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  • Shinoda's Massive Flexible Plasma Display Shinoda Plasma showed a 3-meter long prototype plasma display. The screen isn't manufactured on a rigid piece of glass, but instead uses a very thin type of glass tube that is flexible and can create curved displays.
  • Fast Charging Battery Toshiba unveiled its Super Charge Ion Battery, which is just entering commercial production. The battery can be charged to 90 percent of its capacity in just 10 minutes.
  • Murata's Unicycling Robot Seiko, a unicycling robot, is on display at the CEATAC trade show in Japan. This clever robot balances on a single wheel with the help of two gyroscopes.
  • NTT DoCoMo Tests Super 3G System Japanese telecom company NTT DoCoMo is developing Super 3G as a stepping stone technology to bridge the gap between today's HSDPA systems and future 4G cellular.
  • Sony's New Blu-ray Disc Recorders Sony plans to ditch DVD in Japan.

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