• A model displays Seiko Epson’s next-generation wearable device smart glass Moverio. Kimimasa Mayama / EPA
    A model displays Seiko Epson’s next-generation wearable device smart glass Moverio. Kimimasa Mayama / EPA
  • Visitors look at 4K LCD televisions. Jpanese manufacturers are launching models that can display the 4K picture – a resolution about four times that of standard high-definition TV. Kimimasa Mayama / EPA
    Visitors look at 4K LCD televisions. Jpanese manufacturers are launching models that can display the 4K picture – a resolution about four times that of standard high-definition TV. Kimimasa Mayama / EPA
  • Toshiba's Ms Aiko Chihira, a humanoid communications robot, which uses sign language to communicate and assist elderly people and those with dementia. Kimimasa Mayama / EPA
    Toshiba's Ms Aiko Chihira, a humanoid communications robot, which uses sign language to communicate and assist elderly people and those with dementia. Kimimasa Mayama / EPA
  • A man wears the lightweight robot suit Skeletonics, which expands its users’ motions two times. Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP
    A man wears the lightweight robot suit Skeletonics, which expands its users’ motions two times. Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP
  • NTT Docomo’s mobile navigation device Yubi Navi, which uses tactile sensations to guide the user, on display. Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP
    NTT Docomo’s mobile navigation device Yubi Navi, which uses tactile sensations to guide the user, on display. Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP
  • Visitors look at 4k-capable screens on display at the booth of Sharp. Issei Kato / Reuters
    Visitors look at 4k-capable screens on display at the booth of Sharp. Issei Kato / Reuters
  • Electronic parts maker Murata Manufacturing unveils 10 small cheerleading robots, known as the 'Murata Cheerleaders'. Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP
    Electronic parts maker Murata Manufacturing unveils 10 small cheerleading robots, known as the 'Murata Cheerleaders'. Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP

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In pictures: Japan’s Ceatec displays advanced technologies from 4K TVs to wearables

Julie Nicholson

October 07, 2014

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Ceatec, or Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies, is Japan’s largest IT and electronics exhibition and conference kicked off Tuesday with 547 exhibitors showcasing displays from 4K televisions and fuel-cell and hydrogen technology to wearable devices and robots.

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