We recently reviewed the Hitachi LifeStudio Desk Plus here on Pocket-lint; an external hard disk drive with plenty of bells and whistles, but if you want it simple, small and fast then the Hitachi Touro Mobile Pro could be more up your street. 

Simple,...

Backing up your data is boring. We know. But it's a necessary part of our digital lives. So is there anyway of making it any more exciting? Hitachi hopes so and, as such, has released the LifeStudio Desk Plus - a portable hard disk drive with extras.

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Wow. This looks incredible.

We recently told you about real-life Star Wars and real-life Harry Potter and now we bring you this video, courtesy of the guys over at Akihabara, which shows off the sort of hi-tech magic that was on show in the...

Nokia is suing a range of manufacturers to get back what it overpaid for displays up to 2006, thanks to illegal price-fixing rackets in the LCD and CRT markets.

Samsung, LG, Sharp, Philips, Hitachi, Toshiba and others - some of which have...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

Hitachi has been on a diet. In the wake of its 32-inch UT32MH40U, the Japanese brand’s Ultra Thin range has now been graced by this, the slimmest 42-inch flat TV around.

And when we say flat, we really mean it. The depth of the UT42MX70U...

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...

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...

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...