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Easy-to-use monitoring system for nursing care patients

OSAKA, Japan - NTT West Corp. announces in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 28, 2014, the launch of a video-phone system which allows people in need of nursing care to communicate with caregivers. The system, equipped with a controller with only two buttons, has been modified from the previous version in terms of usability.

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Electric Mobility Poimo Jointly Developed by Mercari and the University of Tokyo

Mercalli, Professor Yoshihiro Kawahara of the University of Tokyo and others have jointly developed "poimo," a personal mobility device for short-distance use. It can be inflated with a commercially available air container and used in the shape of a wooden horse. It can be folded and carried around like a beach ball. With its compactness, softness and safety due to the fact that it is inflated by gas pressure, the company expects the elderly and women with children to use it, and also sees potential for outdoor and leisure use. The final sales price is targeted at several tens of thousands of yen, and they plan to continue running experiments in special economic zones to find a balance between cost, performance, and usability. (Photo taken on August 21, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Sun Project's Zombie Experience VR

Virtual reality (VR) is beginning to expand beyond games to events and educational applications. The price of head-mounted displays (HMDs) has dropped and their usability has improved, and commercial production and human resource training are being commercialized. It is not necessary to create full CG content, and know-how has been accumulated to bring out the best results while reducing production costs. "The cost of building VR has come down due to investment in the game industry. The cost of building VR has come down due to investment in the game industry, and VR is beginning to enter areas that were previously unprofitable, such as corporate human resource development," explains Shoichi Hasegawa, an associate professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. Having studied VR for a long time, he said, "VR has matured as research. However, social implementation is still in its infancy. (= April 5, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Easy-to-use monitoring system for nursing care patients

OSAKA, Japan - NTT West Corp. announces in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 28, 2014, the launch of a video-phone system which allows people in need of nursing care to communicate with caregivers. The system, equipped with a controller with only two buttons, has been modified from the previous version in terms of usability. (Kyodo)

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Event participant tests usability of Windows 10

A participant in a Microsoft Japan-sponsored event in Tokyo on July 29, 2015, to propagate Windows 10 tests the usability of the new operating system software. Microsoft Corp. plans to hold similar events in 12 cities including London and New York. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo