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Japan High Tech Expo begins
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E-mail CNTV, October 5, 2011
The world's leading technology companies have unveiled their latest creations at the CEATEC exhibition, which opened in Tokyo on Tuesday, with much of the attention focused on efficient energy systems.
Energy has become a hot topic in Japan since the natural disasters of March 11, even though a relatively cool summer meant that the country avoided the blackouts that many had predicted. Nevertheless, energy concerns are driving research and development here and around the world.
Kyocera Corp. is showcasing solar modules, solid oxide fuel cells, LED-related components and a range of environment-friendly products for energy creation and low consumption of energy that are suitable for use in the home as well as industrial applications.
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A model displays a Toshiba Corp. REGZA tablet computer at CEATEC JAPAN 2011 electronics show in Chiba, east of Tokyo, October 4, 2011. [Photo: Xinhua] |
Kyoto-based Kyocera has also been working closely with Nissan Motor Co. on a "Zero" smart community and shared part of its booth with the car manufacturer to demonstrate its plans for the future.
Based on the theme "Start from Zero," the exhibition envisages a new social system that has zero emissions and communities that have the ability to generate all the power they require without increasing global warming.
"Smart Communities are now attracting attention as a system which can provide environmental friendliness, comfortable living and help society become more resilient in the face of potential disasters," said Nissan -- the designer of the Leaf zero-emission car -- in a statement.
"Nissan will show a potential stand-alone community of the near future which is part of a society that uses low levels of carbon; where people access health or medical services through IT; and with housing that connects with the 'Leaf to Home' system, which enables Leaf owners the option of powering their homes with their cars' batteries."
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The world's leading technology companies have unveiled their latest creations at the CEATEC exhibition, which opened in Tokyo on Tuesday, with much of the attention focused on efficient energy systems. [Photo: Xinhua] |
Panasonic Corp., meanwhile, is showing off its Total Smart Lifestyles and makes no secret of its ambitions of being the world's top green innovation company in the electronics sector by the 100th anniversary of its founding in 2018.
The Panasonic booth includes an Energy Solutions Zone, where it is displaying energy creation and storage systems, energy-saving products and the home energy management systems that link them together.
The company will also have a Network AV Zone, showing off Viera Connect cloud-based IPTV services, the upgraded acTVila web-based TV portal service, Room Jump Link, which connects Panasonic's DIGA Blu-ray recorders and players with compatible televisions anywhere in the house, and an array of mobile services for smartphones and WiFi-compatible Lumix digital cameras.
Given the disasters that have befallen Japan this year, the theme of CEATEC 2011 is "Safe, secure and smart society, proposed by the IT and Electronics Industries."
CEATEC -- which stands for Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies -- is this year marking its 12th anniversary and will include a series of keynote speeches on subjects such as how electronics is bringing about a revolution in lifestyles around the world and the future of personal computing.
The event is being staged at the Makuhari Messe International Convention Complex, just to the east of Tokyo, with the organizers expecting the five-day exhibition to attract 200,000 people.
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