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Mitsubishi Laser TV Photos from CES 2008

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It is real. Mitsubishi will reveal their 65 inch Laser TV tonight at the CES 2008. Engadget was already able to take a couple of photos of the Mitsubishi Laser TV.

Update:
Mitsubishi Laser TV official

The Laser TV is not turned on yet, so the photos do not tell much. The details about the first Laser TV are supposed to become available within the next hour. We will publish them as soon as they become available. Read more

Posted on Mon, 7 Jan 2008 23:38:52 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder surprisingly good looking

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I just stumbled over the new Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder Roadster and I am quite impressed by it's looks.

I am almost tempted to say that the 2008 Eclipse Spyder is sexier than the BMW Z4. Nothing can touch the already classic Z3 of course in the affordable roadster segment. Read more

Posted on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution & More at LA Auto Show

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Mitsubishi had a booth full of cool cars at the LA Auto Show. From the new Lancer Evolution to Mitsubishi race cars old and new there was much to be seen in the Mitsubishi booth. The star of the Mitsubishi show was definitely the new Lancer Evolution. The car has some traits in common with the old body style Evo, especially from the side.

I don’t care for the front end of the new Evo; it’s not particularly attractive to me. Looks aside, the car has the performance pedigree to make up for a lackluster design. The turbo charged 4-cylinder engine puts out 291 HP and the power meets the pavement via super-all wheel control dynamic handling system. Mitsubishi is tight lipped on the performance numbers for the car, but they should be decent. Read more

Posted on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:56:08 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Mitsubishi works on 3D Blu-ray Player

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Mitsubishi has not yet released standard Blu-ray players on the consumer market, but is already working on a Blu-ray player that converts 2D movies into 3D experiences. Mitsubishi has been developing Blu-ray technology since day one, but I have not seen a product on the market yet.

Mitsubishi demonstrated a prototype to a couple of journalists this week. The 3D Blu-ray player solution requires special shutter glasses, but works via a standard DLP projector. Read more

Posted on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mitsubishi will show Laser TV at CES 2008

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The CES 2008 is still over 6 month away, but we already have the first news about the largest consumer electronics show: Mitsubishi will show their Laser TV.

At the last CES SED and Laser TVs have been no shows. In an NY Times article rank DeMartin, vice president for marketing and product development at Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America said that Mitsubishi will show a large-screen laser TV. I am already all tingly. Read more

Posted on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Mitsubishi Lead-Free Solar Panels with 190W Output

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Mitsubishi announces a new line of solar panels that are lead-free and deliver more power.

The sixteen new solar panel models will be capable of high output, with one model the first capable of a maximum output of 190W.
The new module for sale by Mitsubishi Electric has 190W output, a 5W increase over previous model PV-MF185TD4, by using a new back film to optimize module construction. These PV modules as such are appropriate not only for residential systems but also for large-scale systems used in Europe and the United States. Read more

Posted on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 10:37:53 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mitsubishi WD-57831 HDTV Review

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Despite CES going on our review partners at Digital Trends still found time to publish a review of the Mitsubishi WD-57831 57 inch HDTV.

Quote from the review:
"Mitsubishi’s WD-57831 is a 57W widescreen 16:9 HDTV, designed to produce exceptional images from all (both standard and high definition) video sources. The WD-57831 is certainly a crowd pleaser! If ever a TV was designed for watching high definition programming (standard definition images aren’t too shabby either), enjoying Home Theater, viewing movies, or watching stills from your digital camera, this is the one! Happily, it’s not just the size of the screen that impresses, but the images displayed on it.
The set includes dual antenna RF inputs, two rear A/V/S-Video inputs, three HD-level component video inputs, two HDMI w/HDCP inputs, two IEEE 1394, one A/V/S-Video, one component video, and RF outputs. Convenience features include twin-tuner PIP (picture-in-picture) and TV Guide On Screen (that worked flawlessly with my local cable system, Cablevision). "
Read the full Mitsubishi WD-57831 HDTV Review.
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Posted on Mon, 8 Jan 2007 16:05:38 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mitsubishi 7 inch Rear-View Camera Color LCD Display

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Mitsubishi developed a special LCD display for rear-view cameras in trucks that can be placed instead of the rear-view mirror.

The Mitsubishi CM-7200 7 inch color screen is especially designed to be mountable in front of the windshield. Most other rear-view camera displays are inside the dashboard.
To reduce vibrations Mitsubishi reduced the weight of the display. The brightness is 500cd/m2. Read more

Posted on Thu, 5 Oct 2006 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

IFA 2006: Mitsubishi HC5000 1080p LCD Projector

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Mitsubishi shows the HC5000 full HD (1,920x1,080px) LCD projector at the IFA 2006 and says the HC5000 will sell for 4,000 Euro (~$5,133).

This is I think the way to go 1080p for me. The prices for large full HD Plasma TVs or LCD TVs will stay high for a while. In the meantime full HD home cinema projectors become affordable. The projection image size also benefits more from the higher resolution.
The Mitsubishi HC5000 features a 10,000:1 contrast ratio, a brightness of 1,000 lumens, 19dBA (Lamp low mode) and a 50” - 300" image size. Read more

Posted on Tue, 5 Sep 2006 07:55:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Blank HD-DVDs Announced By Hitachi and Mitsubishi

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I don't have the best memory in the world, but I remember thinking that commercially available blank DVDs came out at least a year after the launch of the first DVD player (which seems like millenia ago now). Apparently Hitachi and Mitsubishi don't want such a long delay in the world of HD DVD.

Even though no stand-alone HD DVD recorder hardware has been officially announced yet, the two Japanese companies have announced that they will be releasing HD DVD-R and HD DVD-R DL discs later this year, though obviously we can expect HD DVD recorders probably within the next few months. Read more

Posted on Fri, 9 Jun 2006 01:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mitsubishi Laser TV Coming 2007

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Mitsubishi will show the first Laser projection TV set end of this week.

