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Daily Tech Deal: Hitachi 1TB SimpleDrive for £67.72
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 27 July 2009 13:00 GMT
Today's tech deal brings you a hefty hard drive, which, although not the most exciting pieces of kit are none the less very popular.

The Hitachi 1TB SimpleDrive is available from Dabs.com for a mere £67.72 with free delivery, coming with USB 2.0 connectivity...
"Javelin Trains" hit British railway
Capable of 140mph speeds 18 June 2009 13:39 GMT
Southeastern has announced that the first passengers have travelled on its brand new, high speed "Javelin Trains". A special preview trip has whisked travellers from London to Kent at speeds of up to 140mph.

The trains are based on technology developed by Hitachi...
Sony reports first annual loss in 14 years
Company loses $1 billion, compared to $300m profit last year 14 May 2009 16:11 GMT
Sony has announced its first annual loss in 14 years, going $1 billion into the red. The company has also joined other Japanese heavyweights, like Toyota and Hitachi, in seeing a bleak outlook for the coming year.

To help turn the business around, the company...
Hitachi launches mobile with 3D display
Wooo-hoo 30 January 2009 16:29 GMT
In Japan Hitachi has launched the Wooo H001, a clamshell mobile that offers a 3D parallax view.

As well as displaying 3D content, apparently the phone can "convert" existing 2D pics by doing something clever to the perceived depth. It also features a 5-megapixel...
Hitachi unveils CES showcase
CES 2009: Blu-ray camcorder and skinny TVs 7 January 2009 11:50 GMT
Hitachi has announced what it plans to unveil at this year's CES show under their "Style-Unlimited" theme.

As well as new models available to consumers, Hitachi will showcase a 50-inch ultra thin 35mm plasma TV prototype and the next generation, even thinner...
Hitachi launches GazoPa app for Facebook
Image matching software gets social networking debut 11 December 2008 17:32 GMT
Hitachi has released "GazoPa book" a new Facebook application that enables users to search for images using image recognition tech. The service will work both inside Facebook and on the web.

What's particularly interesting about this release is that the full...
Hitachi CP-X809J projector aimed at pros
5000 lumen brightness beast 17 November 2008 11:11 GMT
The Hitachi CP-X809J is an inorganic panel based projector which delivers a whooping 5000 lumens brightness.

This is thanks to a 275W lamp.

Resolution-wise, you get 1024 x 768.

But the projector also has a 1.2x zoom, Ethernet connectivity,...
Hitachi DZ-BD10HA Blu-ray camcorder announced
New features added including face detection 11 August 2008 16:01 GMT
Hitachi has released a new Blu-ray compatible camcorder on Monday that promise to improve on last years model.

Supposedly a step above from its predecessor announced last year, the new DZ-BD10HA from Hitachi boasts several new features and improvements.
Hitachi fattens up ultra-thin range with 47-inch TV
Just 35mm thick 5 August 2008 10:58 GMT
The 32-inch model arrived in the UK in May, but now Hitachi has launched two new, and bigger, Ultra Thin (UT) TVs to tempt us.

The UT47-XP770 and UT47-XV700 should be available in September, although there is no confirmation as yet of a UK arrival date.
E-Ink display phones to launch
Japanese launch for high-contrast handsets 24 July 2008 16:50 GMT
E-Ink has announced on that both Casio and Hitachi will use its E Ink Vixplex Imaging Film for the outside displays of their new clamshell phones.

Although it's unlikely these models will make it to the UK, it's a notable launch from the fact that they are...
Blu-ray recorder for saving your treasured HD memories
Quick and easy transfer from HD camcorders 20 May 2008 12:23 GMT
The deets are a little sparse at the moment but it seems Toshiba has come up with a nice, simple way of getting your treasured memories off your HD camcorder and onto a Blu-ray disc.

The DZ-WR90 is a Blu-ray recorder, which can be connected straight up to your...
Hitachi admits quarterly losses
Blames slow TV sales and US woes 15 May 2008 10:34 GMT
Japan's biggest industrial electronics company has been hit by slow television sales as people around the world, but especially in the US, tighten their belts amid fears of economic woes to come.

Hitachi reported a quarterly net loss of 57.6 billion yen, compared...
Hitachi's ultra-thin LCD TV to launch in UK
Europe's skinniest telly to go on sale at Comet 22 April 2008 12:18 GMT
Comet are to be the one of the first retailers in the UK to stock what's being called Europe's thinnest television.

