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This video borescope seems to be very easy to use.  As presented in this YouTube video, there must be a variety of industrial applications. 12/18/08

This  film production, " EIGOPETS " developed by Exsa Corporation , seems to be more than a tool for learning names of animals in English. As presented, it hints various business possibilities .   This tool reminds me of Leapfrog's products .   Is there any collaboration opportunity between the two companies?   Source: DigInfo News 12/8/08

A very thin component (2.4mm x 4.7mm x 34.5mm)  is a distribute mode actuator which is made of piezoelectric thin films formed on metal plate.   This device enables a flat panel screen to vibrate to make sounds.  The flat display panel may vary from a mobile communications device to a desktop display system such as a personal computer.  According to a news release from the supplier , Authentic, Ltd. , the Authentic's DMA device is embedded in a mobile clinical assisting system of Philips FIMI. I personally wish and expect that a further improved version of this device will be used when an organic electroluminescence display is commercially available some time in the near future. Photo: Authentic's DMA Source: Authentic's web site 12/7/08

This seems to be a simple but great idea to integrate stereo microphones with earphones.   With this microphone-earphone, which Adphox supplies, you can pick up and record any sounds as you hear and wherever you are because the microphones are positions onto your ears.    Why don't you try a few demo sounds at the supplier's site ?  Wearing high quality headsets is recommendable for listening. Source: Adphox Corporation 12/6/08

The architectural shutters presented by this YouTube video look like not just shutters but well designed architectural exteriors.   All the other products, Sugatsune Kogyo , the shutter supplier, seem to be more than mechanical components, just like high precision materials. 12/01/08

UV LED has a great potential for various applications and devices, such as a sensor, an indicator, an air cleaning device, a resin hardening device, lighting and display, and even in biotechnology field.    A curing unit equipped with 25 pcs of UV LED Module (photo above)  is for UV curing, one of the possible applications.  The optical output power is more than 3W.  The above video demonstrates one of display applications for fun.   Nitride Semiconductors , a highly specialized supplier of UV LED, describes its self with four bullets, Cutting Edge ( Waza in Japanese), Ecology ( Yawaragi in Japanse ), High Quality ( Takumi in Japanese), and Fun ( Tanoshimi  in Japanese) that is quite impressive and right fit in the present world.  Source: Nitride Semiconductors

This system that consists of a receiver (left) and a transmitter wirelessly enables HD (30 frames/sec) quality video and stereo sounds transmission but with no compression and no delay time. The supplier, Giga Techno Vision's blog says the system is well secured because of its proprietary and patented technologies that differ its digital modulation method from wireless LAN. - Frequency Area 2.4GHz - Transmission power: 10 mW - Radio Channel Capacity 4ch Maximum - Diversity Method: Space-diversity 2 antennas - Size (Tx & Rx each): 110(W) x 80(Ｄ) x 30(Ｈ)mm - Weight (Tx & Rx each): approximately 300g - Transmission distance: 500 m outdoors (up to 3 km) There seem to be various applications, such as remote monitoring, CCTV, home video theater application, surveillance systems, etc. I hope in the near future the system become one single chip for receiver and transmitter each. When the chip becomes available, it will significantly broaden its applications to personal and ...