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• Mobile-phone simulator helps coordinate an outfit

  Choosing and buying clothes via a mobile phone is getting easier in Japan with the launch of a new service that allows shoppers to simulate an outfit before they buy.

• Japan's Ceatec sees big drop in visitors

  The number of visitors to Ceatec, Japan's largest consumer electronics exhibition, fell by roughly a quarter compared to last year, organizers said on Sunday.

• CEATEC: Green laser developed for micro-projectors

  Japan's QD Laser has developed a compact green laser that could energize the market for high-definition micro-projectors.

• KDDI pairs a mobile phone with a robot

  As mobile phones add more features and more users connect with social media, the cell phone becomes a more important part of people's lives. Japanese carrier KDDI has developed a robot companion that seeks to bridge the gap between a phone and its user and a prototype was shown at this week's Ceatec expo near Tokyo.

• CEATEC: TDK develops 320GB optical disc

  TDK has developed a prototype optical disc that can hold up to 320GB of information -- that's more than six times the current highest-capacity media available.

• Typhoon delays Ceatec opening on Wednesday

  A powerful typhoon has delayed the opening of Japan's Ceatec electronics show on its third day.

• CEATEC: KDDI shows latest prototype phone based on fuel cell

  The latest prototype cell phone based on a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) made its debut on Tuesday at the Ceatec show in Japan.

• CEATEC: DoCoMo's LTE chip offers download speeds of 100Mbps

  NTT DoCoMo expects to have an LTE (Long-term Evolution) chipset that supports download speeds up to 100M bits per second ready for commercial use at the end of 2010.

• CEATEC: Kohjinsha packs dual 10-inch screens into laptop

  Japanese laptop maker Kohjinsha is getting ready to ship a laptop that packs dual 10.1-inch LCD screens.

• CEATEC: KDDI shows low-cost joystick for mobile phones

  Japanese telecommunications company KDDI showed a low-cost, 3D joystick for mobile phones at Ceatec on Wednesday.

• CEATEC: iPhone finds a little love in Japan

  The iPhone may be a runaway hit in most markets, but not in gadget-crazy Japan.

• CEATEC: Mitsubishi wants to cover buildings, trains with OLEDs

  Mitsubishi Electric hopes to soon see buildings, trains, and buses in Japan plastered with its flexible OLED displays.

• CEATEC: Fujitsu application aims to improve your golf game

  Are you having problems with your golf swing and can't figure out what the problem is? Fujitsu has a mobile-phone application now in development that can help.

• CEATEC: Unicycling Murata robot is back, this time faster

  Muratagirl, the unicycling robot, is back at Japan’s Ceatec with improvements and some new tricks.

• CEATEC: iPhone app lets up to 10 people play the piano

  Yamaha and two partners have developed an iPhone application that lets up to 10 people play a piano at the same time, among other features.