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Made In France Exhibition At Elysee Palace - Paris

Virtuoso multifunction monocular glasses from the company Elynxo in spare parts at the "Fabrique en France" (Made in France) exhibition at the Elysee Palace in Paris on October 25, 2024. The exhibition gathers companies, craftspeople, associations, producers and manufacturers fully committed to French manufacturing on October 26 and 27, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Made In France Exhibition At Elysee Palace - Paris

Virtuoso multifunction monocular glasses from the company Elynxo in spare parts at the "Fabrique en France" (Made in France) exhibition at the Elysee Palace in Paris on October 25, 2024. The exhibition gathers companies, craftspeople, associations, producers and manufacturers fully committed to French manufacturing on October 26 and 27, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sharp to halt sales of Galapagos

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows the 10.8-inch home type (R) and 5.5-inch mobile versions of Sharp Corp.'s Galapagos multifunction tablet computers. The maker said on Sept. 15, 2011, it will halt sales on Sept. 30, less than a year after their launch. The gadgets, which let users read e-books as well as major newspapers and popular magazines delivered at designated times, have apparently fallen far behind Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet computer.

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Sharp to halt sales of Galapagos

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows the 10.8-inch home type (bottom) and 5.5-inch mobile (up) versions of Sharp Corp.'s multifunction tablet computers. The maker said on Sept. 15, 2011, it will halt sales on Sept. 30, less than a year after their launch. The gadgets, which let users read e-books as well as major newspapers and popular magazines delivered at designated times, have apparently fallen far behind Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet computer.

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NTT Docomo tablet to counter iPad

TOKYO, Japan - NTT Docomo Inc. unveils a lineup of three new products in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2011. They are the Optimus Pad (R), a multifunction tablet computer to compete with Apple Inc.'s iPad, and new smartphones the Xperia arc (C) and the Medias (L). The products will be put on sale in Japan in March.

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Panasonic unveils tablet featuring TV-based services

LAS VEGAS, United States - Panasonic Corp. unveils its multifunction tablet which enables users to access services in conjunction with its Viera Internet-capable televisions, during a press conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 5, 2011, a day before the opening of the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in the city. The company said it will release the product worldwide during the second half of 2011.

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Sharp, Sony start taking orders for Galapagos

OSAKA, Japan - Women operate Galapagos multifunction tablet computers during a home electronics event at a store in Osaka on Dec. 3, 2010. Sharp Corp. and Sony Corp. began accepting orders the same day for Galapagos and Reader digital reading devices, which are scheduled to be released for the Japanese market the following week.

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Sharp's Galapagos multifunction tablets

OSAKA, Japan - Models show off Sharp Corp.'s Galapagos tablet computers in Osaka on Nov. 29, 2010, ahead of the Dec. 10 launch of the products. The new devices -- a 10.8-inch screen model for 54,800 yen and a 5.5-inch screen model for 39,800 yen -- will let users read e-books as well as major newspapers and popular magazines.

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Sharp's new multifunction tablets

TOKYO, Japan - Presenters show Sharp Corp.'s new multifunction touch-screen tablet computers, dubbed GALAPAGOS, in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2010, which are scheduled to hit the market in December. Available in two models, the tablets will allow users to subscribe to newspapers and magazines, and purchase electronic books, with a total of 30,000 titles available at launch, the Japanese electronics company said.

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Fuji Xerox Expands Maintenance and Inspection Operations with Smart Glasses

Fuji Xerox is expanding its maintenance and inspection operations for multifunction devices using smart glasses to wide format multifunction devices that print drawings and other documents. In April, Fuji Xerox started using smartglasses for commercial printing machines, with customer engineers (CEs) engaged in maintenance and inspection operations wearing the glasses. In the maintenance and inspection work that began in April in Japan, the company has been using the "Infomesh Visual Navigator," a remote work support solution using smart glasses from NTT Data Newson (Minato-ku, Tokyo). (Minato-ku, Tokyo), a remote work support solution using smart glasses. A total of 100 units of smart glasses have been installed. Therefore, accurate and prompt maintenance and inspection work is indispensable. The use of smart glasses has reduced the maintenance time by about 30% for long hours of work exceeding two hours. Photo taken on November 22, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Mimatsu's Collaborative Robot for Punch Laser Multifunction Machines

Mimatsu (Chikushino City, Fukuoka Prefecture) will start full-scale introduction of collaborative robots attached to machine tools. There is no need to use a camera for identification. It can handle workpieces ranging in size from 30 mm to 120 mm square and weighing up to 2 kg. In the punch laser combined machine, a camera identifies the shape of the object transported on the conveyor after processing. The company will sell the system outside the company in cooperation with machine tool manufacturers. Mimatsu is a metal processing company that also assembles equipment. The company has been working to shorten the time between processes by developing a system that uses beacons (small transmitters) to grasp the location of semi-finished products. Mimatsu's headquarters in Chikushino City, Fukuoka Prefecture, on October 29, 2019.

