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    Chip Skylark of Space: Looks like something that Mr. T wore around his neck in the first season of A-TEAM. I still pity the fool, but I love it when a plan comes together. more »
    GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking: Sam, Ziggy says you need to stop this guy from downloading "The Love Guru", or else you won't leap. more »
    cletar: A shower-nozzle that's also a phone? Brilliant! more »
    combat chuck: I bet their next phone concept will "upgrade" the clock by featuring a sundial on the face. more »
    Curves: My mom still HAS a rotary phone, which is now called "pulse dialing". My digital aged daughter thinks its really cool, but doesnt understand why ther... more »
    Lizard_King: This touchscreen should require rotary dialing.... not just button pushing, Full rotary sweeps for each number. more »
    No_7: 60's? It looks very futuristic to me... in a Star Trek sort of way. more »
    kaitou: "industry's first bi-directional swivel hinge." just means that you can turn the screen to the left or to the right to flip it into slate mode. My old... more »
    MrThunderfield: From Fujitsus German site: "he is the perfect entertainer for your living room." Came out a bit wrong, didn't it? more »
    seamonkey420: seems to be comparable to the little cappuciono pc i had in my car back in 2004. size of a cd case but about 2" thick. disc drive always the limit se... more »
  • #conceptphones

    Fujitsu's Seemingly Nonsensical CEATEC Concept Phone Roundup

    These are Fujitsu's concept phones they showed off at CEATEC, one of which we covered already. Akihabara News covered a few of them, but these three are our favorites. More »
  • #concept

    Fujitsu F-Circle Rotary Smartphone Comes from Past's Future

    Fujitsu says that their F-Circle concept phone—designed by Yuji Ito and shown at CEATEC in Japan—has a "timeless appearance." Liars. I know your cellphone comes straight from the 60s, and apparently it can detect land mines. [Pink Tentacle]
  • #notebooks

    Add the Fujitsu LifeBook T5010 to the Windows 7 Mulitouch Laptop List

    Don't say we didn't tell you. Windows 7 is bringing the multitouch laptops and Fujitsu's T5010 is jumping in the pool too. It can't do four way touch like the ThinkPadT400s, but it will take two fingers no problem. More »
  • #pcs

    Fujitsu Esprimo Mini PC Stuffs Core 2 Duo, Blu-ray Into Tiny Little Package

    Things you could do with the Fujitsu Esprimo Mini PC if you didn't really care all that much about the data contained inside: Play hockey, rest a cold drink on a warm day; balance a wobbly table. More »
  • #service

    Laptop Mag Determines Acer, Dell and HP Have the Worst Tech Support

    Laptop magazine went through the painstaking process of calling the tech support of every major notebook manufacturer. And they timed their waits before asking one of two very basic questions. The results may not surprise you. More »
  • #usb

    Fujitsu Begins Shipping First Chips To Support USB 3.0

    Following Asus' announcement that its motherboards will soon feature USB 3.0 ports, Fujitsu's teasing us by shipping its new USB 3.0-to-Sata bridge chips which will allow for the super-dee-duper speedy data transfers implied by USB 3.0's official name, SuperSpeed USB. More »
  • #pcs

    Fujitsu Building Fastest Gaming Rig on the Planet with 'German Ultra Clocking'

    Fujitsu is using quite a bit of bluster to drum up hype for its new gaming rig, which they claim will be the fastest on the whole planet thanks to something called "German ultra clocking." It's built in Germany, people! More »
  • #ebookreaders

    Fujitsu FLEPia Color eBook Reader Has Finally Arrived, Yours For $1000

    Remember the FLEPia – Fujitsu's eBook reader that would trounce all other readers by displaying color? After years of waiting, it's now out and available in Japan! More »
  • #laptops

    Fujitsu LifeBooks Get AT&T 3G Today, EVDO Soon

    Fujitsu just updated their LifeBook T5010, T1010, P1630, and T2020 with AT&T BroadbandConnect (HSUPA) support. And better still, some models will support EVDO in a few months (Sprint or Verizon's 3G technology, carrier unannounced). [Yahoo]
  • #fujitsulifebook

    Fujitsu LifeBook's Tiny Secondary Display Tested on Video

    Fujitsu's LifeBook N7010 is an unsurprising mid-to-high-end multimedia laptop, except for one thing: the 4-inch, 480x272 secondary screen. Akihabara News got their hands on one and ran it through its paces, coming away impressed. More »
  • #notebooks

