NTT Docomo

As handy as multicopter drones are, the endlessly spinning blades are noisy, energy-intensive and potentially dangerous. So Japanese company NTT Docomo has now unveiled bouncy blimp-like drones that get around using an ultrasonic propulsion system.

​We've seen those propeller LED displays make their way from shop windows to bicycle wheels, but now Japan's mobile phone operator, NTT Docomo has utilized the technology in a vehicle of the aerial kind. The result is a what the company believes is the world's first flying spherical drone display.

Instead of having to constantly look down at a smartphone screen's mapping app to find your way around unfamiliar streets, Yubi Navi looks to simplify on-foot navigation, replacing on-screen prompts with tactile cues.

Japan's Pioneer Corporation has developed one way to keep up with the motoring digital Joneses in the form of its rearview mirror telematics unit – a wireless information module that fits over a car's original rearview mirror.

Researchers have developed a portable sensor that analyzes a person's breath to detect if their body is burning fat. Its creators say the device could let users know if that exercise regime is actually working and help diabetics and those trying to lose weight manage their daily diet.

NEC's Medias X N-06E is the world’s first water-cooled smartphone.

LG's Optimus G Pro is heading to Japanese carrier NTT Docomo.

Fujitsu has announced the immediate availability of its new ARROWS Tab F-05E 10.1-inch tablet through NTT Docomo in Japan.

Fujitsu has launched what is claimed to be the world's smallest Windows 7 PC/smartphone, in Japan.

LG's 8.9-inch Optimus Pad will be available for pre-order in Japan from March 15

NTT DoCoMo has demonstrated headphones that pick up on your eye movements and can be used to control your mp3 player and mobile phone with a glance.

How the heck does it do that? Japanese telecom giant NTT DoCoMo has used the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to demo a very cool new handsfree interface you can use to control an MP3 player using gestures you make with your eyeballs.