Photographic technology has long since been able to nullify the red-eye effect, and now Japanese venture firm Morpho looks to deliver what could be the next big innovation in clearer images. The company revealed the new video processing technology at this year’s Mass-Trans Innovation Japan convention last week in Chiba, Japan. Marketed as Morpho Dehazer, …

With technology advancing in leaps and bounds, we’re getting closer and closer to having the futuristic concept of a robotic butler become a reality. At the recent Tokyo Design Week, Flower Robotics demonstrated the Patin, a device which isn’t quite a robot butler, but is impressively close. Aimed for production sometime in 2016, the Patin is a wheeled robot, much …

Toyobo Wearable technology has hit the big time, with electronics leaders like Apple and Samsung being among the many companies that have released smartwatches and smartbands to capitalise on the trend. However, Japanese textile and chemistry company Toyobo is bringing a new definition to the term “wearable.” Toyobo is currently developingtape-like material called Cocomi that, when applied to clothing, is …

H2L The visual fidelity of virtual reality experiences is rapidly increasing, with designers creating worlds and experiences that inch ever closer to looking real. But Tokyo-based company H2L is trying to create a device that makes VR feel real. UnlimitedHand is a wearable controller that wraps around the forearm and gives you the sensation of touch within your virtual world. …