    Fujitsu Amilo GraphicBooster External GPU Actually Looks Like a Great Idea

    Fujistu-Siemens has released their Amilo GraphicBooster. It seems like a rather good idea. A powerful graphics card and two-USB port that you can have permanently attached to three displays. It looks amazing in action.
  • #laptops

    Fujitsu's Laptop4Life Scheme Gets You A New Laptop Every 3 Years 'Til You Die

    Craziness: Buy one Fujitsu laptop, get a new one every three years until you're dead. That's basically the crazy principle behind Fujitsu's Laptop4Life program. Sure, you have to buy the extended 3-year warranty at first, not damage the old machine too much, and hang onto the receipt for grim death, but then you'll get a lappy worth the same as your original, plus 10% for inflation. Okay, it ties you to one manufacturer, but think of the tech leaps that'll happen in three years, and that'll end up in your next machine. Tempting marketing, for sure, and cunning too: you can't pass it on in your will. [OhGizmo]
  • #storage

    New Fujitsu HDD Can Erase 500 GB in Under a Second

    Fujitsu's new 500 GB, 5400 RPM Hard Drive isn't noteworthy for it's storage or speed—rather, it's mentionable because the 2.5-inch spinner can erase the whole of its contents in under a second. The MJA2 CH utilizes 256-bit advanced encryption that encodes data on the fly and is the first 500 GB HDD with any such technology. More »
  • #laptops

    Fujitsu Lifebook N7010 With Touchscreen App Launcher

    The picture pretty much says it all, but the coolest part about the Lifebook N7010 is the 4-inch, 480x272 pixel touchscreen integrated into the keyboard area. Its most notable function is that it works as an app launcher, but according to Fujitsu's Paul Moore, you can use it as a second (really small) screen, with the ability to drag whatever you want down to the second screen like any other external monitor. Aside from the app launcher, it's intended to be used as a CD/DVD control panel, or as a photo viewer. More »
  • #fujitsu

    Fujitsu Introduces Lifebook P1630 and U820 Tablets For Small People, Very Small People

    In a long-awaited refresh to their tablet lines, Fujitsu has announced considerable upgrades for its U and P series. The comically small 5.6" U820, following in the dainty footsteps of the U810, gets improved battery life, GPS, a super-sharp WSXGA touchscreen and a 1.6GHz Atom processor, somehow weighing in at just over 1.3lbs. The U series starts at $1,049. For people with human-sized fingers, the P1630 8.9in convertible. netbook packs a 1.20 GHz Core 2 Duo, built-in accelerometer, 64GB SSD option and a steep base price of $2,179. Press releases after the jump. [Fujitsu] More »
  • #laptops

    Fujitsu P8020 Ultraportable Comes With Multitouch Trackpad, Higher Price

    Now that netbooks have lowered how much we're willing to pay for laptops with a smaller footprint, it looks like ultra-portables are looking for ways to justify their higher price point. In that vein, Fujitsu's upcoming P8020 is packing a multitouch trackpad that'll allow those pinching zoom in, zoom out motions and circular unlimited scrolling gestures currently seen on Macbook Pros. Is that, and the 1.4Ghz Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of memory, 120GB hard disk, DVD burner and GMA 4500MHD video card enough to make it worth $1,800? I guess we'll see come November. [Fujitsu Store via Electronista]
  • #laptops

    Fujitsu Releases New Lifebook A6220 Laptop With Blu-ray, UWB, Swappable Color Shells

    Fujitsu this week announced their new Lifebook A6220 notebook which comes equipped with a Blu-ray drive, HDMI-out, ultra wideband wireless data transfer and Snap Cap swappable shells, which can be used to change the design/color of your laptop in one fell swoop. The 15.4-inch laptop runs on the Centrino 2 platform, with a p8400 Core 2 Duo processor, 4 GB RAM and ATI Radeon HD 3470 discrete graphics. The Snap Caps come in red, gold or purple, and sell for $20. The A6220 comes in $1299 or $1499 configurations, and is available now at [Fujitsu]. More »
  • #ceatec

