Japanese Robot HRP-4C Cybernetic Human

The AIST (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science Technology) has released its newest robotic humanoid in Japan. The HRP-4C was strutting her stuff on a runway and has become the hottest fashion model in the technology industry. Created to look like an average 5ft2″, Japanese woman with 30 motors in her body and 8 motors in her face, she can walk, move, blink and talk like a human and express emotions of anger and surprise.
HRP-4C can be re-programmed with different movements and facial expressions. The programming technology will be released to the public so everyone can contribute to new moves for the robot.
The robot is priced at 20 million yen, about $252,000 CDN.

LED lantern outputs 43,200-cd beam

Using an array of four LEDs, the rugged, IPX4-water-resistant 9410 LED lantern produces a beam with a peak intensity of 43,200 candela. The lantern operates in three illumination modes (high, low, and flashing), selected using a switch that toggles between modes at the push of a button.

The switch incoproates a battery level indicator that illuminates green (>75%), amber (75% to 25%), or red (<25%) when the lantern is on. The black or safety yellow lantern can stand on end with its LED array rotated 120° to serve as an area work light. An NiMH rechargeable battery runs the unit for two hours in high mode.

Epson PowerLite Pro Cinema 9100 and 9500 UB Projectors

Alongside the new Home Cinema models, Epson introduces the PowerLite Pro Cinema 9100 and 9500 UB. The latter is in fact the US version of the Epson EH-TW5500. Again both 9100 and 9500 UB models offer 1920×1080 Full HD resolution. They are based on the newest 3LCD chips with D7 technology for amazing colors and details.
The PowerLite Pro Cinema 9100 features 36,000:1 contrast ratio and 1800 lumens brightness while the Pro Cinema 9500 UB provides 200,000:1 contrast and 1600 lumens. Like the Home Cinema 8500 UB, the 9500 UB includes C2Fine and UltraBlack technology, 12-bit 3LCD driver technology and a built-in Silicon Optix HQV Reon-VX video processor and Super-resolution technology. The 9500 UB gets also the PW390 scaler and FineFrame technology.
Common features include Fujinon OptiCinema Multi-Lens Optics System, E-TORL and Cinema Filter

Samsung ST45 Slim Digital Camera

Samsung introduces the new ST45, a slim camera measures just 16mm thick. It has a 12.2 Megapixel image sensor, an ISO sensitivity up to 3200, 3x optical zoom, and a 2.7-inch LCD Display.
The slim digicam comes with the Smart Scene Recognition offering 11 optimized picture pre-settings, Face Detection, Digital image stabilization, Self Portrait & Frame Guide, and the “Smart Album” Digital Contents Management system.
Samsung ST45 will come in Red, Black, Blue and Grey in late September 2009.

iPhone

The iPhone is a high-end multimedia-enabled smartphone, designed by Apple Inc, the makers of such products as the iPod. Unlike other smartphones, such as the Blackberry, the manufacturer of the iPhone is behind marketing, design, and specification too. The very first phone to be released was in 2007, and after months of rumour and speculation on blogs and websites, Apple finally announced the product on January 9th 2007.
The ‘original’ iPhone was then introduced to the United States market on June 29th of the same year, and shipping and marketing in Europe began soon after. The very first version of the iPhone featured quad-band GSM with EDGE technology and Time Magazine named it the, ‘Invention of the Year’ in 2007, much to the delight of the manufacturer. However, Apple’s developers set straight to work, and soon had another, updated and improved model, shipping worldwide. On July 11th 2008, the iPhone 3G was released to world-wide audiences. The phone supported faster 3G data speeds via UMTS with 3.6 Mpbs HSDPA and assisted GPS, and soon after, Apple released version 3.0 of the iPhone OS operating system to compliment the new model. The iPhone 3GS, which was released in the US, Canada, and six European Countries on June 19th 2009, and in Australia and Japan on June 26th, was even faster than its predecessor. The original iPhone then became discontinued with the introduction of the iPhone 3G, which remains available.

USB 3.0 connector satisfies USB-IF reqs

Suiting the requirements for higher data transfer rates, the USB 3.0 connector meets all standards of the Universal Serial Bus-Implementers Forum (USB-IF). The connector allows for the unit load of 150 mA for up to six unit loads (900 mA), supports 5-Gbit/s data rate for “sync-n-go” capabilities and is said to offer a tenfold performance increase over USB 2.0.

The USB 3.0 connector is also backward compatible with USB 2.0 while offering optimized power efficiency by eliminating device polling and reducing active and idle power requirements. (Contact company for pricing and availability.)

Sony Vaio laptop in mass ‘recall’

The ‘recall’ covers both the F and C series Vaio laptops

Authorities in the US have instructed Sony to conduct a recall of its Vaio laptops, after problems with overheating were reported.

Sony said the problem affects more than half a million of its F and C series laptops sold since the start of 2010.
The American Consumer Product Safety Commission said that “the computers can overheat, posing a burn hazard.”
But Sony said that this is “not a recall” and that the problem can be rectified with a software patch.
Although there are no reports of any users suffering burns, Sony say it has received a number of reports of its laptop overheating, distorting keyboards and casings.
Sony says 260,000 laptops in the US, 103,000 in Europe, 120,000 in South East Asia and 52,000 in Japan need to be fixed.
“In 2008 Hewlett Packard recalled tens of thousands of their Pavilion laptops due to overheating issues and that also used an nVidia chipset,” he added.
Sony have also conducted product recalls in the past. In 2006 the firm recalled over 100,000 batteries after concerns they were overheating and, in a few rare cases, exploding; while in 2008 it recalled 400,000 Vaio laptop computers worldwide because of wiring faults.
“We don’t yet know how many people are actually suffering from overheating issues,” said Mr Danton. “So we don’t yet know how many people will actually return their laptops or patch their computer.
“The only real risk to Sony is damage to their reputation, but that – like other recalls – swiftly dimishes over time.”