Akihabara News

Asian Babes Fight of the Week…

Daimaou - G-A.G — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:24:56 PDT

Hi everyone, here’s another fight between two gorgeous ladies, but first let’s check last week’s winner. With 4100 participants, the winner is the cute little Pink Tang (left) with 58% of the votes.

Today we have two new contenders…Jikye Yuk (KR) on the left, and Marie Kai (JP) on the right.

Which of these beautiful babes won your heart this weekend?

Thanks again to F.B for his selection.

Casio to launch stylish and Sporty Edifice watches

kei — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:57:17 PDT

Casio introduced yesterday their new Line-up of stylish and sporty watches that complete the EDIFICE series. Based on the brand concept of “Speed and Intelligence”, these watches are targeting the motor sports fan. Indeed, the design of this Line-up with its two disk-shaped indicators reminds car brake discs.
Regarding specs, our solar powered and radio controlled Edifice series is available in three different flavors. The watches feature a solid stainless steel wristband and body, while the bezel is ionized black. It also comes with 1/1000 second stopwatch, standard radio waves from six transmitters around the world, and an automatic calendar.

Available from September 2010

Norderstedt, August 2010 — Fast and elegant, the sporty EDIFICE watches with motor sports design are based on the brand concept of “Speed and Intelligence”, giving them a perfect association with Formula 1. Indeed, as a Red Bull Racing Team Partner, Casio is supporting the Red Bull Racing Team with its drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber for the second year running. As a dynamic symbol, Casio is presenting the new EQW-M1100DB-1A – the first watch in the collection that is equipped with a 1/1000 second stopwatch.

With its eye-catching dial in 3D design, which displays various timing functions in parallel, this solar powered radio-controlled watch gives the impression of motor sports energy and speed. The upper black level of the dial features integrated cut-out sections to provide a free view of the richly-contrasted design on the lower level. The multi-dimensional appearance subtly captures the active and functional character of the brand EDIFICE. The two disk-shaped indicators, each positioned within a small circular dial, are designed to look like car brake discs and have automotive inspiration. The recessed casing ring features the most important city abbreviations for the integrated world time function. Body and wristband are made of solid stainless steel and the bezel is ionised black using a complex process.

The technical highlight of the EQW-M1100DB chronograph is the integrated stopwatch. It displays elapsed time with an intelligent combination of second hand and motorised disc-shaped indicators. This indicator at the 9-o’clock position rotates forwards and backwards and, when the stopwatch is in use, alternates between displaying the 1/1000 second value and the 1/100 second value. The second hand indicates the 1/10 second value. The EQW-M1100DB can receive standard radio waves from six transmitters around the world (two in Japan, and one each in Germany, the UK, the US, and China).

With the new EDIFICE, it is not just motor sports fans who will experience the perfect feeling of the chase for 1/1000 seconds that can often be decisive in a race.

The model features the following functions:

• MULTIBAND 6 RADIO-CONTROLLED SIGNAL RECEPTION (EUROPE, USA, JAPAN, CHINA)
• TOUGH SOLAR
• 1/1000 SEC. STOPWATCH
• WORLD TIME
• NEOBRITE
• AUTOMATIC CALENDAR
• ALARM
• MINERAL GLASS
• IONISED BEZEL
• SOLID STAINLESS STEEL CASING
• SOLID STAINLESS STEEL BAND
• ONE-TOUCH 3-FOLD SAFETY BUCKLE
• WATER RESISTANT UP TO 10 BAR

The EQW-M1100DB-1A is available as of September 2010.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX700 available in Japan

kei — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:27:36 PDT

Also announced last week, the Lumix DMC-FX700 is now availble in Japan. Priced at 40 000 Yens, or 352€, our Point & Shoot camera comes with 14.1 megapixel 1/2.33” MOS Sensor, a LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON lens, 5x optical Zoom, an ISO Sensitivity range from ISO 100 to 1600, a 3.0-Inch LCD touch-screen, 40MB of memory (expandable via SD/SDHC/SDXC xards) and a Full HD Video mode (1920 x 1080/60i or 1280 x 720 60p in AVCHD format).
For the rest of the specs, Panasonic installed an Auto Scene mode, the Intelligent ISO, Intelligent Exposure, etc…

Mouse Computer 4 new powerful notebooks for the NEXTGEAR-NOTE i930 Series

kei — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:15:56 PDT

Besides their M-Book G Series, Mouse Computer also announced the availability of four new notebooks for the NEXTGEAR-NOTE i930 Series.

The NEXTGEAR-NOTE i930BA1 comes with an Intel Core i7-740QM processor, 4GB of RAM, an Intel PM55 Express Chipset, 500GB of HDD, a Nvidia GeForce GTX480M (2GB of VRAM) GPU, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit.
249 900, or 2205€

The NEXTGEAR-NOTE i930SA1, is also equipped with an Intel Core i7-740QM, Intel PM55 Express Chipset, a Nvidia GeForce GTX480M (2GB of VRAM), and Windows 7 Home Premium, but with 8GB of DDR3 PC3-10600 RAM, and an Intel X25-V 40GB of SSD in addition to the 500GB of SATAII HDD.
289 800, or 2555€

The NEXTGEAR-NOTE i930GA1 features an Intel Core i7-840QM CPU, 8GB of PC3-10600, an Intel PM55 Express chipset, 40GB of Intel X25-V + 500GB of SATAII HDD, A Blu-Ray disc driver, a Nvidia GeForce GTX480M (2GB of VRAM) and Windows 7 Home Premium.
319 830 Yens, or 2820€

The NEXTGEAR-NOTE i930PA1, the High-End model, provides an Intel Core i7-940XM processor, with 8GB of RAM, 160GB (x2) of X25-M SSD (RAID 0), a Blu-Ray disc drive, a Nvidia GeForce GTX480M, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit. This model cost 439 950 Yens, or 3879€.

