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Space Exploration Nov 13, 2012

The total solar eclipse down under: How to watch it from anywhere in the world

Scientists and interested skywatchers have been flocking to Cairns, Australia to witness one of the most spellbinding astronomical sights: a total solar eclipse. The November 13/14 total solar eclipse will only be visible ...

Business Nov 11, 2012

Japan's gadget failures: The futures that never happened

It gave us the Walkman, the pocket calculator and heated toilet seats, but Japan's path to innovative greatness is littered with failures such as the TV-shaped radio and the "walking" toaster.

Business Nov 2, 2012

Sharp confesses 'material doubt' about its survival chances

Sharp Corp., once a titan among Japanese electronics manufacturers, now isn't sure it will be able to crawl out of a financial pit made deeper by ruthless competition and relentless losses.

Business Nov 1, 2012

Sony reduces loss on sales recovery, restructuring (Update)

(AP)—Sony Corp. reported Thursday a smaller flow of red ink for the fiscal second quarter on a sales recovery and restructuring efforts and stuck to its full year forecast for a return to profit from its worst loss in company ...

Business Oct 31, 2012

Panasonic's red ink grows, forecasts loss for year

(AP)—Panasonic Corp.'s losses ballooned to 698 billion yen ($8.7 billion) for the fiscal second quarter as sales plunged in flat-panel TVs, laptops and other gadgets, and restructuring costs to turn itself around were proving ...

Business Oct 19, 2012

Japan's once-mighty tech industry has flagged

In the 1980s, Sony co-founder Akio Morita fired a verbal missile across the Pacific at Silicon Valley: Japan's supremacy in business and technology would overwhelm U.S. competitors and lead to America's decline.

Engineering Oct 5, 2012

Wireless low-power active-electrode EEG headset presented

Imec, Holst Centre and Panasonic have developed a new prototype of a wireless EEG (electroencephalogram) headset. The system combines ease-of-use with ultra-low power electronics. Continuous impedance monitoring and the use ...

Hi Tech & Innovation Oct 2, 2012

Smartphones control smart homes at Asia tech fair

Homes where every device is linked up and can be controlled by smartphone were touted in Japan on Tuesday when Asia's biggest tech fair threw open its doors.

Energy & Green Tech Sep 19, 2012

Panasonic HIT photovoltaic cells demonstrate high PID resistance

Panasonic Corporation today announced that its HIT photovoltaic module's high-level of resistance to potential induced degradation (PID) has been verified by the results of tests conducted within and outside the company. ...

Software Sep 12, 2012

Apple's Siri fuels boom in voice technology

Call it the "Siri effect." With Apple expected to unveil on Wednesday a new iPhone with added capabilities for Siri, its voice-activated digital assistant, industry experts say two factors are driving an explosion of voice-enabled ...

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