Social garbage bin tells you to pick up the trash    Kyocera
launches 70-megawatt solar plant, largest in Japan  Kagoshima in
southern Japan is known for its puffing volcano Sakurajima,
green tea, and rocket launchpads. Now it has a new superlative
-- the country's largest solar plant.  Smartphone maker Kyocera
recently launched the Kagoshima Nanatsujima Mega Solar Power
Plant, a 70-megawatt facility that can generate enough
electricity to power about 22,000 homes.  The move comes as
Japan struggles with energy sources as nuclear power plants were
shut down after meltdowns hit Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s
Fukushima plant in 2011. … Read more  Seeing-eye robots? Bots
for elderly draw crowds at iRex     'Mamoris' chair doubles as a
helmet  You're sitting watching TV when you start to feel the
ground shake beneath you. You could dive under the nearest desk
or run to a threshold. Or you could take your chair and plop it
on your head. If you're sitting in a Mamoris, that is.  The
chair can convert into a helmet.  Ja