For the rest of the specs, Mouse Computers installed a 17.3’’ Full HD screen (1920 x 1080)n the Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, an USB 3.0 port, 3 USB 2.0 ports, and a HDMI out

M-Book G Series: Three new Notebooks from Mouse Computer

kei — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:41:54 PDT

Mouse computer introduced this Friday Three new notebook for the m-Book G Series. Our Notebook are available from today at Manufacturers shop.
For this m-Book G series, we have a GeForce GTX 480M (2GB) GPU, a 17.3-inch LCD screen with a Full HD resolution (1920 x 1080), 500GB of SATAII HDD, an Intel PM55 Express Chipset, A DVD SuperMulti Drive, the Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, as well as a USB 3.0 ports (x1), USB 2.0 ports (x2), HDMI output (x1), a 2.0 Mpix Webcamera.
Available in three different flavors, the m-Book G Series lets the choice between an Intel Core i5-520M CPU (2.40GHz), an Intel Core i7-740QM CPU @ 1.73GHz, and an Intel Core i7-840QM CPU @ 1.86GHz. The High-end model also features an Intel X25-M 80GB SSD.

Price:
MB-G820B: 229 950 Yens, or 2027€
MB-G820S: 249 900 Yens, or 2205€
MB-G820X: 289 380 Yens, or 2550€

Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-FP3 with Disney characters available in Japan

kei — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:05:59 PDT

Introduced a long time ago, the Lumix DMC-FP3 will be officially available on the Japanese market on August 20th.
Including a special edition model that features a lens cover with Mickey’s pattern, Panasonic‘s DMC-FP3 is equipped with a 3” touchscreen LCD display (230k pixels), a 14.1 Megapixel CCD 1/2.33’’ sensor, 4x optical zoom, image stabilization, face detection, an HD Video (1280 x 720/30p), and a SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card slot.
Lastly, the Disney model also comes with a special menu panel that includes 6 different frames (Mickey, Minnie, Winnie the Pooh, Donald, Stictch and Minie’s ribbon), and a special AF icon.

Release date: August 20th
Price: 25 000 Yens

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 also available in Japan

kei — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:14:06 PDT

Like Panasonic’s Lumix LX5 introduced last week in the US and available from today in Japan, the FZ100 has finally been announced for the Japanese Market.
Here again, nothing new compared to the US version, we have a 14.1 megapixels 1/2.33 MOS sensor with a burst mode at 11fps, a LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT lens coming with 24x optical zoom, the usual POWER O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer), a 3.0 inch LCD screen, an ISO range from 100 to 1600, a SD . SDHC / SDXC card slot, a RAW mode, and a video recording mode in 1920 x 1080/60i (17/13Mbps).

Our first Panasonic‘s full hybrid camera will be available on August 20th at 65 000 Yens (575€)

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 finally available in Japan

kei — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:52:24 PDT

Already introduced last week in the USA, Panasonic finally decided to announce the availability of their latest Lumix LX5 in Japan…
Scheduled to be available on August 20th in Japan, at about 60 000 Yens (529€), the Lumix LX5 boasts the same characteristics as the American version with an 10.1 megapixel 1/1.63’’ CCD sensor, a Leica DC VARIO-SUMMICRON lens with a 3.8x optical zoom, an ISO sensitivity up to 12 800, the Power O.I.S image stabilizer, a video recording mode in 720/60p (AVCHD Lite) and a RAW mode.

SANYO Completes New Factory for Li-ion Batteries for Eco-friendly Vehicles

kei — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:03:36 PDT

Sanyo just announced they had completed construction of their new plant dedicated to Lithium-ion batteries that will be used for electric vehicles in its Kansai Plant. With a total floor area of 42,831m2, Sanyo plans to produce 1 Million cells per month (At the beginning). The total cost for this construction is approximately estimated to 13 Billion yens.
Note that Sanyo has already been supplying nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) to Ford, Honda and Volkswagen, as well as co-developped NiMH batteries PSA Peugeot Citroën.
Lastly, the Japanese manufacturer also announced they are co-developing lithium-ion batteries for HEV with the Volkswagen group.

After having broken its Own Guinness Record, and powered Yokohama EV race car for the Pikes Peak, Sanyo has decided to move up a gear in order to be sure to establish itself on Eco-Friendly batteries market…

LG officially launched their Optimus Z SU950/KU9500 in Korea

kei — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:38:15 PDT

LG Electronics announced this morning their latest Optimus Z phones, the LG-SU950 / KU9500 will be available at KT and SK Telecom in Korea.

Already introduced a couple months ago, the Optimus Z will run on a Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 CPU (1GHz), with a 3.5-inch WVGA LCD display (480 x 640 pixels), DivX support a 5MPix camera with AF, Dolby Mobile, DMB, a 1350mAh battery, the Wi-Fi b/g, Bluetooth, the A-GPS and the LG Air Sync. Regarding the operating System, LG confirmed that our smartphone runs on Android 2.1 (An upgrade to the 2.2 version should be available at the end of the year).