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more about #hitachi deanbmmv: I'm part "Yay, more space on one disk, awesome" and part "Oh crap, that'll be a bugger if that goes down" unless you buy two n run em RAID. I'm gettin... more » dingus: Deathstar: Never forget more » MJDeviant: I have to be honest. As soon as I heard about SSD, I was over HDD. No offense HDD, you've done me well and you are cheap, but SSD is younger, hotter, ... more » Froggmann: "It's pointless for him to mug anybody.. Well unless he rips off someone's hand. Hope he doesn't figure that one out..." more » Pucuck: We have a vending machine at my work that lets you tie your credit card to your fingerprint. I believe the way it works is you have to purchase $10 wo... more » Hi, I'm God: The thing that gets me interested is the fact that it knows who you are, and has access to your information. When that super-duper soda machine** it'd... more » Kaiser-Machead: What do you mean maxed out? Sigh...do you take varicose? Sorry in advance. more » Hi, I'm God: First veins, then... other parts. What is the world coming to?? more » anexanhume: I would use my phallus for extra security. I hope there's not a minimum size requirement. more » Acemann: This is great spending tons of R&D money on a product that rarely gets used. I mean when was the last time you bought something from a vending machine... more » .357: So if I murder someone, and I want a nice refreshing drink after a hard day of hammer wielding, I have to let them scan my hand? more » N1k0s: This brings a new perspective to "5 finger discount" more » FriarNurgle: I wouldn't want to put my hands in any public machine in Japan. Never know what bodily fluid has been deposited in there. more » Nick: is it still considered rude to walk away from the vending machine after you made your purchase. consuming your item while on the go? when i lived in... more » RoninianHoon: Go to your local hardware store and look at hammer drills, they have been doing this for a few years now. more » discounteggroll: to be honest I would most likely use it to slalom CAT5 cables in and out of my walls and make it look artsy. more » Seiven: Power Tool Porn...straight up...and yes...that was a euphemism. more » ri59: Hitachi drills are great. I've got the 14.4v regular drill and love it for use around the house. Great design and is still very "tight" after a lot ... more » Curves: That whole song and dance of "I dont know what I will use it for, but I want it anyway" is the reason we ladies have so many pairs of shoes. So what i... more » nat lyon: not to be picky, but what's up with the "sh*t" in the title? please don't tell me that you're trying to sanitize the giz. please. don't tell me that... more » -
#storage
Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 Is World's First 2TB, 7200 RPM Hard Drive
SSDs might be catching up to the trusty HDD in capacity, but this first-of-its-kind, 2-terabyte, 7200 RPM drive from Hitachi serves as a reminder that for speedy mass storage people can still afford, the old standby still remains king. More » -
#japan
Vending Machines Bill You Via Your Veins
While Japanese banks have been using the technology for a few years, now Hitachi has introduced a vending machine that eschew coins and credit cards for the veins in your fingers. More » -
#tools
Holy Sh*t Look At This Drill
Behold, the Hitachi DH50MRY. Part drill, part jackhammer, it can eat up concrete like balsa wood without killing your arms. Our friends at PopSci cut one open to show how it works. More » -
#kddiau
Hitachi Wooo Adds Another Dimension to Cellphone Screens
Hitachi's new Wooo, part of Japan's KDDI au Spring line, comes with the unique ability to watch 3D videos. Sounds coool, even if the 3D-induced woooziness will have you switching back to 2D in minutes. More » -
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#camcorder
Hitachi Shrinks Blu-Ray Camcorder, Adds More Megapixels: New DZ-BD10H
Back in January, Hitachi released the BD9H Blu-ray camcorder, and it's taken just six months for the next generation to come along. The DZ-BD10H takes the same core design, but squeezes it into a slightly smaller package. It's still a full HS palmcorder, recording to 8-cm BD, DVD-R/RW/RAM or a 30GB HDD but this time the sensor is a 7-megapixel CMOS and the camera has the ability to write stills and movies to SD/SDHC cards too. More » -
#whdi
Sony, Sharp, Hitachi, Samsung and Motorola Agree on Amimon Whole-House Wireless HD Standard
Be happy: A new wireless HD video standard guarantees that major brands including Sony, Sharp, Hitachi, Samsung and Motorola will have interoperable wireless video streaming. Amimon—the chip makers behind the "video modem" wireless HD tech we've been seeing on and off for the last few years, and most recently in Belkin's Flywire—is announcing the WHDI consortium with the above members, formed to standardize their wireless HD spec and embed it in member companies' TVs, projectors and HD video sources. The result is a network of HD components, streaming uncompressed 1080p video not just through one room like competing UWB standards, but to and from any source to any TV in your entire home, with a range comparable to Wi-Fi. Pretty impressive stuff. More »
