Japanese electronics firms look to re-engineer their design mojo


  • TECH
  • Monday, 17 Dec 2018

A designer of Panasonic demonstrates a prototype of 'Wear Space' during a photo opportunity in Tokyo, Japan, October 29, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Files

TOKYO: Akihiro Adachi, a 31-year-old audiovisual equipment designer at Panasonic Corp, longed for some personal space during his lengthy train rides from Osaka to Tokyo. 

So when his company set out to encourage innovation, he joined with some colleagues and came up with "Wear Space", a headset that limits noise and peripheral vision. 

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