We've previously reported o­n this device from Quixun, but more details are coming in, so we though we'd share.

Apparently a problem with USB capture devices is video lag, to the point that it makes playing games o­n your computer a problem. Kurouto Shikou has announced a new device called the "GameBridge" which supposedly addresses this problem. Update: I've done a bit of research into this, and apparently lag isn't a problem on all modern USB 2.0 capture devices. Sorry for the false alarm. I'll leave this article up because I don't feel like deleting it.

I'd be willing to bet that most Mac mini owners also own a second PC or Mac. The problem they face, then, is whether or not they want to use the same keyboard, mouse, and screen for o­n the two computers. If they do, they must use what is called a "KVM switch" -- a switch for Keyboard, VGA, and Mouse. Such a device is the PKV-02MM, but this o­ne is intended solely for the Mac mini.

Is it possible? A PC even smaller than the Mac mini? Of course. A newcomer, minipc.jp, has presented their first machine: the CF700. It's smaller than a Mac mini, but comes with a few surprises.

Don't take this to mean that we're going under or anything of that nature, but as you've probably noticed, the volume of articles over the past few months here at TechJapan has been somewhat low. This can be attributed to a variety of factors, none of which really deserve an explanation.

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Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has delivered their certification documents to three new companies. They are:

• BBMobile
• e-Mobile
• IPMobile

It's apparently been 12 years since any new competitors have entered the Japanese mobile phone market.

Arvel has announced a wireless mouse that features 128MB of integrated memory. More specifically -- the receiver features 128MB of integrated memory.

You've been waiting for a way to covertly record happenings in your bedroom, and here's your answer. Japan's "DIGITAL COWBOY" has announced the "NET COWBOY (DC-NCIRC1," which features infrared LEDs to light up the scene of the crime. Nope, this won't be used for anything sublegal, I promise!

It looks like more and more digital camera makers are moving towards DivX for their video recording features. Pentax is the latest, with the "Optio S6" that can record in the DivX format.

Here we are, a media playing hard drive case that has a nice feature: the ability to function through Network Attached Storage.