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Punch and fiber laser multifunction machine introduced by Hamabe Manufacturing Co.

Hamabe Seisakusho has installed a punch/fiber laser multifunction machine at its main factory, which will be operational within the month. The investment will amount to 200 million yen. The combined punch and fiber laser machine will be operated unmanned 24 hours a day, including die changes, to improve processing efficiency and save manpower. The machine is also equipped with a material feeder and product accumulator, which automatically feeds six types of materials at the right time to handle small-lot, high-mix sheet metal processing. With the introduction of a punch/fiber laser multifunction machine, the company aims to increase productivity in sheet metal processing, improve its ability to respond to single-part orders and short delivery times, and also acquire new orders. Photo taken on October 29, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Sharp's new multifunction tablets

TOKYO, Japan - Presenters show Sharp Corp.'s new multifunction touch-screen tablet computers, dubbed GALAPAGOS, in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2010, which are scheduled to hit the market in December. Available in two models, the tablets will allow users to subscribe to newspapers and magazines, and purchase electronic books, with a total of 30,000 titles available at launch, the Japanese electronics company said. (Kyodo)

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Sharp to halt sales of Galapagos

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows the 10.8-inch home type (R) and 5.5-inch mobile versions of Sharp Corp.'s Galapagos multifunction tablet computers. The maker said on Sept. 15, 2011, it will halt sales on Sept. 30, less than a year after their launch. The gadgets, which let users read e-books as well as major newspapers and popular magazines delivered at designated times, have apparently fallen far behind Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet computer. (Kyodo)

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Sharp to halt sales of Galapagos

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows the 10.8-inch home type (bottom) and 5.5-inch mobile (up) versions of Sharp Corp.'s multifunction tablet computers. The maker said on Sept. 15, 2011, it will halt sales on Sept. 30, less than a year after their launch. The gadgets, which let users read e-books as well as major newspapers and popular magazines delivered at designated times, have apparently fallen far behind Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet computer. (Kyodo)

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NTT Docomo tablet to counter iPad

TOKYO, Japan - NTT Docomo Inc. unveils a lineup of three new products in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2011. They are the Optimus Pad (R), a multifunction tablet computer to compete with Apple Inc.'s iPad, and new smartphones the Xperia arc (C) and the Medias (L). The products will be put on sale in Japan in March. (Kyodo)

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Panasonic unveils tablet featuring TV-based services

LAS VEGAS, United States - Panasonic Corp. unveils its multifunction tablet which enables users to access services in conjunction with its Viera Internet-capable televisions, during a press conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 5, 2011, a day before the opening of the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in the city. The company said it will release the product worldwide during the second half of 2011. (Kyodo)

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Sharp, Sony start taking orders for Galapagos

OSAKA, Japan - Women operate Galapagos multifunction tablet computers during a home electronics event at a store in Osaka on Dec. 3, 2010. Sharp Corp. and Sony Corp. began accepting orders the same day for Galapagos and Reader digital reading devices, which are scheduled to be released for the Japanese market the following week. (Kyodo)

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Sharp's Galapagos multifunction tablets

OSAKA, Japan - Models show off Sharp Corp.'s Galapagos tablet computers in Osaka on Nov. 29, 2010, ahead of the Dec. 10 launch of the products. The new devices -- a 10.8-inch screen model for 54,800 yen and a 5.5-inch screen model for 39,800 yen -- will let users read e-books as well as major newspapers and popular magazines. (Kyodo)

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High-tech Japanese toilets to become more foreigner friendly

Madoka Kitamura, head of the Japan Sanitary Equipment Industry Association, unveils eight standardized pictograms for multifunction toilet seats adopted by the association in a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2017. Kitamura is also president of major toilet manufacturer Toto Ltd. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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High-tech Japanese toilets to become more foreigner friendly

Photo taken Jan. 17, 2017 shows eight standardized pictograms for multifunction toilet seats adopted by the Japan Sanitary Equipment Industry Association. The icons represent (clockwise from top L) full-flush, half-flush, lid open or close, seat up or down, dry, bidet, wash and stop. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo