This would every homemaker’s dream come true.  We just got to know that Panasonic along with Japan’s IRT Reserach Institute are working days and nights to develop an efficient dishwashing robot that they lovingly call KAR (Kitchen Assistant Robot). Wow, and we thought only Mrs. Jetson was the lucky one!!!

The robot in question, apparently has 18 different sensors in its hand that are aimed to help the andriod understand the shape and size of the dishes. Also, the robo picks only one object from a pile of dishes. So far, the prototype has worked pretty well and those associated with the project have no doubts about the success of the product once it reaches the market. Though that will not be until the next five years.

Read the full story »

When Sony announced at the IFA that its 40ZX1 LCD TV will now be accompanied by a standard built in wireless HD video technology, it sent a few strong ripples across. Hearing this, many companies were aghast and then there was the expected ‘me-tooing’. Panasonic and Toshiba were two of the few names involved in the follow-up claims. But it is a bit surprising that even after running demos of wireless HD video technology at CEATAC, both the brand names will not be able to bring any products into the market till late next year.

Yet another wireless pusher is Hitachi. It was doing demos on a system based around the Ultra Wideband (UWB) standard operating in the 4.2-4.8 GHz range. Hitachi has just suggested that its wireless HD technology will be a part of a new RGB LED back-lit TV which will have a separate mulitmedia reciever box. The claims have been attractive for sure, but we haven’t heard anything concrete but subtle suggestions.

Read the full story »