    Fujitsu Concept Phone Can Be Pulled Apart, Reconfigured

    Proving that Japan always has the coolest concept phones, this Fujitsu device shown at CEATEC lets you separate your screen and touchscreen keypad in whatever configuration you like. Both parts can be used separately or stuck together by magnets, and where you stick the screen on the keypad determines what the touchscreen shows. The screen module contains software functions, including video recording and games, while the keyboard is responsible for communication tasks, such as 3G and radio. No idea whether this will be one of the few CEATEC concepts that make its way into reality, but I sure hope I see it on shelves someday. [Akihabara News]
  • #pcs

    Fujitsu's iMac-Alike FMV Desktop Gets Upgrade, Bigger 19-Inch Version

    We'd already drawn comparisons between Fujitsu's all-in one FMV F-A50 desktop PC and the design aesthetic of the iMac, and now Fujitsu has upgraded the range and added a 19-inch version to the range. The F-B70T even features a bigger "chin" beneath the 1440 x 900 screen, alongside a Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 running at 2.26GHz, with 2GB RAM, a 500GB hard-drive, integrated TV Tuner, webcam and Wi-Fi. The smaller 16-inch F-B50 has an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T8100 ticking over at 2.1GHz with a 320GB hard-drive, and looks much the same as the original A50. There's no data yet on pricing or availability. [Akihabaranews]
  • #amilomini

    Fujitsu Siemens Could Debut Amilo Mini Notebook on August 28

    Fujitsu Siemens looks like it's about ready to launch the svelte Amilo Mini. According to IDG News, the company has announced a press event for August 28 at the IFA show in Berlin, and the signs and portents indicate a big reveal could happen at that time. The specs don't really differentiate the Amilo Mini from the plethora of other ultra portable notebooks hitting the market these days, but it does boast changeable face plates (brown, black, pink, and red). Cost is expected to fall between $600-800. [Liliputing]
  • #questionoftheday

    Question of the Day: Which Hard Drives Have Crashed On You?

    Today when I wrote up a WD RAID drive, the comment boxes were flooded with WD gripes. The funny thing is, the reverse happened when we wrote about Seagate a while ago. And Buchanan won't shut up about Hitachi's infamous "Death Star" drives. Are all drives equally prone to fail, or are there some makers who get it right more often than others? Yes, we would like you to share your most heart-wrenching drive crash stories, if you've finally got up the courage to talk about it. But first: More »
  • #underwatertv

    Fujitsu F706i is an Underwater TV Phone For Girls in Tubs

    Fujitsu's upgrading their already awesome F703i waterproof phone to add a 2.7-inch screen, HSDPA, 2-megapixel camera and underwater TV action. Honestly, now that Fujitsu's pushed the bar for cellphones into the underwater TV realm, we're not satisfied with any phone that doesn't have this. 3G iPhone? Does it have underwater TV? Then good day to you, sir. More »
  • #laptops

    Fujitsu's AMILO GraphicBooster External Graphics Card For Easy Laptop Upgrades

    Fujitsu is set to launch an external graphics card solution dubbed the "AMILO GraphicBooster" sometime in the "next few weeks." Unfortunately, this information was leaked from a presentation, so there isn't a whole lot in the way of details—but we do know that the GraphicBooster is based on ATI XGP technology, it will allow users to connect up to three external displays to their notebook, DVI-D and HDMI connections are included, and it can reportedly deliver a 4.7X performance improvement over the graphics of a small form factor AMILO notebook. More »
  • #umpcs

    Fujitsu U2010 Packs An Atom, Too

    The Intel Atom-based UMPCs are finally rolling out, but not all of them are as inexpensive as we'd hoped. Fujitsu—never known for their budget systems—has announced their latest UMPC featuring a 5.6-inch rotating (touchscreen?), "3.5G" wireless and GPS. The catch? It's $1,300 in Taiwan. Even with the extras and the Fujitsu name, that's just way more than we want to spend on a 5.6-inch lappie with that feature set. Then again, at 1.3lbs, it's about a pound lighter than the original Eee. And that counts for something. [Digitimes via CrunchGear]
  • #trains

    World's First High-Def Train Simulator Makes Train Operating Uber-Realistic

    Train operators-in-training will no longer have to deal with plain, unrealistic, standard-definition simulations thanks to a new system that uses full HD video. Jointly developed by Fujitsu and video game maker Ongakukan, the world's most advanced train simulator uses variable-speed playback technology and HD video that was shot on actual train lines. More »
  • #storage

