Daily Archives: May 2, 2012

Panasonic Debuts Shampooing Robot

May 02, 2012   Rebecca Welk   No comments

Panasonic is testing its latest invention, the Head Care Robot, in a salon in Japan until early June. The robot is designed to make the salon experience better and personalized to each individual.

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The 24 “fingers” of the robot use sensors to fit around any person’s head shape. Then, it is designed to massage a person’s scalp while shampooing at the same time. A special nozzle is used that specializes in both long and short hair.

The process starts with shampooing, followed by conditioning, and ending with a massage while your hair is being blow-dried.

After the trial run is finished, Panasonic plans to market the robot for elderly and handicapped people.

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Japanese Game Company buys Funzio Inc. for $120 Million

May 02, 2012   Brittany Gasper   No comments

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Japanese mobile game company, Gree International Inc. announced on Tuesday it had purchased San Francisco-based mobile game developer Funzio Inc. for $120 million. The is Gree’s second major purchase of a U.S. company. Gree bought OpenFeint last year for $104 million.

Gee and Japanese competitor, DeNA Co. both speculate the U.S. market will mirror the surge in Japan’s mobile games industry and develop into a multibillion-dollar business.

With its purchase of Funzio Inc., Gree International Inc. now owns the studio that created Modern War, Crime City and Kingdom Age. All three were among iTunes’ top 25 grossing apps as of Tuesday.

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Facebook Nearly Triples Number of Visitors to Mobile Apps

May 02, 2012   Brittany Gasper   No comments

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Facebook has sent more than 160 million users to mobile apps in April, almost tripling the amount of visitors since late February.

At the same time, mobile users generated more than 1.1 billion visits to mobile apps, an increase from 320 million from two months before. Facebook continued to report seven of the iOS’ top 10 grossing and six top 10 grossing apps were integrated with Facebook.

Mobile product marketing manager Jonathan Matus released a statement saying, “As mentioned in previous highlights, features like Single Sign On and Open Graph increase installs usage, and re-engagement for mobile apps, regardless of whether they are built for iOS, Android of the mobile web.”

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