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Toshiba Released 24-Inch Business Tablet

Is there a time where a tablet reaches a size where it’s no longer considered a tablet? I guess not. Toshiba has created the giant 24-inch Shared Board tablet that is ...

December 8, 2014 at 11:45 am by

Army of Androids to Sell Nestlé Coffee in Japan

Nestlé are to staff 1,000 of its Japanese Nespresso coffee stores with robots. Pepper the android was paraded at Nestlé’s promotional event on Monday. Pepper is 120cm tall ...

December 2, 2014 at 12:45 am by

Nintendo to End Sale of 3DS XL In Japan

In a report from Siliconera, it has been suggested that Nintendo is planning to discontinue the sale of the Nintendo 3DS XL in Japan. The larger version of the company’s ...

December 1, 2014 at 11:59 pm by

Nintendo Patents Game Boy Emulator for Phones

In what could be seen as potentially a big change of opinion for Nintendo, the company has filed a patent for a Game Boy emulator for “a personal digital ...

November 29, 2014 at 2:10 am by

KFC Launch Chicken Themed Peripherals in Japan

We love hearing about new product launches here at eTeknix, but the latest one from KFC is unlike any we’ve seen before. The new fried chicken themed range of ...

September 11, 2014 at 11:03 am by

Tekken Team ‘Summer Lesson’ Project Morpheus Demo Revealed

Oculus Rift is already a big thing, there are loads of developers around the world already creating some truly breathtaking experiences for the hardware. Now Sony are entering ...

September 2, 2014 at 10:59 am by

Identity of Japanese Batman Unveiled

There have been going reports around for a while about the mysterious Batman spotted in and around Chiba Prefecture in Japan. When the mysterious caped crusader was captured ...

August 31, 2014 at 3:58 pm by

New Research Could Improve Batterypower by Seven at Reduced Costs

Scientists have long tried to find a cheaper and better alternative to lithium batteries and we’ve seen much promising research before. So far not much has come from it, ...

August 20, 2014 at 11:59 pm by

All-Robot Event Heading to Japan 2020 Olympics

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has begun preparations for the 2020 Olympics, and while all the usual events will still be taking place in six years time, he has plans to ...

July 28, 2014 at 8:53 am by

First Robot Olympics To be Hosted by Tokyo in 2020

Japan has high hopes of bringing a new type of Olympics in 2020, alongside the actual summer games. Shimzo Abe, Japan’s Prime Minister, said that he hopes to bring the ...

July 24, 2014 at 2:38 pm by

iPhone 6 Specifications Revealed In Amazon Japan Listing

Amazon Japan have let slip what appear to be the official specifications of the Apple iPhone 6 by listing the item too early on the site. This wouldn’t be the first time ...

July 14, 2014 at 3:34 pm by

Japanese Researchers Want To Create Giant Moving Gundam Robot

Following success of creating a 60-foot life-size statue of a Gundam Robot in Japan five years ago, engineers want to take it a step further by creating an operable, moving ...

July 10, 2014 at 7:04 pm by

Tizen Delayed Again, Carrier Support Found To Be Scarce For Its Handset

Word about the Tizen operating system and supporting handsets have been moving back and forth since last year, being delayed more than once. It was said that the operating ...

February 4, 2014 at 3:30 am by

Levitating Objects With The Help Of Sound Waves

Researchers in Tokyo have put a new twist on the use of sound to suspend objects in air. They’ve used ultrasonic standing waves to trap pieces of wood, metal, and water ...

January 3, 2014 at 9:01 pm by

Sony Xperia Z1 Mini (Z1S) To Launch On November The 12th

Sony appears to be scheduling an event for November 12 in Shanghai, according to Chinese social media sources, which could see the global launch of the Xperia Z1S, also ...

October 23, 2013 at 10:10 pm by

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