

Tech 2022 trends: Meatless meat, Web 3.0, Big Tech battles

Tokyo, 31 December, /AJMEDIA/ After a year that made the terms WFH (work from home) and metaverse instantly recognizable for many people, there are a new set of technological trends… Read more

Apple puts India iPhone plant ‘on probation’ after mass food poisoning

Tokyo, 30 December, /AJMEDIA/ Apple said Wednesday it has put the Indian plant of its main supplier “on probation” after a mass food poisoning and protests over workers’ living conditions.… Read more

China pursues tech ‘self-reliance,’ fueling global unease

Tokyo, 29 December, /AJMEDIA/ To help make China a self-reliant “technology superpower,” the ruling Communist Party is pushing the world’s biggest e-commerce company to take on the tricky, expensive business… Read more