Message robot for children

Now in Japan, various communication robots for children are released, but most of them are stuffed toy types.

However this is really like a robot. Hamee will release a mascot type message robot with exterior of polyvinyl chloride "Hamic Bear" this autumn. This is a home robot that can exchange voice messages directly among children who do not have smartphones. This can be used independently under the Wi - Fi environment, and parents make friends request and accept from the mobile application(Management is the role of parents). Its head is a switch, you can activate various functions by push this, and the speaker is built in the gap of the collar. In addition, it has a human sensor and AI, Hamee plans to provide information sending function and communication function using them. The price and release date of this is yet to be determined. But they accept email address registration in its site.

Keyboard that can play singing voice

YAMAHA has released various keyboards so far, but this is the most interesting among them. They will release the new keytar VKB-100 this December.

They say that this is the ”Vocaloid Keyboard”, it is an electronic musical instrument that can play voices of virtual singers such as Hatsune Miku. It has 5 song lyrics information, and when the players play them, vocaloid sings on the same scale. Players play the melody with the keyboard, and operate the buttons to apply vibrato or reverb, and adjust the volume.

While the virtual singers are singing, only one sound can be output from the keyboard, so the players can not play the chorus part or play a chord at the same time.The virtual singer that can play with this is only the Yamaha original VY 1, but the players can add other four singers including Hatsune Miku.

In addition, players can switch singers, and register new lyrics information by connect with the mobile application via Bluetooth. The price is an open price and has not been officially announced yet.

Mini-mouse perfect for presentation

Do you want to use the mouse anywhere and anytime? So this is perfect for you.

Gadget maker SANWA SUPPLY released a ring type mini-mouse that can be worn on a finger. This is a wireless mouse that can be worn on your finger and operated with your thumb. The communication distance is about 10 meters in radius. You can be free from the desk, so you can use it in a presentation, and while lie on a sofa or bed.

It has five standard buttons like left click, right click and so on, if you want to expand this function, you can assign various functions to each button by installing the driver attached to it. It adopted micro USB port, you can connect the USB cable attached to it and charge from the PC. It works for about 10 hours with one charge, and It has an LED display function that enables you to see the charging status at a glance. The size is 28mm × 36.7mm × 34.7mm and weigh is only about 12g. The price is 7,992yen(Including tax).

via http://sanwa.jp/pr/MA-RING-WW

Crowdfunding? no, "friends" funding

If you are not good at preparing texts, images, and videos though you want to start a crowdfunding project, this is the perfect app for you.

One of Japan's major crowdfunding platform CAMPFIRE released "polca", a mobile application that allows small-scale funding from friends. General crowdfunding raises funds from the unspecified number of people, but polca targets your friends who are connected on social networking. For example, you want to holding own exhibition somewhere. You open the polca app and enter the title of the funding project, one image, the amount of the goal, a reward for people who supported. With only these work you can start a funding project. Polca does not check or advise each project, and when you start the project, a unique URL is allocated immediately after that. You can let the friends know about the project by publishing the URL with social networking. Polca not dare to publish information of the users' projects on the website and the application. Because if they do it, it will be the same as ordinary crowdfunding. Users' projects are shared only on social networking. Currently available payment methods are credit card only, minimum amount of support is 300yen, up to 100,000yen can be procured per project. Application downloads are free(iOS/Android), and they have a release campaign now, so the usage fee is free also! However unfortunately, they have not done any services for the global market yet.

You can make a radio program of the mobile apps era

Are you interested in becoming Youtuber? However, it may be a bit embarrassing to publish your own real face on the Internet. So, how about making radio programs? We already have the podcast as information transmission only of voices. But "Radiotalk" released by Excite is a mobile application.

It is like the "Instagram of voice". This is an mobile application that anyone can easily create their own radio program and release various talks. Users can create one program per one account and can release talks with no limit from their program. Each talks can record up to 12 minutes per one. Because of they are "recorded" rather than live streaming, users can rerecord talks until they are satisfied. They do not have to use their real name, and can use favorite "radio-name". Of course, they can listen to other users' programs as listeners. It supports background playback, you can open web browsers while listening to the talks or use other applications. Downloading is free, now only Android version has been released, but iOS version will be released soon also.