Fujitsu Makes Smartphone With Modular Pico-Projector

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It's finally happened. Ever since the first ultra-tiny pico-projectors started to hit, I've been waiting to see one stuck on a smartphone. Now, according to Akihabara News, Fujitsu is about to make this wonderful dream a reality. At least for people who live in Japan.

The F-04B is like no smartphone you've ever seen. It's modular, and consists of up to three layers that slide together to make a Bluetooth-connected smartphone sandwich. This device has a display unit with a 3.4" touchscreen and a keyboard unit, each with its own Lithium-Ion battery. The full QWERTY keyboard can be removed, allowing you to use the phone as a thin touchscreen device. On its own, the keyboard acts as a microphone, speaker, and gamepad.

Posted on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:20:21 CST | by Robert Evans

Toshiba and Fujitsu Agree on HDD Business Transfer

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Toshiba and Fujitsu have announced an agreement today that will have Fujitsu transferring its HDD operations businesses to Toshiba. The agreement comes after the signing of an agreement on February 17, 2009.

The two companies plan to have the transfer finished by July 1, 2009. The Fujitsu operations will be transferred to a new Toshiba company called Toshiba Storage Device Corporation. The assets and multiple storage companies held by Fujitsu will all become part of the new company. Read more

Posted on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:30:54 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Fujitsu FLEPia Color eBook Reader on Sale

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Are you sick of your friends telling you how cool their Kindle 2 eBook reader is? Why not go ahead and buy yourself the first color eBook reader and blow their minds.
Fujitsu unveiled the FLEPia Color eBook Reader last month and you can now buy it from gadget shop Gizmine for $1,299.99.

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Posted on Thu, 2 Apr 2009 08:39:43 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Fujitsu LifeBook U820 Review

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Fujitsu unveiled the tiny Fujitsu LifeBook U820 back in November 2008. Our review partner Digital Trends just published a review of this convertible mini notebook.

Quote from the review: "Intel has a lot of work to do with the Atom processor before it is ready to power next-gen mobile devices. Crippled for speed, it has very little useful application for anyone who uses a computer for anything more than simple e-mail, Web, media, and time management. Read more

Posted on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Fujitsu FLEPia Color eBook Reader ships for $1,000

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Fujitsu unveiled a commercially available color ebook reader dubbed FLEPia.
The Fujitsu FLEPia can display 260,000 colors, offers Bluetooth and high-speed wireless LAN.

The design of the FLEPia is not dazzling. As long as the ePaper is not going to the edges of the device eBook reader will look like a cheap photo frame from Walgreens. Read more

Posted on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Wireless USB from Fujitsu and Olidata to be Shown at CeBIT 2009

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Just when you though wireless USB was dead with many of the major firms producing hardware and software for the specification going under, Fujitsu and Olidata say they will be showing Wireless USB devices at CeBIT 2009.

The solutions will be using Wisair Wireless USB solutions and are based on its single-chip technology. The product will be a Wireless USB adapter set that allows users to convert their existing wired USB devices like printers and external hard drives to wireless. Read more

Posted on Mon, 2 Mar 2009 12:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Fujitsu Offers Waterproof Cell with Fingerprint Sensor

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NTT DOCOMO is now offering the world's first fingerprint enabled and waterproof cell phone called the Fujitsu F-01A. The handset uses a fingerprint sensor for security that takes advantage of AuthenTec's TouchStone packaging.

The fingerprint sensor acts as a touchpad for navigating the phones menus. The handset runs the Symbian operating system, offers a 3.5-inch VGA touchscreen display, has a 5.2-megapixel camera with auto focus, and has built-in GPS. Read more

Posted on Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:55:31 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Fujitsu Water-cooled Notebook Now Available in Japan

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Water-cooling is nothing new for the desktop PC world where liquid cooling in enthusiast machines is very common. What you don’t see are liquid cooled notebooks. Fujitsu says that its liquid cooled Lifebook N7010 notebook is now available.

In addition to the liquid cooling, the notebook also has a 4-inch touchscreen integrated into the chassis right above the keyboard. In a bit of turnabout, the machine wasn't available in Japan with the touchscreen. Read more

Posted on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Fujitsu develops Wraparound View for Cars in Real Time

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Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. announced today the development of a new video-processing technology that enables a complete wraparound view of a vehicle's perimeter in real time, to enhance the driver's field of view.
The new driver assistance technology adapts to different driving situations, enabling the driver to peripherally view the entire surroundings of a vehicle, from the point of view and field of view that is most appropriate for each driving situation. The technology improves driving safety by assisting the driver in a variety of situations, such as parking, passing on a narrow street, and seeing around corners at intersections with poor sightlines. Read more

Posted on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Fujitsu buys out Siemens in Fujitsu-Siemens PC Company

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Fujitsu buys the 50% stake of Siemens in the Fujitsu-Siemens PC Joint-venture making in a wholly owned Fujitsu company.
Fujitsu pays $566.5 million for the Siemens ownership in the PC maker.
Fujitsu said in a statement that it expects to the deal to close on April 1, 2009, making Fujitsu Siemens Computers a wholly owned subsidiary. Read more

Posted on Tue, 4 Nov 2008 01:59:48 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

NVIDIA Powers New Hybrid Graphics Notebooks form Sony, Fujitsu, Siemens, and Ben

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NVIDIA has announced that notebook makers Sony, Fujitsu, Siemens, and BenQ have new notebooks that utilize NVIDIA's Hybrid graphics. The notebooks are able to switch from discrete graphics cards to integrated graphics as power demands increase to save battery life.

