Hitachi will soon be bringing to the market the first camcorders to use Blu-Ray disc technology to record video. The camcorders, the DZ-BD70 and the DZ-BD7H, can record video onto Blu-Ray discs because of their built-in Blu-Ray writers. Both camcorders can store up to 7.5 gigabytes of data on a 8cm Blu-Ray disc or one hour of video at a resolution of 1920 x 1080i or four hours at a resolution of 1440 x 1080i. …Continue reading … »

In September Hitachi will begin testing their new biometric cardless credit payment system called “finger vein money”. This system allows customers to pay for purchases using only their finger. The finger vein money system uses technology Hitachi has developed that authenticates a person’s identify by checking the patterns of the blood vessels in the individual’s finger. …Continue reading … »