
Toshiba will release a total of 13 new air conditioners in the Japanese market. The new series comes equipped with a voice controller, which is able to recognize up to 26 words. These upcoming air conditioners also use a new kind of energy-efficient compressor that consumes only 45W of power. Stay tuned for more updates. [Akihabara]

Fujitsu introduced their new air conditioner that comes with presence sensors, so that it will turn off when you are accidentally left the air conditioner on. Fujitsu Nocria air conditioners come with a horizontal sensitivity range of 120° – that’s roughtly 10m in linear distance. The power saving operation will turn off the air conditioner whenever there aren’t people in the room for a certain period of time. The Nocria series will also turn itself down 10 minutes after not detecting any activity, and shut down completely after three hours. The Fujitsu Nocria air conditioner will be released on February 1st, 2009. [TechON]