Hello Kitty cameras to go on sale in Japan Nov. 28

Hello Kitty cameras to go on sale in Japan Nov. 28

TOKYO, Japan - Sanrio Co. said Nov. 2 Hello Kitty digital cameras (photo) will go on sale in Japan Nov. 28. The lens and the flash light are built into the kitten's ribbon, while the shutter is on top of the ear. The kitten's face lights up in red when the shutter is pressed. A 5 mega-pixel camera with anti-vibration functions retails in Japan for 26,040 yen.

NEC launches world's thinnest fold-type, camera mobile phone

NEC launches world's thinnest fold-type, camera mobile phone

TOKYO, Japan - NEC Corp. has launched the world's thinnest folding-type mobile phone with a 1.3 mega-pixel digital camera on the Hong Kong market, the company said on Sept. 21. In the folded position, the phone, 96 grams in weight, is 11.9 millimeters thick. NEC will sell the new mobile phone in overseas markets, but not in Japan, which uses a different transmission system.

Casio to market world's smallest digital camera with zoom lens

Casio to market world's smallest digital camera with zoom lens

TOKYO, Japan - Casio Computer Co. will launch the world's smallest digital camera with a zoom lens, Exilim Card Ex-S100 (photo), in late September measuring only 79 cubic centimeters. Casio said it made its palm-sized camera smaller by using a ceramic lens for the first time. It said the ceramic lens has a higher refractive index than glass lens. The camera is a 3.2 mega pixel digital camera equipped with a 2.8 times optical zoom lens. It measures 88 x 57 x 16.7 millimeters. The thinnest part is 14.2 mm.

Casio to market world's smallest digital camera with zoom lens

Casio to market world's smallest digital camera with zoom lens

TOKYO, Japan - Casio Computer Co. will launch the world's smallest digital camera with a zoom lens, Exilim Card Ex-S100 (photo), in late September measuring only 79 cubic centimeters. Casio said it made its palm-sized camera smaller by using a ceramic lens for the first time. It said the ceramic lens has a higher refractive index than glass lens. The camera is a 3.2 mega pixel digital camera equipped with a 2.8 times optical zoom lens. It measures 88 x 57 x 16.7 millimeters. The thinnest part is 14.2 mm. (Kyodo)

NEC launches world's thinnest fold-type, camera mobile phone

NEC launches world's thinnest fold-type, camera mobile phone

TOKYO, Japan - NEC Corp. has launched the world's thinnest folding-type mobile phone with a 1.3 mega-pixel digital camera on the Hong Kong market, the company said on Sept. 21. In the folded position, the phone, 96 grams in weight, is 11.9 millimeters thick. NEC will sell the new mobile phone in overseas markets, but not in Japan, which uses a different transmission system. (Kyodo)

Hello Kitty cameras to go on sale in Japan Nov. 28

Hello Kitty cameras to go on sale in Japan Nov. 28

TOKYO, Japan - Sanrio Co. said Nov. 2 Hello Kitty digital cameras (photo) will go on sale in Japan Nov. 28. The lens and the flash light are built into the kitten's ribbon, while the shutter is on top of the ear. The kitten's face lights up in red when the shutter is pressed. A 5 mega-pixel camera with anti-vibration functions retails in Japan for 26,040 yen. (Kyodo)