    Phoenix Enables Users to Remotely Track, Disable and Erase Data From Fujitsu Drives

    Phoenix Technologies has announced that they are currently working with Fujitsu in an effort to bring users equipped with Fujitsu's new full disk encryption (FDE) 2.5" 7200RPM SATA hard disk drive the ability to remotely track, disable and even erase their drive in the event that the laptop is ever stolen. According to Phoenix, their new "FailSafe" technology is "the industry's strongest security method for mobile computing" and their encryption capabilities will "ensure data on the disk drive is inaccessible to unauthorized users." More »
  • #displays

    Fujitsu's "Zero-Watt" Monitor Uses Zero Power in Standby Mode

    Fujitsu Siemens has developed a new monitor that claims to use zero power in standby mode. This money-saving monitor miracle is made possible thanks to a built-in switch that shuts down the monitor completely when a signal from the computer is absent—and then abruptly brings it back to life when the signal reappears. This sort of technology will prove especially useful for businesses, which is why Fujitsu is aiming squarely at this market when the monitor is released this summer. Fortunately for the rest of us, this new model will sell for the same price as conventional monitors. [Physorg via Treehugger]
  • #pcs

    Fujitsu FMV F-A50 is iMac's Younger PC Cousin

    The iMac has spawned a couple of lookalikes in the past, but none quite so similar to it as Fujitsu's new FMV F-A50. Ok, so it's the previous gen white iMac we're talking about, but look at that slot-loading DVD drive... right where it should be! We almost prefer the design of the Fujitsu's stand too, since it allows you to adjust the height of the unit as well as the tilt: one better than the iMac. Check out its specs below, after ogling its sleekness in the gallery. More »
  • #fujitsu

    Fujitsu Gets Into the Wooden Laptop Business for Milan Furniture Show

    This rather worthy-looking laptop is Fujitsu's WoodShell. Made with cedar wood, it's part of the Japan Design Innovation 2008 exhibit at the Salone Internazionale Del Mobile in Milan, an event for furniture strokers everywhere. There's a picture of the WoodShell with its lid down below, and you've got to love Fujitsu's take on a generic 70s sci-fi font, not to mention its black-and-red-ness. More »
  • #security

    T Pities Fool Who Bids on Hacked Fujitsu U810 With Live Virus "Still Present"

    Shane Macaulay, the hacker who beat a Vista-powered Fujitsu in last week's CanSec West PWN 2 OWN contest has listed the UMPC—with virus "still likely present"—on eBay. Some say this might be Macaulay's idea of a joke, but T doesn't think it's funny when hackers joke around with exploits, especially an Adobe Flash exploit that might "affect 90 percent of computers worldwide." Mac's alleged rationale:
    This laptop is a good case study for any forensics group/company/individual that wants to prove how cool they are, and a live example, not canned of what a typical incident responce sitchiation [sic] would look like.
    Note: We can't spot an April 1 listing of any Fujitsu U810 on eBay. [InfoWorld]
  • #contests

    Linux Last Man Standing In PWN 2 OWN Thunderdome

    The dust has settled on PWN 2 OWN and Linux FTW! The Ubuntu-equipped Sony VAIO was the only computer to get through the tournament unscathed, managing to elude the assembled hackers. On Thursday the MacBook Air was the first to go, followed the next day by the Vista-running Fujitsu, conquered by Shane Macaulay. No one, but no one, however, was able to bring down the penguin. [ PWN 2 OWN via PC World ]
  • #storage

    Fujitsu's 7200rpm 2.5-Inch Drives First to Hit 320GB

    Today, Fujitsu introduced its MHZ2 BJ drives (heh, heh...BJ), the first 2.5" 7200rpm hard drives to reach the 320GB capacity. They'll be available at the end of June, for an as-yet unannounced price, and will support the SATA 3Gbps interface. So now when go trick out your laptop, you're gonna have a full-on headache trying to decide between maximum HDD spin speed, maximum capacity—at this point 500GB at 5400rpm— and of course the higher-priced SSD alternatives. [Press Release]
  • #cellphones

    Fujitsu F705i is World's Slimmest, Waterproof 3G Cellphone

    You may think the groovy chick in the top pic is trying to drown the new Fujitsu F705i cellphone, but you would be negating the fact that the F705i is the world's slimmest waterproof 3G cellphone. Sitting pretty at 13.7mm thick, the Fujitsu handset can handle a 1-meter water submersion for 30 minutes. Check out the rest of the mega gallery after the jump. More »
  • #laptops