NVIDIA says that all GeForce 9M Series GPUs support the feature. New notebooks with Hybrid graphics include the Sony VAIO Z series with discrete 9300M GS GPUs, Fujitsu Amilo XI 3650 with 9600M GT GPUs, and the BenQ Joybook S42 ultra-light laptop with 9600M GT GPUs. Read more

Posted on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:38:10 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Fujitsu LifeBook U2010 Vista Atom Netbook on Sale

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The Fujitsu LifeBook U2010 is an ultra portable netbook that stands out in design and performance. The U2010 Atom based netbook can be converted into a Tablet PC and runs Windows Vista.
Most netbooks only run XP, because their hardware cannot support Windows Vista. The LifeBook U2010 runs on an Intel Atom CPU Z530 with 1.6GHz and 1GB RAM.
Other features of the Fujitsu LifeBook include 60GB HDD or 64GB SSD, 5.6 inch screen with 1280 x 800 pixels!, Bluetooth, Wifi, and 1.3MP camera. Read more

Posted on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:31:45 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Fujitsu FOMA F906i Uses AuthenTec Fingerprint Detector

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AuthenTec announced that the Fujitsu F906i phone is the first mobile device to take advantage of its AuthenTec fingerprint sensor for Power of touch. The feature allows users of the cell phone to use a fingerprint for security, convenience, personalization and navigation.

The Authentec AES1710 fingerprint sensor is the first used in a mobile phone to offer the firms TrueNav technology. The sensor reads below the skin to the live layer where the company says the true finger print lies. Read more

Posted on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:08:11 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Fujitsu Siemens Netbook leaked

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A photo of a Fujitsu Siemens netbook leaked on a German site called Netbux this weekend.

The photo shows a small netbook next to a 17 inch Amilo notebook with both featuring the new Fujitsu Siemens design language.
There are no technical details about the Fujitsu Siemens netbook available yet. Read more

Posted on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Fujitsu Offers 250GB 2.5-inch SATA Drive with Continuous Operation

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Most hard drives in typical desktop and notebook computers don’t operate continuously 24-hours per day around the clock. Even if you leave your computer on all the time for the majority of that time it is sitting idle and the disk isn’t being accessed.

In an enterprise environment servers run continuously and often the times of highest disk usage are late at night when most people are not using the network. Fujitsu announced two new 2.5-inch HDD series’ today aimed at continuous use environments called the Fujitsu 2.5" MHZ2-BK 7200 RPM and the 2.5" MHZ2-BS 5400 RPM SATA series. Both lines offer capacities up to 250 GB and are rated for 24-hour continuous use with availability in July 2008. Read more

Posted on Mon, 19 May 2008 12:24:02 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Fujitsu Announces 320GB 7200 RPM Notebook HDD

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Fujitsu announced its latest notebook hard drive today in the MHZ2 BJ series. The new drive has a 320GB storage capacity but still spins at a speedy 7200 RPM. Typically higher capacity notebook drives only spin at 5400 RPM or less.

The drive requires 2.3 watts of power, so the performance it provides won’t hit the battery especially hard. The drive uses the SATA 3.0 Gb/s interface and is manufactured in compliance with RoHS directives. Read more

Posted on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:36:43 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Fujitsu Unveils 500GB 2.5-inch Notebook Hard Drive

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Fujitsu announced a breakthrough in notebook hard drives today with a 500Gb 2.5-inch notebook drive. The MHZ2 BT drive spins at 4200 rpm and consumes only 1.8W of power. Fujitsu says the drive is intended for notebook computers, DVRs and external hard drive applications.

"With the expansion of HD digital broadcasts and Internet-based video distribution, there is an increasing need for high-capacity hard disk drives that can handle large volume data storage in portable devices," said Lorne Wilson, senior vice president, sales and marketing, Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. "Fujitsu will continue to focus on developing high-capacity and reliable 2.5" HDDs that will further enhance its product offerings in the IT and consumer electronics markets." Read more

Posted on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:14 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Fujitsu LifeBook S6510 Notebook Review

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The testers at our review partner Digital Trends published a review of the Fujitsu LifeBook S6510 Notebook.

Quote from the review: "Ultra-portable notebook manufacturers usually make several sacrifices in order to reduce weight and improve battery life. These can include using smaller screens, ditching the optical drive, and basically neutering the notebook to achieve the holy grail of ultimate portability. Read more

Posted on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:35:39 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Fujitsu Announces New ScanSnap Scanner for Mac Users

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Fujitsu announced the world’s smallest Mac compatible color ADF scanner today. The scanner is called the ScanSnap S300M and measures in at only 11.2-inches x 3.7-inches x 3.0-inches. The scanner also draws all the power it needs from the USB port alone.

The S300M is compatible with Mac OS X Leopard and claims to offer the fastest one-touch conversion of documents to PDF files around. The scanner has a ten sheet feeder and can scan double sided pages at up to 8 ppm. Read more

Posted on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:21:02 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Fujitsu Announces 320GB Notebook HDD

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Fujitsu has announced the world’s highest capacity notebook hard drive with 320GB of storage space. The MHZ2 BH series HDD uses perpendicular magnetic recording technology and has a 5400 rpm spindle speed.

The drive uses 3.0GB/sec SATA interface providing read speeds of up to 300MB per second. Fujitsu says the read seek time is 12ms and the write seek time is 14ms. Idle power consumption is only 0.6w. Read more

Posted on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:35:43 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Fujitsu ScanSnap S300, World's Smallest Duplex ADF Scanner

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Fujitsu rolled out today its latest ScanSnap scanner called the ScanSnap S300. Fujitsu is calling the S300 the world’s smallest and lightest duplex ADF scanner. The S300 is also the world’s first fully bus powered ADF scanner.

With the small size and no AC adapter required the S300 is the perfect scanner or use on the go from a briefcase or notebook bag. The scanner can scan up to eight double-sided color and or black and white documents per minute. Read more

Posted on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:07:30 CDT | by Shane McGlaun