Getting my hands on the echorb was easily my most intriguing and impressive experience at CEATEC 2025. Part of that comes from what echorb is: a palm-sized, stone-like device that blurs the line between technology, art, and human sensation. Mixing art and technology has long been one of my favorite topics, and echorb sits squarely at that intersection. At first touch, echorb does not feel simple in a generic way. […]

At CEATEC 2025, Hitachi presented a connected vision for the future of industrial operations. Rather than showcasing isolated technologies, the company demonstrated how AI agents, metaverse-based digital twins, conversational machinery, and wearable sensing can work together to address a growing manufacturing challenge: maintaining efficiency, safety, and quality amid a shrinking and less experienced workforce. This challenge needs to be addressed particularly in Japan, where skilled technicians are retiring faster than […]

CEATEC 2025 featured the usual lineup of AI demos, service robots, and experimental interfaces. But inside Hall 4, a quieter, lab-style booth stood out for a very different reason. There, the RNA Co-creation Consortium demonstrated that RNA extracted from facial sebum can provide insights into the skin’s condition and support better day-to-day cosmetic choices. The booth’s theme, “RNA-Tech Driven Society – A new standard of living redefined by RNA-Tech,” reflected […]

At CEATEC 2025, Fujitsu expanded its ongoing exploration of what it officially calls its “AI technologies for human augmentation” with a new Golf Motion Analysis Experience, powered by the Kozuchi AI platform and developed in collaboration with Uvance partner AIGIA’s golf swing–analysis app.  This builds on last year’s showcase, where the company demonstrated how Kozuchi’s advanced skeleton recognition could analyze basketball shooting mechanics, yoga postures, and lifting movements in industrial […]

At CEATEC 2025, Sony showcased its latest personal thermo device, the REON POCKET PRO *, a high-end evolution of the REON lineup that began in Japan in 2020. Even though we could not touch the unit, the Sony representatives provided detailed explanations of what makes this new model substantially more capable than previous generations. Based on what I saw and what the Sony representatives explained, the REON POCKET PRO represents Sony’s […]

At CEATEC 2025, NEC unveiled an excellent example of how generative AI can improve real-world safety. Its AI Driving Diagnosis system, demonstrated inside the company’s booth, turns ordinary dashcam footage into an intelligent conversation about how we drive—and how we could drive better.The concept might sound like another driver-monitoring gadget, but NEC’s approach is quite different. By combining its video recognition AI with a large language model (LLM), the system […]

At CEATEC 2025, Mitsubishi Electric showcased a vision of the workplace where technology and emotion coexist in harmony. The company’s Emoco Analytics Service connects contactless vital sensing with artificial intelligence to create a comfortable office that responds to people’s physical and emotional states in real time. During the show, I participated in the live demonstration—sitting in front of the Emoco Eye contactless sensor as it monitored my concentration and mood […]

At CEATEC 2025, Sharp drew considerable attention with Poketomo, a palm-sized AI companion that blurs the line between toy, robot, and emotional assistant. Announced in August 2025 and now showcased publicly for the first time, this 11.7 cm-tall, meerkat-inspired robot embodies Sharp’s long-term vision of “Empathy Intelligence” — technology designed not just to answer questions but to feel present in daily life.The company describes it as “a pocket-sized friend that […]

At CEATEC 2025 in Japan, TDK Corporation presented a prototype that may impact how artificial intelligence learns and reacts in real time. The company’s new Analog Reservoir AI Chip, developed in collaboration with Hokkaido University, brings biological-style, low-power learning to compact hardware. Although still a research-stage device, the prototype vividly demonstrated its potential through an interactive experience — a rock-paper-scissors game you can never win.I tried the demo in person, […]

At CEATEC 2024, JVCKENWOOD introduced a prototype of an AI-powered wireless earbud with a built-in camera, designed to combine audio, visual input, and AI processing in a single wearable device. The concept allowed users to interact hands-free with an AI assistant based on what the built-in camera captured, without needing to use a smartphone.At CEATEC 2025, the company presented an updated prototype featuring a revised design and two new demonstrations […]