    Fujitsu Announces 8.9-Inch Tablet PC

    Fujitsu began taking orders Friday for their 8.9-inch Lifebook P1620 convertible tablet PC. The computer weighs only 2.2 pounds, comes with a 1.2 GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 60 GB HDD and 512 MB of RAM for $1749. The high-end model comes with 2GB RAM, an 80 GB HDD and Bluetooth for $2224. This announcement comes on the heels of Fujitsu's upgrade of previous tablets with HSUPA technology. [Electronista]
  • #battlemodo

    Is MacBook Air Worth the Money? Five Slim Laptops Face Off

    Updated with battery life stats, by popular demand. We can all agree that the MacBook Air is a slick-looking little laptop. It's so thin! You can't argue with that! But if you're in the market for a small, high-performance laptop, is it the best option? I pored over specs for four similarly positioned and more-or-less similarly priced laptops to see if you'll get your $1,800 worth out of the Air. Let's go to the chart, shall we? More »
  • #speedy

    Fujitsu LifeBook U810 and T2010 Ultra-Portables Get Built-In HSUPA

    Fujitsu has announced that the LifeBook U810 UMPC and the ultra-portable LifeBook T2010 convertible notebooks have been upgraded to include a built-in cellular modem capable of accessing AT&T's BroadbandConnect High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) network. That means users can enjoy upload speeds between 500 Kbps and 800 Kbps and downloads between 600 to 1400 Kbps. [Fujitsu]
  • #ces2008

    Fujitsu Goes For Light 'n' Sexy with LifeBook P8000

    Fujitsu's never been the most beautiful laptop on the commuter jet, but the new LifeBook P8000 series, following in the footsteps of the P7000, is probably it's sexiest to date. It's got a high-gloss "diamond black" finish that sparkles a little but not too much. A thinner lid with LED backlighting—plus embedded webcam—conceals the fact that the new model's got a 12" screen rather than the 10.4" of its predecessor. The weight even went down, to just under 3 lbs., including both (1.8"?) hard drive and optical drive. Fujitsu reports that it gets 6.5 hours of battery life running Vista. The LifeBook P8010 will cost around $1,700 when it ships the first week in February. Not bad, Fujitsu. Not bad at all. [Fujitsu] More »
  • #futuretech

    Fujitsu's Fabric PC and Three Other Forward-Looking Concepts

    Fujitsu just unveiled a few futuristic concept gadgets, the most interesting of which is probably a fabric laptop. Sure, there's no word on just how they'll make a computer that's "soft, pliable, and can comfortably be carried like portfolio of paper," but it sure is a neat idea. The other concepts are an electronic card viewer, a salesclerk browser, and a customer browser. Check out the gallery below for big images and hit the jump for the official release. More »
  • #memory

    Could Fujitsu's ReRAM Replace Flash Storage?

    Today Fujitsu took the lid off ReRAM, a new form of non-volatile memory with low power consumption. Like flash, ReRAM can maintain data after power is lost, but Fujitsu's product adds one important element: speed. By wrapping titanium in nickel oxide, and by limiting the current flow from the transistor, the current needed to erase memory has been reduced to 100 micro-amperes or less. Plus, the whole operation can be completed in 5 nanoseconds. That represents a 10,000 fold improvement over previous attempts at ReRAM. More »
  • #laptops

    Fujitsu Lightens Up With 4-Lb. 14-Inch LifeBook S6510 Lappie (and Slightly Larger S7210)

    Fujitsu takes some poundage off your shoulder with its latest 14-inch LifeBook S6510 notebook, weighing in at a mere 4 lbs, and measuring just 1.42" at its thickest. Under the hood, the compact S6510 has a Intel Core Duo 2 processor, an LED backlit WXGA display, a webcam and fingerprint scanner. Fujitsu also released another 14-incher, the LifeBook S7210, though this one didn't skip dessert: At 1.2 lbs. heavier, it's more in line with other notebooks of its size. The specs are similar except that the S7210 adds a dedicated smart-card slot. Both laptops are currently available; the S6510 retails at $1,530, while its more rotund sib costs $1,330. Guess you're not paying by the pound. [Fujitsu]