The "next generation" in LCD technology from Hitachi offers an "ultra-thin" LCD flatscreen with a super-slim 35mm profile (minus the bezel) that...
Hitachi unveils UT series of LCD panels
One-third the depth of conventional flatscreens 21 February 2008 11:38 GMT
Hitachi has announced a whole new range of flatscreen TVs, which are claimed to be 60% thinner than conventional models.

The UT series have a 35mm profile and weighing as little as 10.9kg.

They are claimed to be the first on the market to deliver...
Hitachi mobile with e-ink screen launches
Striking silhouettes 29 January 2008 9:52 GMT
Hitachi's new "W61H" handset ain't-never-gonna launch in the UK, but we still thought it worth a mention for its striking looks.

As well as all the other tech-spec that's de rigeur for a phone in Japan, it boasts an interesting 2.7-inch e-ink display they call...
CES 2008: Hitachi to Unveil New Line of Ultra Thin TVs at CES
1.5-inches thick and available early 2008 5 January 2008 0:49 GMT
Hitachi has said it will be officially unveiling its new line of Ultra Thin LCD and Plasma televisions at CES in Las Vegas that promise to be just 1.5-inches thick in depth.

The screens will be available in three screen sizes (32-inch, 37-inch and 42-inch)
Hitachi plans to drop miniature hard drives
Rumours circulate that production has already stopped 3 January 2008 10:42 GMT
The Japanese press is reporting that Hitachi is planning on dropping its miniature hard drives.

According to Nikkei, the company is to stop making the drives that are used in digital music players and video cameras.

It alleges that Hitachi has already...
Hitachi shows off new office-bot
Replace temps with droids 22 November 2007 12:00 GMT
Hitachi recently revealed the "Excellent Mobility and Interactive Existence as Workmate", the second-gen version of its EMIEW office worker robot.

We're not entirely sure of what the little fella is capable of, but it certainly beats the sullen temps you get...
Hitachi: We'll produce 4TB hard drives by 2011
Nanotechnology breakthrough to allow massive capacity computers 15 October 2007 17:56 GMT
Hitachi has announced that they believe they will be capable of producing a 4TB hard drive by 2011.

Thanks to a nanotechnology breakthrough, they've reduced the size of the read-write head of a hard drive to two thousand times smaller than the width of a human...
VIDEO: IFA 2007
So what did Stuart get up to alone in Berlin for 3 days? 1 October 2007 23:00 GMT
Megawhat.tv, the WebTV channel from the world of technology and gadgets brought to you in conjunction with Pocket-lint.co.uk, has a new episode waiting and ready to view now.

You've read all the news stories, you've seen all the pictures, but now you can see...
Sharp, Sony and Hitachi join forces to go Green
Looking to improve power consumption of LCD TVs 14 September 2007 21:04 GMT
Sharp, Sony and Hitachi are to supposedly join forces to reduce power consumption of LCD TVs according to reports on the internet.

According to news website Japantoday.com, "The three firms are aiming to jointly develop technology by 2011 to reduce power consumption...
Imation launches TDK Mini Blu-ray discs too
You wait all year for a Mini Blu-ray disc and then... 3 August 2007 8:53 GMT
Imation, the licensee of the "TDK Life on Record" recording media brand, has announced the global release of 8cm recordable Blu-ray Discs.

Mirroring Verbatim's launch, the TDK discs will be available in both BD-R (recordable) and BD-RE (re-recordable).
Verbatim launches Mitsubishi "Mini" Blu-ray discs
For use with Hitachi's Blu-ray camcorders 3 August 2007 7:44 GMT
Verbatim has launched the world’s first Mini Blu-ray Recordable/Rewriteable discs.

The discs are to be launched for use with Hitachi's recently announced Blu-ray compatible camcorders, the the DZ-BD7H and DZ-BD70 which have 8cm BD disc recorders.
Hitachi shows off DZ-BD7H and DZ-BD70 Blu-ray camcorders
Pipped that "world first" accolade after all 2 August 2007 9:33 GMT
After we brought you new that they were on their way, Hitachi have formally announced the world's first Blu-ray Disc Camcorders, which record one hour of 1920 x 1080 Full High-Definition video onto Blu-ray.

There are two models, the DZ-BD7H which has a 30GB...
Hitachi to launch Blu-ray camcorder
A world first 20 July 2007 10:00 GMT
Hitachi has announced it is working on a Blu-ray camcorder.

The camcorder, which would be the world's first (if no-one nabs that accolade in the meantime) should be introduced this Autumn, we assume in the Far East.

The drive inside the camcorder...