Update 04/08/08:
The Mitsubishi Laser TV is now called Mitsubishi LaserVue.

Update 03/21/08:
Mitsubishi Laser TV available Information Summary

Update 01/16/08:
Interview with Mitsubishi about LaserTV

Update 01/07/08:
Mitsubishi Laser TV official

First Mitsubishi Laser TV Photos

Update 12/28/07:
Laser TV to debut at CES 2008

Instead of white-light mercury lamps a Laser TV uses a red, blue and green laser to generate images. The advantages are bright and deep images on large, thin, lightweight screens.
Apparently the first commercial Laser HDTV will go on sale in 2007.

Plasma and LCD technology are getting competition from new technology such as S.E.D. and Carbon Nanotube in the near future. Read more

Posted on Tue, 4 Apr 2006 01:20:29 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mitsubishi Jet Towel High-Speed Air Hand Dryer

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The Mitsubishi Jet Towel, a high-speed air hand dryer, goes on sale nationwide today. Available and ubiquitous in Japan for almost a decade, the Jet Towel removes water from the front and back of freshly-washed hands in about 5 to 6 seconds.

Ideal for commercial applications, eliminating paper towels can save businesses lots of dollars per year and benefit the environment by reducing trash waste and lowering overall energy consumption.

A U-shaped drying port at the top of the unit with front and rear horizontal air jets forces water from the front and back of both hands simultaneously. As hands are slowly pulled out of the top of the unit, water is quickly and efficiently blown away. Read more

Posted on Tue, 7 Mar 2006 08:16:22 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mitsubishi Lightweight Apricot Notebook

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Mitsubishi Electric launches in Japan a line of lightweight notebooks called Apricot Series.

The Mitsubishi Apricot AL C notebook weighs in at only 996g. A 20GB HDD, 256MB RAM and a Pentium M (1.2GHz) are working inside the lightweight alloy casing. I could not find the screen size and resolution in the Mitsubishi press-release. Looks like they do not think that is important. Read more

Posted on Wed, 1 Feb 2006 04:27:25 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mitsubishi PocketProjector

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This is not a giant hand, it is a tiny projector. Chait Gear reports about a new tiny Projector announced by Mitsubishi.

The Mitsubishi PocketProjector is one of the world’s smallest LED projectors. The tiny projector weighs 14 ounces. The PocketProjector can project a 20 inch diagonal screen with only a little over a foot of projection distance, and a 40-inch screen image in less than a yard.
Mitsubishi’s new PocketProjector will be available in July 2005 through online retailers and major retail channels at a suggested retail price of $699.
More details and photos on Chait Gear. Buy a Mitsubishi Projector.

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Posted on Wed, 9 Feb 2005 09:28:57 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Pedestrian Detectors for Mitsubishi Trucks

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Mitsubishi Fuso announces that it wants to develop a pedestrian collision detection system for its Trucks.

The pedestrian warning system will be based on their parent company (DaimlerChrysler) research project.
The system uses a pair of cameras mounted on the truck to take images of objects and provide information on distance. A control unit compares the images with a database of about 10,000 human shapes to identify pedestrians. This identification process works at truck speeds up to 30kph and for pedestrians at distances in the range of 5-20 meters. Mitsubishi says it will take several years until the system can be brought to the market.
More details on Nikkei.Net (subscription). DaimlerChrysler has a page on their automatic driver warning research. Some more background on Pedestrian Detection can be found on this page.

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Posted on Mon, 22 Nov 2004 02:26:14 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mitsubishi TV to SD-Card Recorder Pyramid

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Mitsubishi Plastics is launching a gadget that can record television programs on SD-Cards for replay on cell phone or other devices.

The Mitsubishi Pyramid measures 11.5cmx11.5cmx7cm. It uses SD memory cards or miniSD cards. A 128MB card can hold two hours of Video.
Japan already has 10 mobile phones with SD-Card slots on the Market.
More details on Japan Today and (japanese).

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Posted on Thu, 29 Apr 2004 00:10:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Mitsubishi LCD Panel displays Images on both sides

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Mitsubishi Electric announced that it has developed an LCD panel that displays images on both sides.

Mitsubishi Electric's LCD Panel will enable phone manufacturers to use a single panel, reducing the weight and production cost of mobile phones. The company is also expected to develop the two-sided displays for use in laptop computers.
One version of the new LCD Panle allows a single image to be viewed from both sides of the same panel. The image isn't adjusted depending on the viewing direction, so from one side text appears correctly and from the other side it appears reversed. A second version gets over this problem by rapidly changing the image on the display in syncronization with each back light 120 times per second so that the same image, correctly displayed, is projected in each direction 60 times per second.
More Details on IDG Singapore.

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Posted on Wed, 18 Feb 2004 00:23:01 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

NEC-Mitsubishi DiamondPoint NX86LCD-BK 18.1" LCD Monitor on Sale!

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NEC-Mitsubishi 18.1" LCD Monitor features a native resolution of 1,280 x 1,024, 0.28 mm dot pitch, 250:1 contrast ratio, and 200 nits of brightness.
But it's not limited to a traditional desktop--just remove the stand and the 2.9-inch deep panel is ready for mounting directly on the wall.

Features:
- 1,280 x 1,024 native resolution, 0.28 mm dot pitch
- Supports both analog and digital DVI-D inputs
- 200 nits of brightness, 350:1 contrast ratio
- 160-degree viewing angles
- Removable tilt and swivel stand; 1-year warranty

Amazon.com has the DiamondPoint NX86LCD-BK on sale for $520.59.

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